Community-based exercise program is cost-effective by preventing care and disability in Japanese frail older adults

• Published in: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Vol. 13; no. 6; p. 507
• Main Authors: Yamada, Minoru, Arai, Hidenori, Sonoda, Takuya, Aoyama, Tomoki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chi-Square Distribution; Community Health Services - economics; Community Health Services - organization & administration; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Disability Evaluation; Exercise Therapy - economics; Exercise Therapy - methods; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Frail Elderly; Geriatric Assessment; Health Services for the Aged - economics; Health Services for the Aged - organization & administration; Humans; Japan; Logistic Models; Male; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Primary Prevention; Prospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Japan

In Japan, older adults are assessed by frailty checklist for care prevention. However, the effect of care prevention programs in community-dwelling frail older adults is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the care prevention program would reduce care and disability a...