Prediction of Advisability of Returning Home Using the Home Care Score.
Purpose. The aim of this study was to assess whether the home care score (HCS), which was developed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Japan in 1992, is useful for the prediction of advisability of home care. Methods. Subjects living at home and in assisted-living facilities were analyzed. Binominal logistic regression analyses, using age, sex, the functional independence measure score, and the HCS, along with receiver operating characteristic curve analyses, were conducted. Findings/Conclusions. Only HCS was selected for the regression equation. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that the area under the curve (0.9), sensitivity (0.82), specificity (0.83), and positive predictive value (0.84) for HCS were higher than those for the functional independence measure, indicating that the HCS is a powerful predictor for advisability of home care. Clinical Relevance. Comprehensive measurements of the condition of provided care and the activities of daily living of the subjects, which are included in the HCS, are required for the prediction of advisability of home care.
Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shijonawate Gakuen University, Hojo 5-11-10, Daitou City, Osaka 574-0011, Japan.
Akiyoshi
A
Matsugi
Department of Rehabilitation, Pegasus Rehabilitation Hospital, Hamaderafunaochohigashi 4-269, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 592-8341, Japan.
Keisuke
K
Tani
Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shijonawate Gakuen University, Hojo 5-11-10, Daitou City, Osaka 574-0011, Japan.
Yoshiki
Y
Tamaru
Bobath Memorial Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation, 1-6-5 Higashinakahama, Joto-ku, Osaka 536-0023, Japan.
Nami
N
Yoshioka
Bobath Memorial Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation, 1-6-5 Higashinakahama, Joto-ku, Osaka 536-0023, Japan.
Akira
A
Yamashita
Department of Rehabilitation, Yamamoto Hospital, Toge 6-7-26, Hashimoto City, Wakayama 648-0072, Japan.
Nobuhiko
N
Mori
Department of Rehabilitation, Hanna Chuo Hospital, Tawaraguchi 741, Ikoma City, Nara 630-0243, Japan.
Kosuke
K
Oku
Okamoto Home Nursing Station, Ikeda-Asahi-Cho 103-22-24, Neyagawa City, Osaka 572-0035, Japan.
Masashi
M
Ikeda
Faculty of Rehabilitation, Shijonawate Gakuen University, Hojo 5-11-10, Daitou City, Osaka 574-0011, Japan.
Kiyoshi
K
Nagano