Publications by authors named "Sousuke Kitakaze"
Article Synopsis
- - This study aimed to explore the effects of physiotherapy on patients in psychiatric long-term care in Japan, specifically focusing on those who were discharged to the community versus those who remained hospitalized.
- - It involved 50 patients across four hospitals, documenting their demographics, diagnosis classifications, and physiotherapy duration, using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) to assess progress.
- - Results indicated that 14 patients were discharged while 36 remained hospitalized, with notable differences in diagnosis types and length of stay; the discharged group also started with higher FIM scores and showed greater improvement.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore factors influencing the discharge of walkable patients from psychiatric long-term care facilities in Japan.
- Researchers assessed 73 walkable patients over two years, noting key differences in age, length of stay, and physical test scores between those discharged and those who remained hospitalized.
- The analysis found that age significantly predicts the likelihood of discharge, as it relates to both the decline in motor function and the availability of social support post-discharge.
Objective: We focused on locomotive syndrome as a low physical function factor that may prevent patients with psychiatric disease from being discharged. The purpose of this study is to clarify the factors, including locomotive syndrome, that prevent discharge from psychiatric long-term care wards.
Method: We enrolled 74 patients who were admitted to psychiatric long-term care wards at three different hospitals in Japan.