Quality of Life and Mental Health Status of Japanese Older People Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand
This study aimed to establish the quality of life and mental health status among older Japanese people living in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We conducted a questionnaire survey among Japanese retired people aged 50 years or over who had been living in Thailand. The questionnaire covered socio-demographic...
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| author | Takeshi Yoda Bumnet Saengrut Benjamas Suksatit Kanae Kanda Hiromi Suzuki Rujee Rattanasathien Rujirat Pudwan Hironobu Katsuyama |
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| description | This study aimed to establish the quality of life and mental health status among older Japanese people living in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We conducted a questionnaire survey among Japanese retired people aged 50 years or over who had been living in Thailand. The questionnaire covered socio-demographic variables including health status and ability to communicate in Thai. We measured mental health status using the Japanese version of the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) and quality of life using the Japanese version of EuroQOL-5D-3L. We explored the factors associated with poor mental health and quality of life using logistic regression analysis. In total, 96 (89.7%)participants provided complete responses. Overall, quality of life was generally good, although those with one or more chronic diseases reported significantly lower quality of life. Having one or more chronic diseases and being aged 70–79 were significantly associated with poorer mental health. In total, 21 (21.8%) respondents had a possible neurosis, which was defined as a total GHQ-28 score of more than 6. The logistic regression analysis showed a significant association between possible neurosis and the presence of chronic diseases (adjusted odds ratio: 11.7 1). Quality of life among older Japanese people living in Chiang Mai was generally good, but there was a high level of possible neurosis, especially among those with one or more chronic diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-033716b691724dd085d1ce4c6cd6224b2023-11-21T13:25:02ZengMDPI AGGeriatrics2308-34172021-03-01623510.3390/geriatrics6020035Quality of Life and Mental Health Status of Japanese Older People Living in Chiang Mai, ThailandTakeshi Yoda0Bumnet Saengrut1Benjamas Suksatit2Kanae Kanda3Hiromi Suzuki4Rujee Rattanasathien5Rujirat Pudwan6Hironobu Katsuyama7Department of Health and Sports Science, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki 701-0193, JapanNursing Service Department, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandFaculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 761-0793, JapanDepartment of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu 761-0793, JapanNursing Service Department, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandNursing Service Department, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Public Health, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki 701-0192, JapanThis study aimed to establish the quality of life and mental health status among older Japanese people living in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We conducted a questionnaire survey among Japanese retired people aged 50 years or over who had been living in Thailand. The questionnaire covered socio-demographic variables including health status and ability to communicate in Thai. We measured mental health status using the Japanese version of the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) and quality of life using the Japanese version of EuroQOL-5D-3L. We explored the factors associated with poor mental health and quality of life using logistic regression analysis. In total, 96 (89.7%)participants provided complete responses. Overall, quality of life was generally good, although those with one or more chronic diseases reported significantly lower quality of life. Having one or more chronic diseases and being aged 70–79 were significantly associated with poorer mental health. In total, 21 (21.8%) respondents had a possible neurosis, which was defined as a total GHQ-28 score of more than 6. The logistic regression analysis showed a significant association between possible neurosis and the presence of chronic diseases (adjusted odds ratio: 11.7 1). Quality of life among older Japanese people living in Chiang Mai was generally good, but there was a high level of possible neurosis, especially among those with one or more chronic diseases.https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/6/2/35agedJapanmental healthquality of lifesurveys and questionnaires |
| spellingShingle | Takeshi Yoda Bumnet Saengrut Benjamas Suksatit Kanae Kanda Hiromi Suzuki Rujee Rattanasathien Rujirat Pudwan Hironobu Katsuyama Quality of Life and Mental Health Status of Japanese Older People Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand Geriatrics aged Japan mental health quality of life surveys and questionnaires |
| title | Quality of Life and Mental Health Status of Japanese Older People Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| title_full | Quality of Life and Mental Health Status of Japanese Older People Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| title_fullStr | Quality of Life and Mental Health Status of Japanese Older People Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of Life and Mental Health Status of Japanese Older People Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| title_short | Quality of Life and Mental Health Status of Japanese Older People Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| title_sort | quality of life and mental health status of japanese older people living in chiang mai thailand |
| topic | aged Japan mental health quality of life surveys and questionnaires |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/6/2/35 |
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