Life satisfaction and awareness of meaningful activities among middle-aged adults: A population-based study

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 REHABILITATION

British Journal of Occupational Therapy Pub Date : 2024-05-22 DOI:10.1177/03080226241253110

Shoma Akaida, Daijo Shiratsuchi, Manabu Tateishi, Ryota Kuratsu, H. Makizako

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Abstract

Meaningful activities have been suggested to contribute to life satisfaction. Investigating the association between the awareness of meaningful activities and life satisfaction will help us develop a population-based occupational therapy strategy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the proportion of people who were aware of meaningful activities among middle-aged adults, and the relationship between the awareness of meaningful activities and life satisfaction. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 2698 middle-aged adults who participated in an online survey conducted in Japan by the Y-Cloud system. Participants responded to demographic questions, life satisfaction, and awareness of meaningful activities. We examined the association between the awareness of meaningful activities and life satisfaction using binomial logistic regression analysis. Of the respondents, 77.4% were aware of meaningful activities. Binomial logistic regression analysis adjusted for covariates showed that the awareness of meaningful activities was significantly associated with higher life satisfaction (odds ratio, 2.97; 95% confidence interval: 2.45–3.61, p < 0.001). The results suggest the value of presenting that the awareness of meaningful activities should be considered in preventive population-based occupational therapy strategies for life satisfaction.

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中年人的生活满意度和对有意义活动的认识：一项基于人口的研究

有意义的活动被认为有助于提高生活满意度。调查有意义活动的认知度与生活满意度之间的关系将有助于我们制定基于人群的职业治疗策略。本研究旨在调查中年人中意识到有意义活动的比例，以及意识到有意义活动与生活满意度之间的关系。本研究对参与日本 Y-Cloud 系统在线调查的 2698 名中年人进行了横断面分析。参与者回答了人口统计学问题、生活满意度和对有意义活动的认识。我们使用二项式逻辑回归分析法研究了有意义活动意识与生活满意度之间的关联。在受访者中，77.4% 的人知道有意义的活动。经协变量调整后的二项式逻辑回归分析表明，对有意义活动的认识与较高的生活满意度显著相关（几率比，2.97；95% 置信区间：2.45-3.61，p < 0.001）。这些结果表明，在基于人群的预防性职业治疗策略中应考虑到对有意义活动的认识，这对提高生活满意度很有价值。

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British Journal of Occupational Therapy REHABILITATION-

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

15.40%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： British Journal of Occupational Therapy (BJOT) is the official journal of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Its purpose is to publish articles with international relevance that advance knowledge in research, practice, education, and management in occupational therapy. It is a monthly peer reviewed publication that disseminates evidence on the effectiveness, benefit, and value of occupational therapy so that occupational therapists, service users, and key stakeholders can make informed decisions. BJOT publishes research articles, reviews, practice analyses, opinion pieces, editorials, letters to the editor and book reviews. It also regularly publishes special issues on topics relevant to occupational therapy.