Capacity to deliver medical care, long-term care, and life support for elderly people in a community

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22790492
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Medical sociology
Research Institution	Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Principal Investigator	SEINO Kaoruko 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院・医歯学総合研究科, 講師 (10508336)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords	エンドオブライフ / 高齢者 / 地域資源 / ケアサービス / 終末期
Research Abstract	A system providing medical care, nursing care and social welfare care those support elderly people to live their end of life at their desired places. This study examined utilization patterns of medical care and long-term care of elderly people for 12months prior to death and analyzed those pattern and place of death.