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Aim
To assess the validity of self‐reported articulatory oral motor skill against objectively measured repetitive articulatory rate (oral diadochokinesis [oral‐DDK]) as a gold standard index for articulatory oral motor skill in community‐dwelling older Japanese adults.
Methods
This cross‐sectional study included 607 Japanese adults (mean age = 73.9 years). A single‐item self‐report questionnaire...
Background
The study aim was to identify depressed mood and frailty and its related factors in older people during the coronavirus disease 19 pandemic.
Methods
Since 2010, we have conducted questionnaire surveys on all older residents, who are not certified in the long‐term care insurance, living in one district of Tokyo municipality. These residents are divided into two groups by birth month,...
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