Abstract
This study analyzed the relational structure of occupational participation, prefrailty and its elements, and psychosocial states for the elderly participating in voluntary activities in the community. The subjects were 146 people living in Tokyo, and the analysis was performed by the One-way analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis test, multiple comparisons of robust, prefrail, and frail people, and structural equation modeling. The results showed that those with prefrailty tended not to adequately participate in occupations. There was a structural link between prefrailty and occupational participation, indicating that physical and sociological conditions promote occupational participation, while occupational participation promotes psychological states.
