Creating mobility-supporting environments in aging society

• Project/Area Number: 22790486
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: ICHIKAWA Masao 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 教授 (20343098)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 介護 / 福祉 / 高齢者 / 運転 / モビリティ / 医療・福祉 / 社会医学

Research Abstract

A questionnaire survey was conducted among older drivers before and after the period of their driving license renewal. Of 3183 respondents, 5% did not renew their license. Poor health status and physical fitness was related to non-renewalwhile those who had no confidence in safe driving but had no alternative transportationwere more likely to have renewed it than their counterpart. Mobility-supporting environments therefore need to be created, ensuring quality of later life among aging population.