Change in Municipality-Level Health-Related Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms: Ecological and 5-Year Repeated Cross-Sectional Study from the JAGES

Change in Municipality-Level Health-Related Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms: Ecological and 5-Year Repeated Cross-Sectional Study from the JAGES

Prevalence of depressive symptoms is lower in communities with greater social capital (SC). However, it is unclear whether a prevalence of depressive symptoms will decrease in communities where SC has increased. We investigated the relationship between the changes in municipality-level SC and depres...

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Main Authors: Ryota Watanabe, Katsunori Kondo, Tami Saito, Taishi Tsuji, Takahiro Hayashi, Takaaki Ikeda, Tokunori Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
depression
older adults
population approach
municipality level
social capital
Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/11/2038

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