Compared with people of the same age in the past, older people in Japan today are more functional and socially superior; however, their psychological well-being is declining.
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Abstract
A study compared the education, physical, cognitive, social, and psychological well-being of individuals born in 1940 and 1953 at age 70. It found that the 1953 group had better functions overall, but the 1940 group had better psychological well-being.
期刊介绍:
Geriatrics & Gerontology International is the official Journal of the Japan Geriatrics Society, reflecting the growing importance of the subject area in developed economies and their particular significance to a country like Japan with a large aging population. Geriatrics & Gerontology International is now an international publication with contributions from around the world and published four times per year.