Motoko Saito
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 96014 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Motoko Saito |
| PRENOMES | Motoko |
| SOBRENOME | Saito |
| ASSINATURA | SAITO M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Nihon Fukushi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3997-3884 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 40 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2012 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Participation in community gathering place and social capital
Community gathering places participation was positively associated with nine social capital indicators; frequency of meeting friends (B: 0.55), number of friends seen within a month (B: 0.49), number of community organizations (B: 0.28-0.55), norms of reciprocity (B: 0.18), and attachment (B: 0.15); all results showed p1
Does the neighborhood built and social environment reduce long-term care costs for Japanese older people? The Jages2010-2019 cohort study
Japan's population has been aging steadily, evidenced by it spending JPY 11 trillion (USD 110 billion) on annual long-term care (LTC) costs in 2021. In this context, understanding the factors influencing LTC costs has become increasingly vital. Although studies have reported positive relationships between neighborhood environment and health outcomes, the connection between LTC costs and neighborhood environment remains unclear. To address this ga…
Social disconnection and suicide mortality among Japanese older adults
Avoidance of not only depressive symptoms, but also social disconnection including eating alone, is useful in suicide prevention among older adults
Social isolation and subsequent health and well-being in older adults
Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among older recipients of public welfare assistance in Japan
BACKGROUND: The high suicide rate among older adults is an important public health issue. Financial insecurity has been linked to suicidal behaviour. Despite this, as yet, there has been little research on suicide-related behaviours among older recipients of public welfare. This study will examine if suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are more prevalent in older recipients of public welfare assistance in Japan. METHODS: This cross-sectional s…
Association between community-level social capital and frailty onset among older adults
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prospective association between community-level social capital and individual-level frailty onset. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the impact of community-level social capital on frailty onset among older adults using 3-year longitudinal data. METHODS: This prospective cohort study recruited non-institutionalised older adults from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, established in 2013 and robus…
Changes in social relationships by the initiation and termination of public assistance in the older Japanese population
Public assistance recipients in Japan are financially empowered by social welfare but are also exposed to social stigma. Therefore, when their status of receiving public assistance changes, the conditions of their social life likely change. We examined whether the social relationships of older adults receiving public welfare are influenced by either starting or terminating their use of public assistance. This study used the Japan Gerontological E…
Physical Activity and Cumulative Long-Term Care Cost among Older Japanese Adults
This study aimed to determine the impact of physical activity on the cumulative cost of long-term care insurance (LTCI) services in a cohort of community-dwelling people (65 years and older) in Japan. Using cohort data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) on those who were functionally independent as of 2010/11, we examined differences in the cumulative cost of LTCI services by physical activity. We followed 38,875 participants …
Differences in Cumulative Long-Term Care Costs by Community Activities and Employment
We evaluated differences in the cumulative benefit costs of public long-term care (LTC) insurance services by employment status and frequency of community activities. A baseline survey was conducted on functionally independent older people from 12 municipalities as a nationwide survey from 2010 to 2011. Employment status was dichotomized, and community activity was assessed based on the frequency of participation in hobbies, sports clubs, or volu…
Examining the associations between oral health and social isolation
In Western countries, the most important part of the face in communication is the mouth, whereas it is the eyes in Asian countries; thus oral health could be more important in social interactions in Western countries. Our aim was to examine differences in the association between oral health status and social isolation among older people by comparing Japan and England. We used cross-sectional information obtained from adults aged 65+ in two ongoin…
Relative Deprivation, Poverty, and Mortality in Japanese Older Adults
Most studies have evaluated poverty in terms of income status, but this approach cannot capture the diverse and complex aspects of poverty. To develop commodity-based relative deprivation indicators and evaluate their associations with mortality, we conducted a 6-year follow-up of participants in the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES), a population-based cohort of Japanese adults aged 65 and older. We analyzed mortality for 7614 respon…
Social Capital and the Improvement in Functional Ability among Older People in Japan
We investigated the contextual effects of community social capital on functional ability among older people with functional disability in Japan, and the cross-level interaction effects between community social capital and individual psychosocial characteristics. We used data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study for 1936 men and 2207 women nested within 320 communities and followed for 46 months. We used objective data for functional abi…
The Association between Social Support and Incident Dementia
Social support is important for the health of elderly populations. However, its longitudinal effect on incident dementia is unclear. We used the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES) project data to investigate the longitudinal effect of social support on dementia onset. Functionally independent older people at baseline ( n = 14,088) in 10 municipalities were followed from 2003 to 2013 using National Long-term Care Insurance System data. S…
Does Community-Level Social Capital Predict Decline in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living? A Jages Prospective Cohort Study
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) represent the most relevant action capacity in older people with regard to independent living. Previous studies have reported that there are geographical disparities in IADL decline. This study examined the associations between each element of community-level social capital (SC) and IADL disability. This prospective cohort study conducted between 2010 and 2013 by the Japan Gerontological Evaluation S…
Socioeconomic status and improvement in functional ability among older adults in Japan
There are education-related inequalities in the improvement of functional ability, especially among older adults with severe disabilities. Health policy makers and practitioners should consider the educational background of individuals with reduced functionality in formulating strategies to improve their functional ability
Differences in Falls between Older Adult Participants in Group Exercise and Those Who Exercise Alone
This study examined the difference in falls between older adults who participated in group exercise and those who exercised alone. We used cross-sectional data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. Data were obtained from functionally independent residents aged 65 years or older across 30 municipalities in Japan ( n = 19,257). Logistic regression analysis was performed with experience of multiple falls over the past year as the dependen…
Influence of social relationship domains and their combinations on incident dementia
BACKGROUND: Social relationships consist of mutually related but distinct dimensions. It remains unclear how these domains independently contribute to incident dementia. This large-scale, prospective cohort study examines associations between the social relationship domains as well as their combinations and incident dementia among community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: We analysed data from 13 984 community-dwelling adults aged 65+ without lon…
A 10-Year Follow-Up Study of Social Ties and Functional Health among the Old
In Asian nations, family ties are considered important. However, it is not clear what happens among older people with no such ties. To investigate the association, we used longitudinal data from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES) project. Functionally independent older people at baseline ( N = 14,088) in 10 municipalities were followed from 2003 to 2013. Social ties were assessed by asking about their social support exchange with fa…
Eating Alone Yet Living With Others Is Associated With Mortality in Older Men
A setting in which older adults eat together may be protective for them. Promotion of this intervention should focus on men who eat alone yet live with others
Combined effects of eating alone and living alone on unhealthy dietary behaviors, obesity and underweight in older Japanese adults
We examined whether eating alone is associated with dietary behaviors and body weight status, and assessed the modifying effects of cohabitation status in older Japanese people. Data from the 2010 Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, with a self-reported questionnaire for 38,690 men and 43,674 women aged ≥65 years, were used. Eating status was classified as eating with others, sometimes eating alone, or exclusively eating alone. We calculated a…
Relative deprivation in income and mortality by leading causes among older Japanese men and women
BACKGROUND: Relative deprivation of income is hypothesised to generate frustration and stress through upward social comparison with one's peers. If psychosocial stress is the mechanism, relative deprivation should be more strongly associated with specific health outcomes, such as cardiovascular disease (compared with other health outcomes, eg, non-tobacco-related cancer). METHODS: We evaluated the association between relative income deprivation a…
Hopelessness and Suicide Proneness in U.S. and Japanese College Students
Few empirical studies have focused on the associations among suicide proneness, hopelessness, and depression cross-culturally. The current study examined the potential to determine differences in the overall expression of suicide proneness between Japanese ( n = 396) as compared with U.S. ( n = 417) college students. Depressive symptoms were considered as a potential mediator of the relation between hopelessness and suicide proneness in both samp…
Suicide Proneness in American and Japanese College Students
This study considered whether suicide acceptability and emotional expressivity were associated with suicide proneness in American and Japanese women and men. Participants included 417 (283 women, 134 men) American and 396 (243 women, 150 men) Japanese college students. Regression models indicated that suicide acceptability predicted unique variance in suicide proneness for both American and Japanese women and men. However, emotional expressivity …
Gender differences on the impacts of social exclusion on mortality among older Japanese
Gender differences on the impacts of social exclusion on mortality among older Japanese
Relative deprivation in income and mortality by leading causes among older Japanese men and women
BACKGROUND: Relative deprivation of income is hypothesised to generate frustration and stress through upward social comparison with one's peers. If psychosocial stress is the mechanism, relative deprivation should be more strongly associated with specific health outcomes, such as cardiovascular disease (compared with other health outcomes, eg, non-tobacco-related cancer). METHODS: We evaluated the association between relative income deprivation a…
Social isolation and subsequent health and well-being in older adults
Combined effects of eating alone and living alone on unhealthy dietary behaviors, obesity and underweight in older Japanese adults
We examined whether eating alone is associated with dietary behaviors and body weight status, and assessed the modifying effects of cohabitation status in older Japanese people. Data from the 2010 Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, with a self-reported questionnaire for 38,690 men and 43,674 women aged ≥65 years, were used. Eating status was classified as eating with others, sometimes eating alone, or exclusively eating alone. We calculated a…
Social disconnection and suicide mortality among Japanese older adults
Avoidance of not only depressive symptoms, but also social disconnection including eating alone, is useful in suicide prevention among older adults
Association between community-level social capital and frailty onset among older adults
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prospective association between community-level social capital and individual-level frailty onset. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the impact of community-level social capital on frailty onset among older adults using 3-year longitudinal data. METHODS: This prospective cohort study recruited non-institutionalised older adults from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, established in 2013 and robus…
Does the neighborhood built and social environment reduce long-term care costs for Japanese older people? The Jages2010-2019 cohort study
Japan's population has been aging steadily, evidenced by it spending JPY 11 trillion (USD 110 billion) on annual long-term care (LTC) costs in 2021. In this context, understanding the factors influencing LTC costs has become increasingly vital. Although studies have reported positive relationships between neighborhood environment and health outcomes, the connection between LTC costs and neighborhood environment remains unclear. To address this ga…
Changes in social relationships by the initiation and termination of public assistance in the older Japanese population
Public assistance recipients in Japan are financially empowered by social welfare but are also exposed to social stigma. Therefore, when their status of receiving public assistance changes, the conditions of their social life likely change. We examined whether the social relationships of older adults receiving public welfare are influenced by either starting or terminating their use of public assistance. This study used the Japan Gerontological E…
Examining the associations between oral health and social isolation
In Western countries, the most important part of the face in communication is the mouth, whereas it is the eyes in Asian countries; thus oral health could be more important in social interactions in Western countries. Our aim was to examine differences in the association between oral health status and social isolation among older people by comparing Japan and England. We used cross-sectional information obtained from adults aged 65+ in two ongoin…
Influence of social relationship domains and their combinations on incident dementia
BACKGROUND: Social relationships consist of mutually related but distinct dimensions. It remains unclear how these domains independently contribute to incident dementia. This large-scale, prospective cohort study examines associations between the social relationship domains as well as their combinations and incident dementia among community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: We analysed data from 13 984 community-dwelling adults aged 65+ without lon…
Eating Alone Yet Living With Others Is Associated With Mortality in Older Men
A setting in which older adults eat together may be protective for them. Promotion of this intervention should focus on men who eat alone yet live with others
Hopelessness and Suicide Proneness in U.S. and Japanese College Students
Few empirical studies have focused on the associations among suicide proneness, hopelessness, and depression cross-culturally. The current study examined the potential to determine differences in the overall expression of suicide proneness between Japanese ( n = 396) as compared with U.S. ( n = 417) college students. Depressive symptoms were considered as a potential mediator of the relation between hopelessness and suicide proneness in both samp…
Gender differences on the impacts of social exclusion on mortality among older Japanese
Suicide Proneness in American and Japanese College Students
This study considered whether suicide acceptability and emotional expressivity were associated with suicide proneness in American and Japanese women and men. Participants included 417 (283 women, 134 men) American and 396 (243 women, 150 men) Japanese college students. Regression models indicated that suicide acceptability predicted unique variance in suicide proneness for both American and Japanese women and men. However, emotional expressivity …
Hopelessness and Suicide Proneness in U.S. and Japanese College Students
Few empirical studies have focused on the associations among suicide proneness, hopelessness, and depression cross-culturally. The current study examined the potential to determine differences in the overall expression of suicide proneness between Japanese ( n = 396) as compared with U.S. ( n = 417) college students. Depressive symptoms were considered as a potential mediator of the relation between hopelessness and suicide proneness in both samp…
Combined effects of eating alone and living alone on unhealthy dietary behaviors, obesity and underweight in older Japanese adults
We examined whether eating alone is associated with dietary behaviors and body weight status, and assessed the modifying effects of cohabitation status in older Japanese people. Data from the 2010 Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, with a self-reported questionnaire for 38,690 men and 43,674 women aged ≥65 years, were used. Eating status was classified as eating with others, sometimes eating alone, or exclusively eating alone. We calculated a…
Relative deprivation in income and mortality by leading causes among older Japanese men and women
BACKGROUND: Relative deprivation of income is hypothesised to generate frustration and stress through upward social comparison with one's peers. If psychosocial stress is the mechanism, relative deprivation should be more strongly associated with specific health outcomes, such as cardiovascular disease (compared with other health outcomes, eg, non-tobacco-related cancer). METHODS: We evaluated the association between relative income deprivation a…
Eating Alone Yet Living With Others Is Associated With Mortality in Older Men
A setting in which older adults eat together may be protective for them. Promotion of this intervention should focus on men who eat alone yet live with others
A 10-Year Follow-Up Study of Social Ties and Functional Health among the Old
In Asian nations, family ties are considered important. However, it is not clear what happens among older people with no such ties. To investigate the association, we used longitudinal data from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES) project. Functionally independent older people at baseline ( N = 14,088) in 10 municipalities were followed from 2003 to 2013. Social ties were assessed by asking about their social support exchange with fa…
Differences in Falls between Older Adult Participants in Group Exercise and Those Who Exercise Alone
This study examined the difference in falls between older adults who participated in group exercise and those who exercised alone. We used cross-sectional data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. Data were obtained from functionally independent residents aged 65 years or older across 30 municipalities in Japan ( n = 19,257). Logistic regression analysis was performed with experience of multiple falls over the past year as the dependen…
Influence of social relationship domains and their combinations on incident dementia
BACKGROUND: Social relationships consist of mutually related but distinct dimensions. It remains unclear how these domains independently contribute to incident dementia. This large-scale, prospective cohort study examines associations between the social relationship domains as well as their combinations and incident dementia among community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: We analysed data from 13 984 community-dwelling adults aged 65+ without lon…
Relative Deprivation, Poverty, and Mortality in Japanese Older Adults
Most studies have evaluated poverty in terms of income status, but this approach cannot capture the diverse and complex aspects of poverty. To develop commodity-based relative deprivation indicators and evaluate their associations with mortality, we conducted a 6-year follow-up of participants in the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES), a population-based cohort of Japanese adults aged 65 and older. We analyzed mortality for 7614 respon…
Social Capital and the Improvement in Functional Ability among Older People in Japan
We investigated the contextual effects of community social capital on functional ability among older people with functional disability in Japan, and the cross-level interaction effects between community social capital and individual psychosocial characteristics. We used data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study for 1936 men and 2207 women nested within 320 communities and followed for 46 months. We used objective data for functional abi…
The Association between Social Support and Incident Dementia
Social support is important for the health of elderly populations. However, its longitudinal effect on incident dementia is unclear. We used the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES) project data to investigate the longitudinal effect of social support on dementia onset. Functionally independent older people at baseline ( n = 14,088) in 10 municipalities were followed from 2003 to 2013 using National Long-term Care Insurance System data. S…
Does Community-Level Social Capital Predict Decline in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living? A Jages Prospective Cohort Study
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) represent the most relevant action capacity in older people with regard to independent living. Previous studies have reported that there are geographical disparities in IADL decline. This study examined the associations between each element of community-level social capital (SC) and IADL disability. This prospective cohort study conducted between 2010 and 2013 by the Japan Gerontological Evaluation S…
Socioeconomic status and improvement in functional ability among older adults in Japan
There are education-related inequalities in the improvement of functional ability, especially among older adults with severe disabilities. Health policy makers and practitioners should consider the educational background of individuals with reduced functionality in formulating strategies to improve their functional ability
Physical Activity and Cumulative Long-Term Care Cost among Older Japanese Adults
This study aimed to determine the impact of physical activity on the cumulative cost of long-term care insurance (LTCI) services in a cohort of community-dwelling people (65 years and older) in Japan. Using cohort data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) on those who were functionally independent as of 2010/11, we examined differences in the cumulative cost of LTCI services by physical activity. We followed 38,875 participants …
Differences in Cumulative Long-Term Care Costs by Community Activities and Employment
We evaluated differences in the cumulative benefit costs of public long-term care (LTC) insurance services by employment status and frequency of community activities. A baseline survey was conducted on functionally independent older people from 12 municipalities as a nationwide survey from 2010 to 2011. Employment status was dichotomized, and community activity was assessed based on the frequency of participation in hobbies, sports clubs, or volu…
Examining the associations between oral health and social isolation
In Western countries, the most important part of the face in communication is the mouth, whereas it is the eyes in Asian countries; thus oral health could be more important in social interactions in Western countries. Our aim was to examine differences in the association between oral health status and social isolation among older people by comparing Japan and England. We used cross-sectional information obtained from adults aged 65+ in two ongoin…
Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among older recipients of public welfare assistance in Japan
BACKGROUND: The high suicide rate among older adults is an important public health issue. Financial insecurity has been linked to suicidal behaviour. Despite this, as yet, there has been little research on suicide-related behaviours among older recipients of public welfare. This study will examine if suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are more prevalent in older recipients of public welfare assistance in Japan. METHODS: This cross-sectional s…
Association between community-level social capital and frailty onset among older adults
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prospective association between community-level social capital and individual-level frailty onset. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the impact of community-level social capital on frailty onset among older adults using 3-year longitudinal data. METHODS: This prospective cohort study recruited non-institutionalised older adults from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, established in 2013 and robus…
Changes in social relationships by the initiation and termination of public assistance in the older Japanese population
Public assistance recipients in Japan are financially empowered by social welfare but are also exposed to social stigma. Therefore, when their status of receiving public assistance changes, the conditions of their social life likely change. We examined whether the social relationships of older adults receiving public welfare are influenced by either starting or terminating their use of public assistance. This study used the Japan Gerontological E…
Social isolation and subsequent health and well-being in older adults
Does the neighborhood built and social environment reduce long-term care costs for Japanese older people? The Jages2010-2019 cohort study
Japan's population has been aging steadily, evidenced by it spending JPY 11 trillion (USD 110 billion) on annual long-term care (LTC) costs in 2021. In this context, understanding the factors influencing LTC costs has become increasingly vital. Although studies have reported positive relationships between neighborhood environment and health outcomes, the connection between LTC costs and neighborhood environment remains unclear. To address this ga…
Social disconnection and suicide mortality among Japanese older adults
Avoidance of not only depressive symptoms, but also social disconnection including eating alone, is useful in suicide prevention among older adults
Participation in community gathering place and social capital
Community gathering places participation was positively associated with nine social capital indicators; frequency of meeting friends (B: 0.55), number of friends seen within a month (B: 0.49), number of community organizations (B: 0.28-0.55), norms of reciprocity (B: 0.18), and attachment (B: 0.15); all results showed p1
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