Predicting incidence of long-term care insurance certification in Japan with the Kihon Checklist for frailty screening tool: analysis of local government survey data

Abstract Background Predicting incidence of long-term care insurance (LTCI) certification in the short term is of increasing importance in Japan. The present study examined whether the Kihon Checklist (KCL) can be used to predict incidence of LTCI certification (care level 1 or higher) in the short...

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Main Authors: Kumiko Ito, Hisashi Kawai, Harukazu Tsuruta, Shuichi Obuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01968-z