The association between activities of daily living and long hours of care provided by informal caregivers using a nationally representative survey in Japan

• We determined the relationship between long hours of care and the assistance in each activity of daily living (ADL) element. • The assistance in wiping of the body, dressing and toileting were significantly associated with longer hours of care . • To support caregivers effectively, it is important...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ueshima, Hiroaki, Yozu, Arito, Takahashi, Hideto, Noguchi, Haruko, Tamiya, Nanako
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7115102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32258353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100565
Descripción
Sumario:• We determined the relationship between long hours of care and the assistance in each activity of daily living (ADL) element. • The assistance in wiping of the body, dressing and toileting were significantly associated with longer hours of care . • To support caregivers effectively, it is important to consider the kinds of ADL elements of the care recipients.

Ejemplares similares