Abstract
The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review of factors associated with the maintenance and decline of IADL among community-dwelling elderly people in Japan to obtain an integrated view. We extracted literatures which examined factors associated with the maintenance and decline of IADL among community-dwelling elderly people using “Ichushi-Web” and “MEDLINE” and each factor was categorized according to those similarity. As a result, 45 factors were extracted from 35 literatures, and 9 categories such as demographics, health status, physical and cognitive functions, psychological aspects, activities, environment, lifestyle, social participation and experiences of adulthood were generated. This review will help to develop local policies and programs to maintain IADL of community-dwelling elderly people.
