[10] Oral presentation

[10-18] Association of social networks with willingness to engage in advanced care planning among community-dwelling active older people in Japan

*Erika Nakanishi¹, Kuniyoshi Hayashi ¹ (1. St. Luke`s International University, Graduate School of Public Health (Japan))

Presentation language：English

Aim

We aimed to examine the association of social networks with the willingness to engage in Advance Care Planning among community-dwelling active older people in Japan.

Methods

We conducted this cross-sectional study among 728 older people aged 60 years and above at Silver Human Resource Center in F city, Japan. We assessed social isolation using the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6, Japanese version). This study was approved by the Research Ethics Review Committee of St. Luke's International University.

Results

We will analyze the data once the questionnaires are returned.