Research on Ideal Way of Physical Therapy in Long Term Care Insurance Domain

Abstract

The assessment of the elderly needing care by physical therapists was analyzed. The subjects' levels of fundamental activity were related to the degree of care needed and dementia. These results make the points of physical therapy of the elderly needing care clearer. In the independence of each basic activity, the ability or inability of the activity in the order of the target activity was critical. Especially, for the elderly needing care, turning over ability indicated that the possibility independent getting up was very high. This indicates the importance of turning over. These results should be considered from the point of view of providing physical therapy under long-term care insurance.