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ArticleJournal of epidemiology2017

Development of an instrument for community-level health related social capital among Japanese older people: The JAGES Project.

Masashige Saito, Naoki Kondo, Jun Aida, Ichiro Kawachi, Shihoko Koyama, Toshiyuki Ojima, Katsunori Kondo

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Article in Journal of epidemiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 89 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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89 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 184 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Masashige SaitoDepartment of Social Welfare, Nihon Fukushi University, Aichi, Japan; Center for Well-being and Society, Nihon Fukushi University, Nagoya, Japan. Electronic address: masa-s@n-fukushi.ac.jp.
Naoki KondoDepartment of Health and Social Behavior, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Jun AidaDepartment of International and Community Oral Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan.
Ichiro KawachiDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Shihoko KoyamaDepartment of International and Community Oral Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan.
Toshiyuki OjimaDepartment of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
Katsunori KondoCenter for Well-being and Society, Nihon Fukushi University, Nagoya, Japan; Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan.
Tohoku University · JPHamamatsu University School of Medicine · JPHarvard University · USNational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology · JPNihon Fukushi University · JPThe University of Tokyo · JP

Funding

Impact of social cohesion on functional recovery after earthquake and tsunamiR01AG042463 · NIA · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI KAWACHI, ICHIRO · 2013 to 2022
$4.9M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG042463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe developed and validated an instrument to measure community-level social capital based on data derived from older community dwellers in Japan.

methodsWe used cross-sectional data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, a nationwide survey involving 123,760 functionally independent older people nested within 702 communities (i.e., school districts). We conducted exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on survey items to determine the items in a multi-dimensional scale to measure community social capital. Internal consistency was checked with Cronbach's alpha. Convergent construct validity was assessed via correlating the scale with health outcomes.

resultsFrom 53 candidate variables, 11 community-level variables were extracted: participation in volunteer groups, sports groups, hobby activities, study or cultural groups, and activities for teaching specific skills; trust, norms of reciprocity, and attachment to one's community; received emotional support; provided emotional support; and received instrumental support. Using factor analysis, these variables were determined to belong to three sub-scales: civic participation (eigenvalue = 3.317, α = 0.797), social cohesion (eigenvalue = 2.633, α = 0.853), and reciprocity (eigenvalue = 1.424, α = 0.732). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated the goodness of fit of this model. Multilevel Poisson regression analysis revealed that civic participation score was robustly associated with individual subjective health (Self-Rated Health: prevalence ratio [PR] 0.96; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.94-0.98; Geriatric Depression Scale [GDS]: PR 0.95; 95% CI, 0.93-0.97). Reciprocity score was also associated with individual GDS (PR 0.98; 95% CI, 0.96-1.00). Social cohesion score was not consistently associated with individual health indicators.

conclusionsOur scale for measuring social capital at the community level might be useful for future studies of older community dwellers.

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Health StatusSocial CapitalSocial ParticipationSurveys and QuestionnairesAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnostic Self EvaluationFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansJapanMalePopulation SurveillancePsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsCommunity levelFactorial validityOlder peopleReliabilitySocial capital

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PMID28169107
PMCPMC5394224
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