Association between community-based resource collection site use and functional disability risk among older adults: A Quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between users versus non-users of MEGURU STATION, a community-based resource collection site, and the risk of functional disability among older adults in Japan. This quasi-experimental study included 973 older adults aged ≥65 years from three communities in Japan. Baseline and follow-up surveys were conducted 1 year apart to measure the risk scores for functional disability (RSFD) as the primary outcome. The main explanatory measure was self-reported MEGURU STATION use, with participants categorized as users or non-users. Mixed-effects linear regression models accounted for community-level variability and were adjusted for covariates, including sex, age, activities of daily living (ADL), education, subjective economic status, res

SUBMITTER: Abe N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12527121 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature