Hajime Iwasa|Yuko Yoshida
Actual Conditions of Leisure Activity Among Older Community-Dwelling Japanese Adults
Fukushima Medical University|Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology|Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
healthy longevity according theoretical framework successful aging essential avoid disease disability keep high levels mental physical functioning also engage life thus satisfactory leisure activity important aged examined actual conditions leisure activity among older adults japan contribute development standardized leisure activity scale participants 843 communitydwellers 390 men 453 women 705 69 years old completed 58 draft leisure activity items three procedures including item selection factor analyses correlation analyses conducted finalize leisure activity list evaluate psychometric properties item selection procedures 15 items regarded inappropriate omitted analysis factor analyses resulted 11factor solution 43 items correlation analysis revealed factors 2 socialpublic 5 socialprivate 7 technology use 8 travel 10 developmental activity relationships health outcomes including functional capacity social network subjective wellbeing health literacy standardized leisure activity list among modern middleaged elderly people developed associated part health outcomes