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An Environmental Psychological Studies on the Living Environment for Elderly Person

Research Project

Project/Area Number 03301011
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Psychology
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

YAMAMOTO Takiji  Waseda University, School of Human Sciences, Professor, 人間科学部, 教授 (30033541)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKAHASHI Takashi  University of Tokyo, Faculty of Technology, 工学部, 教授 (20024234)
SAKO Toshihiko  Waseda University, School of Human Sciences, Professor, 人間科学部, 教授 (10000069)
MINAMI Hirofumi  Hiroshima University, Faculty of Education, Assistant Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (20192362)
ASAI Masaaki  Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences, Professor, 文理学部, 教授 (70058915)
Project Period (FY) 1991 – 1992
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1992)
Budget Amount *help
¥8,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥6,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,100,000)
KeywordsEnvironmental psychology / Facilities for the elderly / Elderly person / Evaluation of living environment / Designing of living environment / Environmental transition / 環境移行 / 高齢者施置
Research Abstract

The living environment for elderly person requires to match the physical conditions and psychological needs of the elderly person as well as to be adjusted so that the physical structures should support necessary service and cares for this population. The designing and implementing of comfortable living environment adjusted to the elderly person and their aging processes should also be made based on research data with respect to optimal transaction between person and environment.
In collaboration between psychologists and architects, the present research program aimed at finding and clarifying basic conditions for designing living environment suitable to elderly person at different aging level. more specifically, the following five theme were dealt in the research program: 1) the formation of living area or territory in the living facilities for the elderly person; 2) the stuff members' knowledge and attitude on the living space of individual elderly residents in extended care facilitie … More s; 3) development of environmental evaluation scale for the living environment for the elderly person; 4) outing behavior of the elderly person; 5) the reorganization of life world and psycho-social adaptation of the elderly residents following urban renewal.
In the first study, the territorial space for living in terms of private zone and public zone, the relation between person and physical objects and value of space were compared among different types of nursing facilities such as "silver-pia, Low-costing home, home with care and extended care facility". The second study investigated how stuff members perceive the living space of the elderly residents in their everyday care practice and the discrepancy in the perception and attitude on living space between stuff members and residents themselves. the third study pointed out the need to develop differential evaluation scales of living environment based on differing environmental conditions and situations surrounding the given elderly person. The forth study specified differing outing behaviors of the elderly person depending on their physical and mental functioning level and their living arrangement. the fifth study investigated how the elderly residents react to and cope with environmental changes following urban renewal and the psycho-social processes of reorganization of their life world. the finding from these five studies will have significant implications for the designing of better living environment for the elderly person. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1992 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1991 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All Other

All Publications (8 results)

  • [Publications] 佐古 順彦: "高齢者の外出行動に関する研究" 早稲田大学人間総合研究センター紀要「ヒューマン サイエンス」. 5. 36-48 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 中條 和光: "特別養護老人ホーム居住者の個人の生活の場に関する職員の意識" 早稲田大学人間科学部紀要「人間科学研究」. 6. 57-66 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 高橋 鷹志: "高齢者の居住施設における人と物理的環境の関わりに関する研究、その1 施設内部の領域" 日本建築学会大会講演梗概集. 953-954 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 高橋 鷹志: "高齢者の居住施設における人間と物理的環境の関わりに関する研究、その2 プライベートゾーン内部の領域" 日本建築学会大会講演梗概集. 955-956 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yamamoto,T.: "The influence of relocation to a nursing home on elderly person's life and health" International Congress of Health Psychology. (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Sako,T., Ando,T., & Soma,I.: "A Study of the Outing Behavior of Elderly People.(in Japanese)" Journal of Human Sciences. Vol.5. 36-48 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Chujo,K., & Yamamoto,T.: "The Caregiver's cognition and attitudes regarding nursing home residents' territory (in Japanese)" WASEDA Studies in Human Sciences. Vol.6. 57-66 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yamamoto,T.: "The influence of relocation to a nursing home on elderly person's life and health" International Congress of Health Psychology. (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary

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