New Data Analytics Findings from Toyo University Described (The medical treatment needs and in-home care service utilization of the elderly: a population-based data analysis of long-term care insurance payments in Tokyo, Japan): Information Technology – Data Analytics

2024 APR 09 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Information Technology Daily -- New study results on data analytics have been published. According to news originating from Toyo University by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “How can we improve in-home care for the elderly with medical treatment needs? The purpose of this study is to investigate medical treatment and examine the use of home care services.”

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Toyo University: “We analyzed the long-term care insurance service payments data in City A (n=18,882) as of January 2019 and checked 12 medical treatment care needs items. The results showed that 10.1% (1913 of a total of 18,882) of people required medical treatment. The analysis was carried out by using a filter, ‘living in home’ (n=15,320). We focused on urinary catheter and tube feeding. The study subjects are categorized into three groups: group 1 [both tubes (n=61)], group 2 [either tube (n=564)], and group 3 [no tube (n=14,698)]. The home help utilization rate was 27.9% in group 1, 29.9% in group 2, and 20.5% in group 3 (p<0.01).”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The home visit nursing utilization rate was 11.5% in group 1, 23.7% in group 2, and 8.1% in group 3 (p<0.01).”

For more information on this research see: The medical treatment needs and in-home care service utilization of the elderly: a population-based data analysis of long-term care insurance payments in Tokyo, Japan. Geriatric Care, 2024,10(1). (Geriatric Care - http://www.geriatric-care.org). The publisher for Geriatric Care is PAGEPress Publications.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.11824.

Our news journalists report that more information may be obtained by contacting Hiromi Watanabe, Faculty of Design for Welfare Society, Toyo University, Tokyo. Additional authors for this research include Tomoko Onouchi, Ilhee Yoon, Chiho Oshima.

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