Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES)
Updated 5/16/22
Country: Japan
Study Design: Observational cohort with repeated measurements over time
Participant age range: Adults aged 65 and above
Number of participants at baseline: ~ 110,000–200,000
Year of initial enrollment: 2010
Number of data collection waves: At least 4; data collection ongoing
Measures of well-being:
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Flourishing (multidimensional)
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Optimism
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Purpose / meaning in life / ikigai
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Life satisfaction
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Subjective happiness
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Social support / integration / cohesion
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Prosocial behavior or attitudes
Quantity of well-being measures (e.g., number of constructs, number of times of well-being was assessed: High
Quality of well-being measures (e.g., were measures reliable and valid in the study population): High
Measures of physical health:
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Self-rated / questionnaire-based health
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Self-reported medical and medication history
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Measured anthropometrics, e.g., weight
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Biomarkers
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National insurance database (including death)
Access information: This dataset is available to all researchers. Researchers must submit an application to access this data. There are no fees required to access this dataset.
Notable Citation: Okuzono S, Shiba K, Kim E, Shirai K, Kondo N, Fujiwara T, Kondo K, Lomas T, Trudel-Fitzgerald C, Kawachi I & VanderWeele T. (2022) Ikigai and subsequent health and wellbeing among Japanese older adults: longitudinal outcome-wide analysis. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2022(21).