Moderating effect of age on the relationship between physical health loss and emotional distress post-acute care in Japanese older hospitalized patients.

Background: At present, there are no consistent findings regarding the association between physical health loss and mental health in older adults. Some studies have shown that physical health loss is a risk factor for worsening of mental health. Other studies revealed that declining physical health does not worsen mental health.

Prediction of early falls using adherence and balance assessments in a convalescent rehabilitation ward.

Objectives: To predict falls by adding an adherence assessment to a static balance ability assessment, and to evaluate fall prediction accuracy.

Methods: This study included 416 patients who were admitted to a 45-bed convalescent rehabilitation ward over a 2-year period. The patients were assessed at the time of admission using the Standing Test for Imbalance and Disequilibrium (SIDE) and three additional, newly developed adherence items.

Clinical frailty scale is useful in predicting return-to-home in patients admitted due to coronavirus disease.

Background: The spread of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection has been prolonged, with the highly contagious Omicron variant becoming the predominant variant by 2022. Many patients admitted to dedicated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) wards (COVID-19 treatment units) develop disuse syndrome while being treated in the hospital, and their ability to perform activities of daily living declines, making it difficult for hospitals to discharge them. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the degree of frailty and home discharge of patients admitted to a COVID-19 treatment units.

Walking speed and short physical performance battery are associated with conversion to long-term care need: A study in outpatients of a locomotive syndrome-frailty clinic.

Aim: As the number of frail and disabled older people increases in Japan, systems are needed to detect efficiently the populations at high risk in need of care and to allow early intervention. We investigated cut-off values for those physical functioning assessments adopted by AWGS 2019 associated with new or worsening long-term care insurance (LTCI) certification.

Methods: We recruited 497 outpatients from our locomotive syndrome-frailty clinic.

Model for prompt and effective classification of motion recovery after stroke considering muscle strength and coordination factors.

Background: Muscle synergies are now widely discussed as a method for evaluating the existence of redundant neural networks that can be activated to enhance stroke rehabilitation. However, this approach was initially conceived to study muscle coordination during learned motions in healthy individuals. After brain damage, there are several neural adaptations that contribute to the recovery of motor strength, with muscle coordination being one of them.

Comprehensive approach for community-based integrated care reduces risk of falls after fracture.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine whether the risk of falls could be reduced among patients in our ward using the standing test for imbalance and disequilibrium (SIDE).

Methods: The study participants were 97 inpatients (24 men, 73 women; mean age, 81.9±9.

Tandem Stance Avoidance Using Adaptive and Asymmetric Admittance Control for Fall Prevention.

Fall prevention is one of the most important functions of walking assistance devices for user's safety. It is preferable that these devices prevent the user from being in the state where the risk of falling is high rather than helping them recovering from falling motion. During turning, when the user is in the tandem stance, a state where both legs form a line along walking direction, a support base that is surrounded by two legs becomes small, and a stability margin becomes small.