Care Situation and Caregiver Burden of Home-care Stroke Patients Before and After the Introduction of Long-term Care Insurance

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  • WATANABE Aki
    Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences
  • NAGAYAMA Hirofumi
    Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences
  • KAWAGUCHI Takayuki
    Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences
  • FUKUDA Michinari
    Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences
  • AKUTSU Tsugio
    Department of Neurology, Kitasato University School of Medicine
  • KANDA Tadashi
    Toyohashi Sozo University School of Health Sciences Department of Physical Therapy

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  • 介護保険導入前後における在宅脳卒中患者の介護状況と介護負担感
  • カイゴ ホケン ドウニュウ ゼンゴ ニ オケル ザイタク ノウソッチュウ カンジャ ノ カイゴジョウキョウ ト カイゴフタンカン

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[Purpose] To investigate the change of care situation and caregiver burden of old stroke patients at home before and after the introduction of long-term care insurance. [Subjects] The subjects were 79 home-care stroke patients and their caregivers. [Method] Activities of daily living (ADL), usage situation of care services, care situation and caregiver burden were assessed using a mail-in survey. [Result] The patients’ and their caregivers’ ages were older after the care insurance introduction. Significant differences were not found in ADL, rehabilitation, caregiver, care situation and caregiver burden. In contrast, there was a change in the contents of care service. [Conclusion] The home-care stroke patients used long-term care insurance, and they could continue their lives at home because of the various services. It is important to establish support systems for care at home due to the severe caregiver burden.<br>

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  • Rigakuryoho Kagaku

    Rigakuryoho Kagaku 28 (4), 511-516, 2013

    The Society of Physical Therapy Science

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