Does social participation foster social support among the older population in Japan? A three-year follow-up study from the Japan gerontological evaluation study

• Gemmei Iizuka,
• Taishi Tsuji,
• Kazushige Ide,
• Ryota Watanabe,
• Katsunori Kondo

Affiliations

Gemmei Iizuka

Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1-33, Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan; Seibo International Catholic Hospital Family Medicine Residency, 2-5-1, Nakaochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 161-8521, Japan; Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan; Corresponding author. Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1-33, Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan.

Taishi Tsuji

Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan; Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 3-29-1, Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-0012, Japan

Kazushige Ide

Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan

Ryota Watanabe

Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan; Center for Gerontology and Social Science, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430, Morioka-cho, Obu-shi, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan; Center for Well-being Society, Nihon Fukushi University, 5-22-35, Chiyoda, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 460-0012, Japan

Katsunori Kondo

Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1-33, Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan; Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan; Center for Gerontology and Social Science, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430, Morioka-cho, Obu-shi, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan