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Are the care levels of people with dementia correctly assessed for eligibility of the Japanese long-term care insurance?
Author(s)	Hiroto Ito, Hisatero Tachimori, Yuki Miyamoto
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 11, November 2001
Pages	pp 1078-1084
Keywords	Dementia ; Evaluation ; Psychogeriatric units ; Health insurance ; Insurance [elderly] ; Japan.
Annotation	A new long-term care insurance system was introduced in Japan in April 2000. The authors performed the first national survey on special units of psychiatric hospitals for dementia patients to examine whether their disabilities were well reflected in the eligibility assessment. 802 patients from 180 units were assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), dementia rating scale by Gottfries et al (1982) (GBS), and Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Results suggest that care level and cognitive impairment are generally correlated in the primary assessment, but some adjustment measure for cognitive impairment is needed in mildly or moderately physically disabled patients. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011204216 A
Classmark	EA: 4C: LDM: WPG: JG: 7DT
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