| Project/Area Number |
23590804
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Public health/Health science
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| Research Institution | Fukushima Medical University |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKANO Kyoko 福島県立医科大学, 医学部, 研究員 (50295408)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YASUMURA Seiji 福島県立医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (50220158)
YAMAZAKI Sachiko 文京学院大学, 人間学部, 准教授 (10550840)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Keywords | 社会的孤立 / 地域在住高齢者 / 家族と同居 / 地域高齢者 / 孤独感 / 生活習慣 |
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| Research Abstract |
We examined the effects of social isolation in community-dwelling elderly living with their family. We carried out a questionnaire survey of individuals who had not been authorized to receive nursing care but had little interpersonal contact, and therefore are regarded as with the risk of social isolation. We found that 24.1% of the participants were socially isolated. Factors associated with social isolation comprised lack of social support from non-family members, poor mental health, low intellectual activities, and poor health practices. In addition, the lack of social support from non-family members was a contributing factor for the development of social isolation. Interviews with socially isolated individuals and family members revealed a tendency to frailty among the socially isolated individuals. Individuals involved in elderly support recommended new types of support to counter social isolation and the improvement of existing support measures.
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