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© 2021 Takahashi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

With the number of older adults aged 65 years or older on the rise [1], most countries will soon have to face several social and economic challenges specific to the health and welfare of this population. [...]it is imperative for both the government and private sectors to develop new approaches to social security. Patients with HF typically develop functional disability [7], because of which they have high support needs. [...]better management following HF is a pressing matter. [...]the participants in these studies were limited to hospitalized patients with HF. [...]the premorbid risk factors that contribute to future disability after HF in community-dwelling older adults are poorly understood. The identification of risk factors between no functional disability and functional disability after HF would contribute to earlier detection of high-risk patients and timely interventions. [...]the aim of this study was to determine the preclinical risk factors for functional disability subsequent to HF in the general older adult population in Japan.

Details

Title
Low educational level increases functional disability risk subsequent to heart failure in Japan: On behalf of the Iwate KENCO study group
Author
Takahashi, Shuko; Tanno, Kozo; Yonekura, Yuki; Ohsawa, Masaki; Kuribayashi, Toru; Ishibashi, Yasuhiro; Omama, Shinichi; Tanaka, Fumitaka; Onoda, Toshiyuki; Sakata, Kiyomi; Koshiyama, Makoto; Itai, Kazuyoshi; Okayama, Akira
First page
e0253017
Section
Research Article
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Jun 2021
Publisher
Public Library of Science
e-ISSN
19326203
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2539283536
Copyright
© 2021 Takahashi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.