Relationship between Psychological Status and Health Behaviors during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to be a widespread pandemic. We investigated the relationship between anxiety/stress and health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in homebound Japanese older adults during January and February 2021. We surveyed 1507 community-dwelling, older Japanese...

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Autores principales:	Shuichi Hara, Hiroko Miura, Tsuyoshi Hita, Sahara Sasaki, Hidetoshi Ito, Yumi Kozaki, Yoshiko Kawasaki
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 older adults health behavior anxiety mental stress Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e11cdc0e565d4c52aec66ac40bff3cbe2021-11-11T16:37:59ZRelationship between Psychological Status and Health Behaviors during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults10.3390/ijerph1821115121660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/e11cdc0e565d4c52aec66ac40bff3cbe2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11512https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to be a widespread pandemic. We investigated the relationship between anxiety/stress and health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in homebound Japanese older adults during January and February 2021. We surveyed 1507 community-dwelling, older Japanese adults using a self-administered questionnaire on primary attributes, including family structure, evaluation of psychological anxiety/stress, and health behaviors. Participants were divided into four anxiety/stress groups based on the frequency of experiencing anxiety/stress, and their association with health behaviors was analyzed using bivariate and multivariate analyses. Responses were received from 469 (31.1%) respondents. In the bivariate analysis, age and family structure were significantly associated with anxiety/stress (<i>p</i> < 0.01). The health behaviors significantly associated with anxiety/stress were walking, balanced eating habits, limited snacking, regular lifestyle, and dental visits. Logistic regression analysis was performed using the variables in the bivariate analysis that showed a significant association with anxiety/stress status as independent variables. Finally, age and dietary habits were significantly associated with anxiety/stress status. No significant associations were found between any other variables. Among older adults living in the rural areas of Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety/stress status was significantly associated with age and dietary habits but not with other health behaviors.Shuichi HaraHiroko MiuraTsuyoshi HitaSahara SasakiHidetoshi ItoYumi KozakiYoshiko KawasakiMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19older adultshealth behavioranxietymental stressMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11512, p 11512 (2021)
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spellingShingle	COVID-19 older adults health behavior anxiety mental stress Medicine R Shuichi Hara Hiroko Miura Tsuyoshi Hita Sahara Sasaki Hidetoshi Ito Yumi Kozaki Yoshiko Kawasaki Relationship between Psychological Status and Health Behaviors during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults
description	The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to be a widespread pandemic. We investigated the relationship between anxiety/stress and health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in homebound Japanese older adults during January and February 2021. We surveyed 1507 community-dwelling, older Japanese adults using a self-administered questionnaire on primary attributes, including family structure, evaluation of psychological anxiety/stress, and health behaviors. Participants were divided into four anxiety/stress groups based on the frequency of experiencing anxiety/stress, and their association with health behaviors was analyzed using bivariate and multivariate analyses. Responses were received from 469 (31.1%) respondents. In the bivariate analysis, age and family structure were significantly associated with anxiety/stress (<i>p</i> < 0.01). The health behaviors significantly associated with anxiety/stress were walking, balanced eating habits, limited snacking, regular lifestyle, and dental visits. Logistic regression analysis was performed using the variables in the bivariate analysis that showed a significant association with anxiety/stress status as independent variables. Finally, age and dietary habits were significantly associated with anxiety/stress status. No significant associations were found between any other variables. Among older adults living in the rural areas of Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety/stress status was significantly associated with age and dietary habits but not with other health behaviors.
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author	Shuichi Hara Hiroko Miura Tsuyoshi Hita Sahara Sasaki Hidetoshi Ito Yumi Kozaki Yoshiko Kawasaki
author_facet	Shuichi Hara Hiroko Miura Tsuyoshi Hita Sahara Sasaki Hidetoshi Ito Yumi Kozaki Yoshiko Kawasaki
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title	Relationship between Psychological Status and Health Behaviors during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults
title_short	Relationship between Psychological Status and Health Behaviors during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults
title_full	Relationship between Psychological Status and Health Behaviors during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults
title_fullStr	Relationship between Psychological Status and Health Behaviors during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults
title_full_unstemmed	Relationship between Psychological Status and Health Behaviors during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults
title_sort	relationship between psychological status and health behaviors during the coronavirus disease pandemic in japanese community-dwelling older adults
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publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e11cdc0e565d4c52aec66ac40bff3cbe
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Relationship between Psychological Status and Health Behaviors during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults

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