Assistive products for long-term care among older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Japan: a retrospective cohort study
Older adults with COPD requiring low care levels were more likely to use assistive products for bathing than those without COPD, but the use of handrails/grab bars was less in those with COPD than that of those without. These results could be helpful to healthcare providers and policymakers when considering assistive product use for LTC to manage respiratory symptoms.
Authors
- Shota Hamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4939-1834)
- Satomi Kitamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1452-2283)
- Tomoki Ishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8725-6508)
- Rumiko Tsuchiya‐Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6817-6817)
- Reina Taguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9285-4382)
- Tomoyuki Ota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2652-4027)
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Tokyo Health Care University (JP)
- The Dia Foundation for Research on Ageing Societies (JP)
- Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Technology (JP)
- University of Tokyo Health Sciences (JP)
- Institute for Health Economics and Policy (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06303-y
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science