Functional Ability
Conditions
Interventions
Both the intervention group and the comparison group will receive the following interventions. -Provision of Epidemiological Evidence -Peer Support and Information Provision via Mailing List -Provi
Sponsors
Kyoto University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: [Evaluation for older people (census survey)] 1)They are participating in the JAGES cohort study conducted in 2022. 2)They are 65 years or older at the time of participation in the study. 3)They are not certified as needing long-term care insurance (support levels 1-2 and care levels 1-5) at the time of participation in the study. [Evaluation for older people (Sample Survey Municipalities)] 1)They are 65 years or older at the time of participation in the study. 2)They are not certified as needing long-term care insurance (support levels 1-2 and care levels 1-5) at the time of participation in the study. 3)Those who meet criteria 1) and 2) are randomly selected from each elementary school district within the municipality, with a minimum of 150 individuals. If fewer than 150 individuals meet these criteria in a district, all eligible individuals residing in that district are included in the study. 4)Among those sampled in 3), only those who responded to the distributed questionnaire are included. [Municipal Staff Evaluation] 1)They are employees of the municipal community-based integrated care promotion department.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: [Evaluation for older people (Census Survey)] 1)They are under 65 years old at the time of participation in the study. 2)They are certified as needing long-term care insurance at the time of participation in the study. [Evaluation for older people (Sample Survey Municipalities)] 1)They are under 65 years old at the time of participation in the study. 2)They are certified as needing long-term care insurance at the time of participation in the study. 3)If there are more than 150 individuals who meet criteria 1) and 2) in the elementary school district of the municipality, 150 individuals are randomly selected, and those who are not selected in this random sampling. [Municipal Staff Evaluation] None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional Ability Index | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Individual level: 1)Social Isolation 2)Loneliness 3)Poverty 4)Social Withdrawal 5)Cognitive Function 6)Higher-level Functional Capacity 7)Functional Ability Index Domain Score 8)JAGES Human Flourishing Score Municipality Level: 1)Long-term Care Benefit 2)Community Social Capital 3)Rate of Social Participation 4)Incentive Grant Score 5)Long-term Care Prevention Program Report Points 6)Rate of New Long-term Care Certification 7)Medical and Long-term Care Benefits 8)Estimated Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Energy Sharing in Community Settings Municipal staff evaluation: 1)9 items Utrecht Work Engagement Scale Japanese version 2)Workplace Social Capital 3)Administrative Execution Capability Scale 4)Subjective and Objective Multidisciplinary Collaboration 5)Longitudinal and Transversal Organizational Collaboration | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactRyohei Oda
Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University Department of Social Epidemiology
Outcome results
None listed