イシモト　ヤスコ   Yasuko Ishimoto   石本　恭子    所属   川崎医療福祉大学  医療技術学部 健康体育学科    職種   准教授
論文種別	原著
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	Association of decreased frequency of conversation with depression, oral function and eating alone: A cross-sectional study of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
掲載誌名	正式名：Geriatrics & gerontology international 略　 称：Geriatr Gerontol Int ISSNコード：14470594/14470594
掲載区分	国外
巻・号・頁	24 Suppl 1,pp.385-391
著者・共著者	Yasuko Ishimoto, Yumi Kimura, Taizo Wada, Kiichi Hirayama, Emiko Kato, Mai Tatsuno, Michiko Fujisawa, Yoriko Kasahara, Masahiro Nakatsuka, Mitsuhiro Nose, Masanori Iwasaki, Satoko Kakuta, Mayumi Hirosaki, Kiyohito Okumiya, Kozo Matsubayashi, Ryota Sakamoto
担当区分	筆頭著者
発行年月	2024/03
概要	AIM:This study examined the associations between geriatric factors and decreased opportunities for conversation among older adults amid a period of self-restraint during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was carried out in October 2020. The participants were 204 residents aged ≥65 years staying at a private care home in Kyoto city, Japan. Logistic regression analysis was carried out with the reduction of conversation opportunities as the dependent variable, and geriatric factors as independent variables after adjusting for age and sex. We compared the decreased frequency of opportunities between residents in the assisted living wing and in the nursing care wing of the private care home.RESULTS:The percentages of respondents who reported a decrease in the opportunities for conversation among themselves were 43.9% for residents in the assisted living wing and 19.7% for those in the nursing care wing. After adjusting for age and sex, the opportunities for conversation was significantly associated with the basic activities of daily living (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.01-1.12), instrumental self-maintenance (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.08-1.46), intellectual activity (OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.09-1.66), depression (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.04-1.23), depressive mood (OR 3.83, 95% CI 1.98-7.42), decreased motivation (OR 3.11, 95% CI 1.58-6.12), appetite loss (OR 4.32, 95% CI 1.54-12.07), swallowing function (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.00-1.10), chewing difficulty (OR 2.50, 95% CI 1.31-4.75) and eating alone (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.35-4.62).CONCLUSION:Decreased opportunities for conversation was more perceived among older adults with higher daily functioning, suggesting that it is associated with depressed mood, oral function and solitary eating. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 385-391.
DOI	10.1111/ggi.14832
PMID	38400706