Determination by Discriminant Analysis of Factors Related to the Development of Long-term Care Needs

Abstract

[Purpose] To examine the factors that determine the development of nursing care certification among those who had participated in an intervention-based care prevention project in the last 5 years. [Participants and Methods] The participants were 123 males and 11 females who had participated in health classes from 2011 to 2015. In a retrospective cohort study, data on age, the basic checklist, and start and final Ikigai-9 scores, were compared between those with or without nursing care certification. [Results] Twenty-two of the 134 subjects had been certified for nursing-care insurance. “Motor functions,” “living functions,” “closure,” and “cognitive function” on the basic checklist were related to insurance certification. [Conclusion] The results show that not only “motor function” but also “lifestyle function” is important for the prevention of mild care needs.