Predictors of eligibility for long-term care funding for older people in Japan

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作者
Moriya, Shingo [1 ]
Murata, Ayumi [2 ]
Kimura, Shinji [3 ]
Inoue, Nobuo [2 ]
Miura, Hiroko [4 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Promot, Wako, Saitama 3510197, Japan
[2] Hokkaido Univ, Grad Sch Dent Med, Dept Oral Hlth Sci, Div Geriatr Dent,Kita Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
[3] Niigata Univ, Med & Dent Hosp, Rehabil Ctr, Chuo Ku, Niigata, Japan
[4] Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Wako, Saitama 3510197, Japan
关键词
activities of daily living; aged; long-term care; postural balance; LEG STANDING BALANCE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH; COMMUNITY; DISABILITY; POPULATION; ADULTS; COMORBIDITIES; ASSOCIATION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00601.x
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Aim: To determine the predictors of Japanese long-term care insurance system (LTCI) certification. Methods: Care needs of 784 persons aged 65-84 were followed through LTCI over 5 years. Each participant's score was divided into quartiles according to handgrip strength and one-leg standing time with eyes open. Cox proportional hazard models were conducted for the onset of certification of LTCI. Results: Over the 5-year period 64 women (14%) and 30 men (9%) were certified. Adjusted hazard ratios for certification were significantly higher for those of the lowest groups of one-leg standing time with eyes open at baseline than those in the highest groups, but no significance was found for handgrip strength. Other predictors were age and low social activity for women; and living alone and diabetes for men. Conclusions: One-leg standing time with eyes open predicts the onset of care-need certification in older people.
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