Examination concerning maintenance of effects after retiring from Hoken-Suisinin Activities of F-city

在之前的研究中(Hoshino，2001)，我们以Hoken-Suisinins和非Hoken-Suisinins为研究对象，然后分别比较他们的健康行为得分和对家庭和社区的健康促进活动得分。本调查于2003年1月至2月期间进行，旨在探讨从福寿宁活动中获得的健康行为是如何维持并传递给其他人的。调查对象为354人中的245人(69.2%)和170名退休人员中的108人(63.5%)，他们都是上一次调查(1997-1999)的人。此外，为了比较那些继续和退休的人，我们检查了大约在同一时间首次成为Hoken-Suisinins的39名成员(以下称为继续者)和33名已退休的成员(以下称为退休者)。结果表明，延长者的平均年龄为59岁，而退休人员的平均年龄为57岁，两者之间未发现显著的相关性。在福利或义工活动的兴趣、健康行为得分及对家庭及社区的健康促进活动得分上，Hoken-Suisinin活动的延续者与退休人员之间并无显著差异。延续者和退休人员之间没有区别，这意味着活动对退休人员对福利/志愿活动的兴趣或对其家庭和社区的健康行为和健康促进活动的影响即使在距离上次调查两年后仍保持不变。

In the preceding study (Hoshino, 2001), we targeted Hoken-Suisinins and non-Hoken Suisinins, then compared their health behavior scores and scores of health promoting activity towards their families and communities, respectively. Consequently, it was elucidated that Hoken-Suisinins displayed many more health behaviors and performed more health promoting activities towards their families and communities.This survey was intended to examine the manner in which health behaviors acquired by experience of Hoken-Suisinin Activities were maintained and passed on to other people after they retired from being Hoken-Suisinin.The survey was carried out between January and February, 2003. Subjects were 245 valid respondents (69.2%) from 354 present Hoken-Suisinins and 108 valid respondents (63.5%) from 170 retirees who were Hoken-Suisinins at the time of the last survey (1997-1999). Also, to compare those who are continuing and retirees, we examined 39 members who became Hoken-Suisinins for the first time at around the same time (hereafter, continuators) and 33 members who had retired (hereafter, retirees). As a result, the average age of continuators was 59 years old while that of retirees was 57 years old, a significant relationship was not found. Also, continuators of Hoken-Suisinin activities and retirees showed no significant differences in interest in welfare or volunteer activities, health behavior scores and scores of health promoting activity towards their families and communities. Lack of difference between continuators and retirees implies that influence of activities on retirees interest in welfare/volunteer activities or health behaviors and health promoting activities towards their families and communities is maintained even after two years from the last survey.