NTU Study: Integrating Medical and Life Support in Long-Term Care Yields Better Disability Improvement
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A research team from National Taiwan University's College of Public Health released a new study on May 21, indicating that in Taiwan's super-aged society, integrating professional medical services with daily life support in long-term care leads to significantly better improvement in disability after one year compared to using life support alone. Professor Chen Ya-mei, the lead researcher, advises the public to use long-term care wisely, viewing it as an opportunity to maintain function, delay degeneration, and restore autonomy, rather than just receiving care. The study also proposes different service focuses for individuals with mild and severe disabilities and provides three self-assessment questions to determine if one is "using long-term care smartly."
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: 這項台大研究的主要發現是什麼?
- A: 主要發現是,同時使用長照醫療服務與生活照顧服務的長者,一年後的失能改善情況,比只使用生活照顧服務的長者更好。
- Q: 為什麼民眾傾向只選擇生活照顧服務?
- A: 根據研究,民眾對長照服務不夠熟悉,因此多選擇最常見的備餐、打掃、洗澡等生活照顧類型服務,較少使用醫療相關資源。
- Q: 台灣的失能人口預估有多少?
- A: 根據統計,2026年推估全人口失能人數為92萬人,2035年將增至129萬人。
- Q: 研究建議如何「聰明用長照」?
- A: 研究建議民眾可自問三個問題來判斷,包括:「這項服務是否能幫助長者恢復日常能力?」、「所有服務提供者是否有共同的功能維持目標?」、「長者是否被鼓勵在安全範圍內自己動手?」。
- Q: 對於不同失能程度的長者,研究有何建議?
- A: 輕度失能者應加強使用復能服務以回復功能;重度失能者則可結合醫療專業建議與生活中的「參與式照顧」來維持功能。