2012年2月
Preferable Forms of Relaxation for Health Promotion, and the Association between Recreational Activities and Self-perceived Health
ACTA MEDICA OKAYAMA
- 巻
- 66
- 号
- 1
- 開始ページ
- 41
- 終了ページ
- 51
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.18926/AMO/48080
- 出版者・発行元
- OKAYAMA UNIV MED SCHOOL
Little research has been done on the association between relaxation and health. In the present study, by conducting a nationwide cross-sectional survey, we aimed to obtain scientific data on the preferable forms of relaxation for health promotion, and to clarify the associations between specific recreational activities and self-perceived mental and physical health. We selected 4,000 households by stratified random sampling from across Japan in November 2009 and used the interview method to collect data (number of subjects: 2,206). The questionnaire contained items on sleep, recreation status, recreational activities, and self-perceived mental and physical health status. We obtained responses from 1,224 adults (response rate: 55.5%). Insufficient rest from sleep, short sleep duration (<6h/day), ineffective use of free time, and less free time used for activities other than rest showed independent positive associations with poor mental and physical health. The results of the logistic regression analyses showed significantly low adjusted odds ratios with regard to the status of poor mental and physical health for outings/walking among men (0.33 [95% confidence interval; 0.16-0.68] and 0.49 [0.26-0.90], respectively), and for community activities among women (0.19 [0.04-0.79] and 0.27 [0.09-0.77], respectively). Relaxation for the promotion of health should include both passive relaxation (rest) and active relaxation (recreation). In addition, ensuring sufficient sleep duration is important for passive relaxation, and engaging in outings/walking for men and community activities for women are important for active relaxation.
- リンク情報
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- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18926/AMO/48080
- PubMed
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22358138
- Web of Science
- https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000300800700006&DestApp=WOS_CPL
- URL
- https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84858181834&origin=inward
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.18926/AMO/48080
- ISSN : 0386-300X
- PubMed ID : 22358138
- SCOPUS ID : 84858181834
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000300800700006