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Functional capacity in elderly Japanese living in the community

Hiroshi Shibata, Hidehiro Sugisawa, Shuichiro Watanabe

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The present addresses concepts, definitions, and measurements of functional capacity. Further, distributions of functional capacity are assessed by such various indices as activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental ADL (IADL), the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (TMIG) Index of Competence, and active life expectancy in the Japanese elderly. Further, predictors of functional status are demonstrated, and the impact of functional decline on quality of life is investigated in elderly Japanese living in the community.

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Key concepts: Activities of daily living, Gerontology, Medicine, Barthel index, Life expectancy, Quality of life (healthcare), Independent living, Competence (human resources)