<原著>特別養護老人ホーム入所者の日常生活自立度の5年間の変化

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The aim of this study was to examine the changes in activities of daily living (ADL) of residents in aspecial nursing home, The subjects were 50 residents. (12 men, 38 women aged 53 to 94 years, mean age 75.5years) We analyzed their ADL (mobility, eating, toileting, bathing, grooming, dressing and communication)for five years after institutionalization. The principal results were as follows:I) All the activities declined over the five years, however toilet and bathing were maintained relatively.2) Eating, grooming and communication declined on a straight level, however mobility, toileting, bathing anddressing improved temporarily then declined. 3) Those who improved temporarily tended to be relativelyyounger and not severe cases, and the improvement occurred within two or three years afterinstitutionalization. 4) The ratio of the temporal improvements of eating, toileting and dressing was larger thanthat of the other activities.