title: [Continuation Participation Factor to Interchange Activity Such as the Golden Age Club of the Elderly Man].
abstract: The present study examined exchange activities, such as the elderly club(hereinafter referred to as"exchange activities"). In older men who continued their participation, we clarified the factors that enabled them to continue participation and provided opportunity to have participated in the"exchange activities."Data were collected from semi-structured interviews and analyzed. As a result, older men after retirement were found to have no connection with the local community, and they joined local"exchange activities"out of a desire for interaction with other locals. In addition, expectations and evaluation of the achievement and the area of self-realization have been suggested as factors that allow continued participation in "exchange activities".
authors.affiliation: Nagoya City University School of Nursing.
authors.forename: Setsuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior; D066107:Social Skills