Positive and negative effects of finance-based social capital on incident functional disability and mortality: an 8-year prospective study of elderly Japanese.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) involve group financial self-help activities. These voluntary financial cooperative associations-mujin in Japanese-are found in some rural areas of Japan. Cross-sectional evidence suggests that active participation in mujin correlates with rich social capital and better functional capacities among older adults. However, the effect of mujin on subsequent health outcomes is unknown.

Methods

In 2003, we conducted a baseline interview survey of 583 functionally independent adults randomly selected from Yamanashi Prefecture residents aged 65 years or older. They were followed up until 2011. We used proportional hazards models, and factor analysis of 8 mujin-related questions identified 2 components: the "intensity and a

SUBMITTER: Kondo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3798567 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature