Risk Factors of Long-Term Care Insurance Certification in Japan: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to review evidence on future long-term care associated with pre-existing factors among community-dwelling Japanese older adults. We systematically searched cohort and nested case-control studies published between 2000 and 2019 that assessed long-term care certification using the PubMed, CINAHL, and EMBASE databases. The relationship between long-term care insurance information and risk factors was investigated. The protocol was registered with the Open Science Framework. We extracted 91 studies for synthesis, including 84 prospective cohort studies, 1 retrospective cohort study, and 6 nested case-control studies. Certification for long-term care was classified into two endpoints: onset of functional disability and dementia. There were 72 studies that used long-term care ce

SUBMITTER: Takahashi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8872097 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature