Development of a Community Commitment Scale with Cross-sectional Survey Validation for Preventing Social Isolation in Older Japanese People

• Main Authors: Kono Ayumi (Author), Tadaka Etsuko (Author), Kanaya Yukiko (Author), Dai Yuka (Author), Itoi Waka (Author), Imamatsu Yuki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Elderly social isolation could be prevented by facilitating communication or mutual helping at the neighborhood level. The helping of elderly neighbors by local volunteers may relate to their community commitment (CC), but ways to me...