Associations between Bathing Status and Psychosomatic Function and ADL of Adult Day-care Users

Abstract

[Purpose] Factors related to the bathing status of adult day-care users were investigated. [Participants and Methods] A total of 102 day-care users (35 males and 67 females, age 82.1 ± 7.2) from two day-care facilities were included in the study. Data was collected by questionnaire. [Results] The day-care bathing group tended to have lower mobility and lower ability to perform bathing related ADLs. The results also suggested that the five items of dressing the lower half of the body, moving around in the bathroom, transferring, washing the body, and getting in and out of the bathtub affected the bathing status. [Conclusion] The results suggest that the ability to perform some bathing activities does not necessarily contribute to the realization of bathing at home.