Intervention Study on Utilizing Social Capital in Remote Areas to Support "8050" Households

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K19743
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
• Research Institution: Meio University
• Principal Investigator: Taba Mayumi 名桜大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (90326512)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 8050 / へき地 / ソーシャル・キャピタル / 見守り支援 / 保健師

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study has been to understand the actual situation of "8050" households in the remote areas in terms of their hopes, health problems, and future wishes, and to discuss support for them.
In the support for "8050" households in remote areas identified through interviews with public health nurses, the 50s were mentally or intellectually disabled, and their mothers consulted with the government because they were concerned about their quality of life. However, it took time to introduce services, and administrative support was often initiated after the parent was hospitalized or admitted to the hospital. The "8050" household support consisted of regular meetings, information exchanges, and watch-over meetings, where the wardens consolidated information from the residents in remote areas. In the future, it is necessary to consider a community watch-over support model that includes "8050" households and evaluation methods before parents become ill.

Free Research Field

地域看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

我が国の少子高齢社会では「地域包括ケアシステム」や「地域創生」が重視されている。本研究では、へき地の「8050」世帯が行政につながったのはやはり、健康の悪化であり、親の入院、50代の方の病状悪化で事例として把握となっていた。へき地のおける「8050」世帯の親亡き後の生活を維持するためには、残された独居生活に課題があると判断された障害者に対して保健師は「受け入れ」「見守る」「他機関や地域の区長らと相談しあう」の支援を実施していた。このようなつながりを活用した見守り支援を継続することで、残された50歳の方は自立や兄弟に引き取られ生活をしており、地域や家族のつながりが重要であることが示唆された。