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Playful Participation in Social Games [PDF]

Conjunctions. Transdisciplinary Journal of Cultural Participation, 2017
In this paper we introduce social games as a new terrain for studies in participatory culture. Social games defy easy classification and cannot be appropriately understood from existing research perspectives. Initially, we therefore attempt to define social games by comparing the genre with related game genres, notably serious games and health games ...
Markussen, Thomas, Knutz, Eva
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Interrelation of sport participation, physical activity, social capital and mental health in disadvantaged communities : a sem-analysis [PDF]

, 2015
Background : The Health through Sport conceptual model links sport participation with physical, social and psychological outcomes and stresses the need for more understanding between these outcomes.
Babiak, Kathy, Cardon, Greet, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, Marlier, Mathieu, Van Dyck, Delfien, Willem, Annick   +5 more
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Hand dexterity, not handgrip strength, is associated with executive function in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background An association between handgrip strength, hand dexterity and global cognition is suggested; however, it is unclear whether both hand motor functions are associated with executive function, which is important for performing daily activities ...
Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Ryota Sakurai, Naoko Sakuma, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masashi Yasunaga, Susumu Ogawa, Toru Takebayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +7 more
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A Community-Wide Intervention Trial for Preventing and Reducing Frailty Among Older Adults Living in Metropolitan Areas: Design and Baseline Survey for a Study Integrating Participatory Action Research With a Cluster Trial

Journal of Epidemiology, 2019
Background: Preventing and reducing frailty is an important challenge for Japan in the next decade, especially in metropolitan areas. We launched a community-wide intervention trial (the Ota Genki Senior Project) in 2016 to develop effective community ...
Satoshi Seino, Akihiko Kitamura, Yui Tomine, Izumi Tanaka, Mariko Nishi, Kumiko Nonaka, Yu Nofuji, Miki Narita, Yu Taniguchi, Yuri Yokoyama, Hidenori Amano, Tomoko Ikeuchi, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Shoji Shinkai   +13 more
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Influence of education and subjective financial status on dietary habits among young, middle-aged, and older adults in Japan: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Research has suggested an association between lower socioeconomic status (SES) and unhealthy dietary habits. However, differences in the effects of different SES indicators and age remain unclear.
Maki Nishinakagawa, Ryota Sakurai, Yuta Nemoto, Hiroko Matsunaga, Toru Takebayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +5 more
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Correction to: Hand dexterity, not handgrip strength, is associated with executive function in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
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Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Ryota Sakurai, Naoko Sakuma, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masashi Yasunaga, Susumu Ogawa, Toru Takebayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +7 more
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A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study on Home-Based Expressive Writing Intervention for Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults Who Care About Their Forgetfulness

SAGE Open, 2023
Stress management activities that older adults can efficiently perform at home are needed. We therefore created a home-based expressive writing for older adults focusing on habituation and conducted a randomized controlled trial.
Susumu Ogawa, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Sachiko Murayama, Ai Iizuka, Tomoya Takahashi, Misako Yamauchi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +7 more
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Modifiable healthy behaviours and incident disability in older adults: Analysis of combined data from two cohort studies in Japan

Experimental Gerontology, 2023
Healthy behaviours reduce the risk of incident disability; however, their components require further consideration. Specifically, little evidence exists on healthy behaviours that comprise modifiable factors, including social aspects, and their effects ...
Takumi Abe, Satoshi Seino, Yu Nofuji, Yuri Yokoyama, Hidenori Amano, Mari Yamashita, Shoji Shinkai, Akihiko Kitamura, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +8 more
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Emotion processing and social participation following stroke : study protocol [PDF]

, 2012
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Johnston, Marie, MacLeod, Mary J, Phillips, Louise H, Scott, Clare L, Whyte, Maggie M   +4 more
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Frequency of Balanced-Meal Consumption and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Japanese: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Epidemiology, 2019
Background: Although meals that combine a staple food, main dish, and side dish (balanced meals) are recommended in Japan, the health effects of such meals are unclear.
Yuri Yokoyama, Akihiko Kitamura, Mariko Nishi, Satoshi Seino, Yu Taniguchi, Hidenori Amano, Tomoko Ikeuchi, Shoji Shinkai   +7 more
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