Municipal Governments' Long-Term Care Prevention Efforts and Homebound Status of Older Adults: A Three-Year Cohort Study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Homebound status poses considerable risks for adverse health outcomes among older adults. To enhance the comprehensive care system, municipalities have implemented efforts aimed at long-term care prevention. It is assumed that such efforts may help mitigate homeboundness. Therefore, this study examined the association between municipal long-term care prevention efforts and homebound status among older adults.

Methods

This 3-year cohort study utilized panel data between 2019 and 2022 from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES), involving adults aged ≥ 65 years who were not homebound in 2019. As proxies for municipalities' prevention efforts, the Daily Living Support System Development Progress (DLSSDP) scores and Long-term Care Prevention and Daily Living Suppo

SUBMITTER: Ho DSM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12584943 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature