Characteristics of housebound elderly by mobility level in Japan.
Characteristics of housebound elderly by mobility level in Japan.
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1442-2018.2001.00085.x
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发表时间：
2001-09-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Kanagawa, K
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作者：
Kono, A;Kanagawa, K
本研究的目的是通过他们的活动水平来描述居家老人的特征。日本的残疾老人在家里接受护士的采访。居家状态被定义为每周离开家少于一次的人。将足不出户的老年人与非足不出户的老年人在三个活动水平上进行比较：(i)不行走组（n=72）；5米步行组（n=153）；乘车组（n=96）。在乘坐公共汽车的组中没有发现居家老人。非行走组中，足不出户老年人的认知功能显著降低，居家老年人的护理水平较低；然而，他们的照顾者认为他们的照顾负担明显低于非居家老人的照顾者。在5米步行组中，足不出户的老年人的自主性和社会网络明显低于非足不出户的老年人。足不出户的老年人在活动水平上表现出不同的特征。
The purpose of the present study was to describe characteristics of the housebound elderly by their mobility levels. Disabled elderly people in Japan were interviewed at home by nurses. Housebound status was defined as people who left the house less than once a week. Characteristics of housebound elderly were compared with non-housebound elderly by three mobility levels: (i) Non-walking group (n=72); 5 m-walking group (n=153); going-by-bus group (n=96). Housebound elderly were not found in the going-by-bus group. Among the elderly in the non-walking group, the cognitive function of the housebound elderly was significantly lower and the housebound elderly were less well cared for; however, their caregivers rated their caregiving burden significantly lower than did caregivers of the non-housebound elderly. Among those in the 5 m-walking group, the autonomy and social networks of the housebound elderly were significantly less than for the non-housebound. The characteristics of housebound elderly showed differences by mobility levels.