Did “ Kayoinoba ” Prevent the Decline of Mental and Physical Functions and Frailty for the Home-Based Elderly during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Mio Kitamura, Takaharu Goto, Shinji Fujiwara and Yasuhiko Shirayama
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Mio Kitamura: Department of Oral Health Science and Social Welfare, Graduate School of Oral Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan
Takaharu Goto: Department of Prosthodontics and Oral Rehabilitation, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Tokushima University, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan
Shinji Fujiwara: Mima City Koyadaira Municipal Medical Clinic, 295, Kawai, Koyadaira, Tokushima 777-0302, Japan
Yasuhiko Shirayama: Department of Oral Health Science and Social Welfare, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Tokushima University, 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 18, 1-10

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to grasp the management situation of “ Kayoinoba ” under the conditions of self-quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also to clarify the efficacy of “ Kayoinoba ” using the Kihon Checklist (KCL) for the assessment of mental and physical functions in the elderly. The respondents were 136 elderly people aged 65 years and over who lived in A City, a standard rural area in Japan. The age, gender, living style, affluence for living, and the frequency of participation in “ Kayoinoba ” were examined by using the KCL as a self-completed questionnaire. Finally, 101 respondents were included in the final analysis. There was no difference in the participation status before and after the spread of COVID-19. The frailty ratio tended to decrease from 23.8% to 19.8% between the two periods, but there was no difference in the frailty ratio. It is suggested that the participants in “ Kayoinoba ” may have suppressed the deterioration of mental and physical conditions, excluding physical activity. This would prevent the frailty of the elderly, even during self-quarantine due to the spread of COVID-19.

Keywords: Kayoinoba; COVID-19; Kihon Checklist (KCL); frailty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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