2010 Volume 13 Issue 2 Pages 77-84
The objective of the present study was to consider points of support through correlation between the Basic Checklist and evaluation items from the monitoring records of Kanagawa Prefecture. The survey was administered to a total of 65 elderly individuals requiring care (8 men, 57 women). In addition, 17 items (representing daily activities) taken from the monitoring records of Kanagawa Prefecture were used as a graded assessment of support in order to analyze relationships. The results showed a rank correlation for 10 of the 17 daily activities (eating, incontinence, dressing and undressing (outer wear), dressing and undressing (trousers/shorts), sitting down with both feet on the floor, standing up, walking, transferring, transfer method indoors and transfer method outdoors) and 5 of the 6 areas of the preventive care program (motor function, improvement of nutrition, housebound , depression, memory loss).
The above results suggested that, in the decline of activities, motor function and mouse function, the possibility of not improving nutrition, going out once a week, risk of memory loss and risk of depression by measuring functional status of elderly individuals requiring care. And incontinence care suggested a clue improvement of housebound elderly and improvement of care for depression.
