School of Physical Therapy Researcher Releases New Study Findings on Health and Medicine (Differences in Improvement of Physical Function in Older Adults with Long-Term Care Insurance with and without Falls: A Retrospective Cohort Study): Health and Medicine

2023 SEP 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hospital & Nursing Home Daily -- New study results on agriculture have been published. According to news reporting originating from Fukuoka, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “This study examined the differences in changes in physical function with and without falls after daycare use among frail older adults with long-term care insurance (LTCI). In this retrospective cohort study, 82 of 96 consecutive daycare center users met the inclusion criteria.”

Funders for this research include Jsps Kakenhi.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from School of Physical Therapy: “The participants were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of falls 6-12 months after use. Participant characteristics in the fall and non-fall groups and physical function at baseline and six months in each group were compared. Using analysis of covariance, we analyzed physical function and its changes between the two groups, and cut-off values were calculated using receiver operating characteristic curves. Gait speed, timed up-and-go test, and 30 s chair stand test (CS30) improved significantly over six months in the no-fall group (n = 70) and all participants (n = 82) (p < 0.01). Gait speed in the fall group (n = 12) improved significantly over six months (p = 0.04). The fall group had significantly lower adjusted DCS30 scores than the no-fall group (p = 0.03), with a cutoff value of 2 (p = 0.024).”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “In older adults with LTCI, physical function with and without falls after daycare use differed by DCS30, with a cutoff value of 2.”

For more information on this research see: Differences in Improvement of Physical Function in Older Adults with Long-Term Care Insurance with and without Falls: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Healthcare, 2023,11(18). (Healthcare - http://www.mdpi.com/journal/healthcare). The publisher for Healthcare is MDPI AG.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11182558.

Our news editors report that more information may be obtained by contacting Masahiro Kitamura, School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Reiwa Health Sciences University, 2-1-12 Wajirooka, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 811-0213, Japan. Additional authors for this research include Junichi Umeo, Kyohei Kurihara, Takuji Yamato, Takayuki Nagasaki, Katsuhiko Mizota, Haruki Kogo, Shinichi Tanaka, Takashi Yoshizawa.

ORCID is an identifier for authors and includes bibliographic information. The following is ORCID information for the author of this research: Masahiro Kitamura (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1271-6183).

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