| Project/Area Number |
16590529
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Public health/Health science
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| Research Institution | Shimane Nursing College |
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Principal Investigator |
FUKAZAWA Yoichiro Shimane Nursing College, Professor, 看護学科, 教授 (40127527)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
AGO Yukari Shimane Nursing College, Lecturer, 講師 (30280134)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2005
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
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| Keywords | the aging society / type of households / depression symptoms / the elderly / うつ状態 / 地域特性 |
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| Research Abstract |
In December 2005, we mailed questionnaires to all clinics and hospitals in a fishing area(F) and a mountain area(M) in Shimane Prefecture, where had been condacuted the survey of state of depression by the Geriatric Depression Scale.
The questionnaires include questions regarding the medical care of depression for the elderly, the system of the medical treatment, and the matter of concern for the elderly.
The 6 respondents of M (N=10), and the 8 of F (N=8) provided medical care for the elderly of depression.
The major findings are as follows :
1.Every physician in both areas asked the patients of depression about loss of appetite, lack of sleep, and fatigue if necessary.
2.All physicians in F and half of them in M sought a mental specialist's advice if necessary.
3.All physicians in both areas were interested in the correlation between suicide and depression, and the effective use of antidepressant.
4.This study suggests that there is a necessity in the primary care for the patients of depression and the community-based care system.
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