2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Socialwork Assessment within Districts of Depopulated Areas Using Public Health, Healthcare, and Welfare Network Data

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22730438
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Social welfare and social work studies
Research Institution	University of Kochi
Principal Investigator	NISHIUCHI Akira 高知県立大学, 社会福祉学部, 准教授 (80364131)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Keywords	ソーシャルワーク / 保健・医療・福祉 / 高齢者福祉 / 地域福祉
Research Abstract	This study focuses onnetworks within districts of depopulated areas. The objective is to explore comprehensive methods for population-level assessment in these districts. The best way of interpreting information on residents in these areas is often open to question as data obtained from assessment sheets is sometimes insufficient or ambiguous. However, it may be possible to supplement these bad data with relevant and useful data from other organizations through the use of information and communication technology (ICT). Here we examined cross-verification assessments compiled by computers, and the results demonstrated the utility of a cross-verification framework that uses data from multiple institutional networks．