Research on vulnerable elderly group at accumulated risks in rural area
Description: We developed a new method to estimate risks for long-term care (LTC) of community-dwelling elderly people in a rural area. Life & social environmental risks include a single-person household, sarcopenia with decreased muscle mass, poor oral-hygiene (oral frailty), decreased cognitive status and isolation from others. We evaluated ADL (activity of daily living) and QOL (quality of life) of stratified elderly at risks, suggesting significance of gait-speed less than 1.0m /sec as a simple prognostic indicator. We concluded that it’s importance to introduce comprehensive evaluation of the elderly, associated with not only medical, but also dental check, life-environment, physical activity and psychosocial assessment, in order to prevent the elderly from LTC and to build a creative aged-society.
Amount: ¥4,680,000
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Start date: 2017-04-01
End date: 2020-03-31
Investigator: AKITO KAWAGUCHI
Institution: Hokkaido University of Science
Funded outputs count: 0
Funder award ID: 17K01574
OpenAlex ID: G462828979