How are the Barthel Index and care need levels associated in residents of nursing homes in Japan?

Keiichi Shimatani; Yuri Takada; Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe; Kasumi Ikuta; Sakiko Fukui

doi:10.1111/ggi.15049

How are the Barthel Index and care need levels associated in residents of nursing homes in Japan?

Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2024 Dec 23. doi: 10.1111/ggi.15049. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Keiichi Shimatani^{1

2}, Yuri Takada¹, Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe¹, Kasumi Ikuta¹, Sakiko Fukui¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Home and Palliative Care Nursing, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
² Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.

PMID: 39716354
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.15049

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between Long-Term Care Insurance care need levels and Barthel Index scores in Japanese nursing home residents. Findings show a strong correlation (r = -0.68), comparable to community-dwelling individuals, yet certain care need levels exhibited large score variability.

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