Correlation between the Barthel Index and care need levels in the Japanese long-term care insurance system

Tomoyuki Matsuda^{1

2

3}, Masao Iwagami^{1

3}, Toshiki Suzuki^{1

3}, Xueying Jin^{1

3}, Taeko Watanabe^{1

3}, Nanako Tamiya^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
² Department of Physical Therapy, School of Medical Health, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan.
³ Department of Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.

Tomoyuki Matsuda et al. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2019 Nov.

. 2019 Nov;19(11):1186-1187.

doi: 10.1111/ggi.13777.

Tomoyuki Matsuda^{1

2

3}, Masao Iwagami^{1

3}, Toshiki Suzuki^{1

3}, Xueying Jin^{1

3}, Taeko Watanabe^{1

3}, Nanako Tamiya^{1

3}

¹ Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
² Department of Physical Therapy, School of Medical Health, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan.
³ Department of Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.

No abstract available

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