Associations between long-term care-service use and service- or care-need level progression: a nationwide cohort study using the Japanese Long-Term Care Insurance Claims database

Abstract Background The effectiveness of the long-term care service in Japan has been unclear, and most of the relevant studies of this service have been limited to a single region and relatively small samples, necessitating large-scale studies. We examined the associations between long-term care se...

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Main Authors: Kohei Hasegawa, Teruomi Tsukahara, Tetsuo Nomiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09615-0