Association between physical function and long-term care in community-dwelling older and oldest people: the SONIC study

• Main Authors: Werayuth Srithumsuk (Author), Mai Kabayama (Author), Kayo Godai (Author), Nonglak Klinpudtan (Author), Ken Sugimoto (Author), Hiroshi Akasaka (Author), Yoichi Takami (Author), Yasushi Takeya (Author), Koichi Yamamoto (Author), Saori Yasumoto (Author), Yasuyuki Gondo (Author), Yasumichi Arai (Author), Yukie Masui (Author), Tatsuro Ishizaki (Author), Hiroshi Shimokata (Author), Hiromi Rakugi (Author), Kei Kamide (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Preventing the need for long-term care (LTC) by identifying physical function risk factors are important to decrease the LTC burden. The objective of this study was to investigate whether grip strength and/or walking speed, which are components of the frailty definition, are asso...