2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A study on health disparities among impoverished elderly utilizing long-term care services

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22659107
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Medical sociology
Research Institution	Kyushu Junior College of Kinki University
Principal Investigator	SHIBUTA Hidetoshi 近畿大学九州短期大学, 生活福祉情報科, 准教授 (30342380)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	HAGIHARA Akihito 九州大学, 医学研究院, 教授 (50291521)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2011
Keywords	介護 / 福祉
Research Abstract	The purpose of the study was to assess the associations between financial status and long-term care costs, and between financial status and long-term care needs or general health among elderly utilizing long-term care services. The study analyzed the association between financial status and long-term care need, and evaluated the associations between mortality and financial situations, long-term care need or health status, utilization of long-term care among elderly utilizing long-term care services. There was a significant association between utilization of home rehabilitation and health status after hospital discharge. This finding constitutes a theoretical background in improving health disparities among impoverished elderly utilizing long-term care services. Thus finding has theoretical and practical implications.