Sociodemographic and physical predictors of non-participation in community based physical checkup among older neighbors: a case-control study from the Kyoto-Kameoka longitudinal study, Japan

Sociodemographic and physical predictors of non-participation in community based physical checkup among older neighbors: a case-control study from the Kyoto-Kameoka longitudinal study, Japan

Abstract Background It is difficult to obtain detailed information on non-participants in physical and health examination checkups in community-based epidemiological studies. We investigated the characteristics of non-participants in a physical and health examination checkup for older adults in a ne...

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Main Authors: Miwa Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Yoshida, Yosuke Yamada, Yuya Watanabe, Hinako Nanri, Keiichi Yokoyama, Heiwa Date, Motoko Miyake, Aya Itoi, Emi Yamagata, Taeko Masumoto, Yasuko Okayama, Yasuko Yoshinaka, Misaka Kimura, Kyoto-Kameoka study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Physical activity program
Sociodemographic factors
Physical frailty
Participation rate
Community-dwelling older people
Health promotion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5426-5

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