Predictive Ability of Seven Domains of the Kihon Checklist for Incident Dependency and Mortality

The Kihon Checklist (KCL) is a structured questionnaire consisting of 7 domains to assess seniors' function in daily living. The aim of this study was to examine which domains of the KCL can predict incident dependency and mortality. The municipality sent a KCL questionnaire to independent seni...

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Published in:The Journal of frailty & aging 2019, Vol.8 (2), p.85-87
Main Authors: Satake, S, Shimokata, H, Senda, K, Kondo, I, Arai, H, Toba, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Certification
Checklists
Cognitive ability
Dependency
Gerontology
Memory
Mortality
Municipal government
Nutrition
Older people
Predictions
Questionnaires
Risk assessment
Socialization
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Summary:The Kihon Checklist (KCL) is a structured questionnaire consisting of 7 domains to assess seniors' function in daily living. The aim of this study was to examine which domains of the KCL can predict incident dependency and mortality. The municipality sent a KCL questionnaire to independent seniors in Higashi-ura Town and collected the answers of the 5542 seniors who provided complete answers. Their incident dependency and mortality were followed-up for 2.5 years. A Cox proportional hazard model indicated that meeting any of the criteria in instrumental activities of daily living, physical, nutrition, and mood domains significantly predicted the risk of dependency, whereas meeting any of the criteria in physical, nutrition and socialization domains significantly predicted the risk of mortality. Category assessment by the KCL could be useful to predict incident dependency and all-cause mortality.
ISSN:2260-1341
2273-4309
DOI:10.14283/jfa.2019.3