Empirical research on building support for social isolation of community-dwelling elderly

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K03973
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Den-en Chofu University
• Principal Investigator: Shimada Kyoko 田園調布学園大学, 人間福祉学部, 講師 (80406868)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 兪 今 公益財団法人ダイヤ高齢社会研究財団, ダイヤ高齢社会研究財団(研究部), 主任研究員 (40439063)
• Research Collaborator: AN shunji 財団法人公益財団法人ダイヤ高齢社会研究財団, 研究部 ; KUROSAA Yuko 財団法人公益財団法人ダイヤ高齢社会研究財団, 研究部
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 社会的孤立 / 支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the social isolation tendency of community-dwelling elderly who tend to communicate less with others, and verified the development of support for them. In November 2015, a survey on health and social isolation was conducted by mail with 3417 people, excluding those aged over 65 years needing long-term care. Of 1918 people who responded (recovery rate 56.1%), 452 (23.6%) reported social isolation.
From September 2016 to June 2017, four programs were held for social isolates. There were 57 participants in the programs. In the follow-up survey in October 2017 with 1755 people, 1192 (recovery rate 67.5%) responded. There were 230 social isolates (19.3%). Of those who participated in the course more than once, 23 (40.4%) emerged out of social isolation and 34 (59.6%) remained socially isolated. The support had a certain effect. In the future, it is necessary to examine those whose support contents and social isolation improved.

Free Research Field

高齢者の心身の健康