2015 Volume 38 Issue 2 Pages 131-139
Purpose : The purposes of this study were to survey the current living conditions and to analyze the characteristics of work and leisure, and to clarify the association of their life with health-related QOL in temporary housing, Minamisoma.
Methods : This survey was taken in August 2012. The 115 participants were asked as follows.
1. Basic information included in sex, age, employment and economic condition.
2. Living survey related to life.
a) Activities of typical day and hour of use.
b) The listed activities for four areas (work, self-care, leisure and rest).
3. Self-health status (the use of SF-36).
Results : Valid responses were 90 (38 men and 52 women, age 69.9±11.9). The values of SF-36 were significantly lower than the Japanese standard values in almost all subparts. Both sexes classified eating into work. Women classified the many activities offered by volunteers into leisure. Whereas men classified little activities into leisure. The leisure time spent by women less than 50 years old was negatively correlated with the health-related QOL (r=-0.89), while, that by women more than 70 years old was positively correlated with the health-related QOL (r=0.48). In contrast, no correlation between leisure time and health-related QOL was observed in men.
Conclusion : Volunteer's activities to support women more than 70 years old were suggested to be effective. While, those for men should be altered to match the concerns for man's characteristics.
