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JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE
卷 203, 期 12, 页码 934-942出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000399
关键词
Laughter; subjective health; depression; social participation; Japan
资金
- Health Labour Sciences Research Grant, Comprehensive Research on Aging and Health from the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, Japan [H26-Choju-Ippan-006, H25-Choju-Ippan-003, H25-Kenki-Wakate-015, H25-Irryo-Shitei-003(Fukkou), H24-Junkanki(Syosyu)-Ippan-007]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [20319338, 22390400, 23243070, 23590786, 23790710, 24140701, 24390469, 24530698, 24653150, 24683018, 25253052, 25870573, 25870881]
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan [24-17, 24-23, J09KF00804]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15KT0007, 23790710, 25253052, 24530698, 25870573, 25870881, 24653150] Funding Source: KAKEN
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of laughter with subjective health independent of socioeconomic status and social participation among older people in Japan. We used the data of 26,368 individuals (men, 12,174; women, 14,194) 65 years or older who participated in the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) in 2013. Participants provided information on laughter and self-rated health, depression, socioeconomic, and psychosocial factors. We evaluated laughter from three perspectives: frequency, opportunities, and interpersonal interactions. Even after adjustment for depression, sociodemographic factors, and social participation, the prevalence ratio for poor subjective health among women who never or almost never laugh was 1.78 (95% confidence interval, 1.48-2.15) compared with those who reported laughing every day. Similar associations were observed among men. Laughter may be an important factor for the promotion of general and mental health of older adults. The mechanisms linking laughter and health warrant further study.
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