Open AccessComprehensive Geriatric Assessment Using the Yoitoko Check-Up, a Novel Health Check-Up Providing Positive Feedback to Older Adults: A Before-After Study
Author(s) -
Shinsuke Yahata,
Masahito Tamura,
Atsushi Yamaoka,
Yoshihide Fujioka,
Masanobu Okayama
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s307423
Subject(s) - mcnemar's test , medicine , confidence interval , competence (human resources) , gerontology , frailty index , family medicine , physical therapy , statistics , psychology , social psychology , mathematics
The Yoitoko check-up, a novel health check-up providing positive feedback, has been developed to promote health among older adults, and consists of several comprehensive geriatric assessment items. This report aimed to describe the details of the Yoitoko check-up and to explore the future possibility of the check-up by evaluating the participants' short-term behavioral changes in terms of comprehensive functioning, using a before-after study design.