Ikigai and subsequent health and wellbeing among Japanese older adults: Longitudinal outcome-wide analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Having a purpose in life has been linked to improved health and wellbeing; however, it remains unknown whether having "Ikigai"-a related but broader concept in Japan-is also beneficial for various physical and psychosocial outcomes.

Methods

Using data from a nationwide longitudinal study of Japanese older adults aged ≥65 years, we examined the associations between having Ikigai in 2013 and a wide range of subsequent outcomes assessed in 2016 across two databases (n = 6,441 and n = 8,041), including dimensions of physical health, health behavior, psychological distress, social wellbeing, subjective wellbeing, and pro-social/altruistic behaviors. We adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics and the outcome values (whenever data were available) in t

SUBMITTER: Okuzono SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814687 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature