The effect of a Functioning Improvement Tool home visit program on instrumental activities of daily living and depressive status in older people

摘要

The number of older persons who need long-term care is rapidly increasing in Japan (Health and Welfare Statistics Association, 2010). However, effective prevention strategies to prevent the need for long-term care have not been established. We previously reported the effect of a Functioning Improvement Tool (FIT) home visit program that we developed based on an occupational therapy method for cognitive function in 199 subjects aged 65 years or older (Ukawa et al., 2011).