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Changes in higher-level functional capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults living in Japan Functional capacity during COVID-19 pandemic 40722533 中本, 真理子 ナカモト, マリコ Nakamoto, Mariko 中本 ナカモト Nakamoto 真理子 マリコ Mariko トラミ, コウキ トラミ, コウキ Torami, Koki カンムラ, ミク カンムラ, ミク Kanmura, Miku ヨシダ, マイ ヨシダ, マイ Yoshida, Mai 90803536 中本, 晶子 ナカモト, アキコ Nakamoto, Akiko 中本 ナカモト Nakamoto 晶子 アキコ Akiko 40274196 酒井, 徹 サカイ, トオル Sakai, Tohru 酒井 サカイ Sakai 徹 トオル Tohru open access COVID-19 higher-level functional capacity older Japanese community dwellers Objective : To evaluate change in higher-level functional capacity of older Japanese individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods : Four hundred older Japanese individuals completed an online questionnaire in early May 2021. Participants were asked retrospectively about their higher-level functional capacity and lifestyle before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher-level functional capacity was determined as total score on the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Index of Competence (TMIG-IC). Total TMIG-IC score ranges from 0 to 13. A decline in higher-level functional capacity was defined as a decrease in TMIG-IC score of more than 2 points during the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes in higher-level functional capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic were assessed by paired t-test and a general linear model. Results : Decreased TMIG-IC scores were found in 43 (21.5%) men and 61 (30.5%) women. Among those with higher-level functional capacity, scores for total TMIG-IC and Social Role decreased significantly in both sexes (all p< 0.005). Conclusion : The findings suggest an association of the COVID-19 pandemic with a decrease in higher-level functional capacity, especially in Social Role, among older adults living in Japan. Tokushima University Faculty of Medicine 2024-02 eng journal article VoR 410220 https://tokushima-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/2012120 https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.71.66 10.2152/jmi.71.66 13496867 13431420 AA11166929 The Journal of Medical Investigation 71 1-2 66 74 https://tokushima-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/2012120/files/jmi_71_1-2_66.pdf application/pdf 374 KB 2024-06-25