Effects of Shopping Rehabilitation on Older People’s Daily Activities

Naoto Mouri, Ryuichi Ohta and Chiaki Sano
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Naoto Mouri: Department of Community Medicine Management, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, 89-1 Enya Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Japan
Ryuichi Ohta: Community Care, Unnan City Hospital, 96-1 Iida, Daito-Cho, Unnan 699-1221, Japan
Chiaki Sano: Department of Community Medicine Management, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, 89-1 Enya Cho, Izumo 693-8501, Japan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: In an aged society, the deterioration of physical and cognitive functions is prevalent. To motivate the rehabilitation of older persons, an initiative known as “shopping rehabilitation” incorporates shopping as an element of a nudge. The purpose of this study was to clarify motor function changes and cognitive functions of participants during shopping rehabilitation, through a semi-experimental study. We measured changes in the Kihon Checklist score before and after rehabilitation interventions. A paired t-test was used to analyze changes in the overall score of the basic checklist before and after the rehabilitation intervention. In December 2020, 59 participants answered the Kihon Checklist after their shopping rehabilitation intervention. During the 6-month intervention period, the number of participants with a checklist score of 8 or higher was significantly reduced after the intervention ( p = 0.050). In the sub-analysis, the score improved significantly for the group with families ( p = 0.050). Improvement was observed in the group living alone, but the difference was not significant ( p = 0.428). The shopping rehabilitation intervention improved the Kihon Checklist score. Continuous observations and research are necessary to measure the long-term effects of shopping rehabilitation and the mechanisms that foster their maintenance and effects.

Keywords: shopping rehabilitation; nudge; older people; aged society; physical functions; cognitive functions; motor functions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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