Factors and Challenges in Increasing the Utilization Rate of a New Long-term Care Service (Kantaki) in a Superaging Society: Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Japan is a superaging society unparalleled in the world. Elderly people who need medical care do not receive adequate support in the community. As a new service to address this issue, a small-scale multifunctional in-home care nursing service called Kantaki was created in 2012.

[Evaluation of the Japanese version of HLS-Q12 in older adults].

Objectives　The purpose of this study was to evaluate the internal consistency and factorial validity of the Japanese version of HLS-Q12 health literacy rating scale when used with older adults.Methods　A questionnaire-based mail survey was conducted among older adults living in a community. The data collection period was from January to February 2022.