Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Using the Yoitoko Check-Up, a Novel Health Check-Up Providing Positive Feedback to Older Adults: A Before-After Study

Figures & data

Table 1 Characteristics of Study Participants Who Had Undergone ≥2 Yoitoko Check-Ups in Hyogo, 2018–2019 (n = 16)

	n (%)
Age- mean (SD)	75.3 (4.7)
Sex: male	6 (37.5)
Present diseases	14 (87.5)
Hypertension	7 (43.8)
Hyperlipidemia	4 (25.0)
Hyperuricemia	0 (0.0)
Diabetes mellitus	1 (6.3)
Cerebrovascular disease	2 (12.5)
Heart disease	4 (25.0)
Kidney disease	2 (12.5)
Liver disease	0 (0.0)
Depression	2 (12.5)
Number of diseases
One	6 (37.5)
Two	5 (31.3)
≥ three	1 (6.3)
Smoking status
Never smoked	10 (62.5)
Former smoker	6 (37.5)
Current smoker	0 (0.0)
Currently employed	1 (6.3)
Co-habitation	14 (87.5)
Number of check-ups
3	6 (37.5)
4	0 (0.0)

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Figure 1 Flow chart with details of study participation.

Table 2 Comparison of the First and Second Results Among Participants Who Had Undergone ≥2 Yoitoko Check-Ups (n = 16)

		First Visit	Second Visit
	n	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Difference (95% CI)
SF-8
PCS	14	42.8 (4.7)	44.0 (6.9)	1.2 (−3.0–5.3)
MCS	14	51.8 (5.4)	52.7 (4.1)	0.9 (−2.2–4.0)
TMIG-IC	15	11.3 (1.8)	12.2 (1.1)	0.9 (0.2–1.5)
HrCSCS	12	7.2 (1.4)	7.4 (1.2)	0.3 (−0.4–0.9)
LSNS-6	16	16.8 (5.1)	16.5 (4.6)	−0.3 (−2.2–1.7)
GDS-15	14	4.2 (3.2)	3.7 (2.9)	−0.5 (−2.3–1.3)
SIMA	16	4.6 (0.7)	4.7 (0.7)	0.1 (−0.1–0.4)
EAT-10	15	1.9 (3.4)	1.4 (1.8)	−0.5 (−2.1–1.1)
TUG	16	9.4 (1.9)	8.9 (2.3)	−0.5 (−1.4–0.5)
ODK
pa	16	5.5 (1.2)	5.1 (1.6)	−0.5 (−1.3–0.4)
ta	16	5.0 (1.3)	4.6 (1.7)	−0.4 (−1.4–0.7)
ka	16	4.8 (1.4)	4.7 (1.6)	−0.1 (−0.8–0.5)
		First visit	Second visit
		n (%)	n (%)	OR (95% CI)
30-mL WST: normal	16	14 (87.5)	16 (100.0)	ND

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; EAT-10, 10-item Eating Assessment Tool, GDS-15, Geriatric Depression Scale-15; HrCSCS, Health-related Community Social Capital Scale; LSNS-6, the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale; MCS, Mental Component Summary; ND, not detectable; ODK, Oral Diadochokinesis; OR, odds ratio; PCS, physical component summary; SD, standard deviation; SF-8, the Medical Outcomes Study 8-item Short-Form Health Survey; SIMA, the Subjective Index of Masticatory Ability; TMIG-IC, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Index of Competence; TUG, Timed Up & Go Test; WST, Water Swallowing Test.

Table 3 A Comparison of the First and Third Check-Up Results Among Those Who Had Undergone 3 Yoitoko Check-Ups (n = 6)

		First Visit	Third Visit
	n	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Difference (95% CI)
SF-8
PCS	6	42.8 (4.6)	43.9 (9.1)	1.2 (−5.9–8.3)
MCS	6	54.3 (3.4)	49.3 (5.0)	−5.0 (−10.6–0.5)
TMIG-IC	6	11.7 (2.1)	12.2 (1.2)	0.5 (−0.9–1.9)
HrCSCS	4	6.5 (1.3)	6.5 (2.4)	0.0 (−4.1–4.1)
LSNS-6	6	18.3 (5.6)	17.7 (7.5)	−0.7 (−6.1–4.8)
GDS-15	5	4.2 (3.8)	4.0 (1.2)	−0.2 (−3.6–3.2)
SIMA	6	4.7 (0.8)	4.2 (1.3)	−0.5 (−1.4–0.4)
EAT-10	6	3.2 (5.1)	1.2 (2.0)	−2.0 (−7.8–3.8)
TUG	6	8.7 (1.3)	6.3 (1.4)	−2.4 (−3.8–-1.1)
ODK
pa	6	5.5 (1.1)	5.5 (0.7)	0.0 (−0.8–0.7)
ta	6	4.3 (1.0)	5.7 (1.3)	1.4 (−0.9–3.6)
ka	6	5.4 (0.9)	5.6 (1.2)	0.1 (−1.0–1.2)
		First visit	Second visit
		n (%)	n (%)	OR (95% CI)
30 mL WST: normal	6	5 (83.3)	6 (100.0)	ND

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; EAT-10, 10-item Eating Assessment Tool, GDS-15, Geriatric Depression Scale-15; HrCSCS, Health-related Community Social Capital Scale; LSNS-6, the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale; MCS, Mental Component Summary; ND, not detectable; ODK, Oral Diadochokinesis; OR, odds ratio; PCS, physical component summary; SD, standard deviation; SF-8, the Medical Outcomes Study 8-item Short-Form Health Survey; SIMA, the Subjective Index of Masticatory Ability; TMIG-IC, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Index of Competence; TUG, Timed Up & Go Test; WST, Water Swallowing Test.