2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Follow up study on participation status in a long-term care project and changes in life functions among community dwelling elderly
| Project/Area Number |
21592876
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Community health/Gerontological nurisng
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa Medical University |
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Principal Investigator |
HAMAZAKI Yuko 金沢医科大学, 看護学部, 講師 (00454231)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MORIKAWA Yuko 金沢医科大学, 看護学部, 教授 (20210156)
NAKAGAWA Hideaki 金沢医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (00097437)
FUKUMA Kazumi 宝塚大学, 看護学部, 特任教授 (30290216)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
NAKAMURA Koshi 金沢医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (80422898)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 介護予防 / 自立高齢者 / 生活機能 / 追跡調査 |
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| Research Abstract |
Independent elderly living in a town were divided into the following three groups : 1) non-frail elderly, 2) frail elderly who participated in a life function test, and 3) frail elderly who did not participate in a life function test. During a 2-year follow-up period, 168 subjects developed the need for long-term care. The incidence of new onset of needs for long-term care(/1000 persons) for each group were 1) 24.0, 2) 93.2, 3) 149.5.
After adjustment for confounding factors, we found that Possible frail elderly who did not participate in the life function test had a further increased risk of developing the need for long term care, compared to possible frail elderly who participated in that test. This result suggests the need for the identification of potentially frail elderly, and for the development of a system that would increase their participation in a long-term care prevention project.
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