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December 9, 2025PsychogeriatricsOpen Access

A Longitudinal Study of Social Participation and the Onset of Disability Among Community‐Dwelling Older Adults With Different Incomes

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SNShinnosuke NosakaSNSho NakakuboYKYuto Kiuchi

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Overview

Observational study finds social participation lowers disability risk in older adults, indicating its importance for varying incomes.

Key Points

  • To longitudinally examine the relationship between social participation and the onset of disability in older adults with differing income levels.
  • Longitudinal observational study
  • Involved 4494 community-dwelling older adults
  • Assessed income through household measures
  • Evaluated social participation with seven items
  • Conducted analyses to compare disability risk by income and participation levels.
  • 235 participants (5.2%) were newly certified with a disability over 2 years.
  • Lower risk observed in low-income, high-participation group (HR = 0.68).
  • High-income group's relevant activities included 'Visit friends' (HR = 0.54) and 'Shopping' (HR = 0.27).
  • Low-income group's activities included 'Exercise circle' (HR = 0.49) and 'Advice' (HR = 0.40).

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Nosaka et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401d682d562116f28f918ahttps://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.70122
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