2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Institutionalization of Hospice Palliative Care in Japan and Korea
| Project/Area Number |
23530701
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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 |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Sugiyama Jogakuen University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | ホスピス / 韓国 / 国際情報交流 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to investigate the institutionalization, the process of incorporating hospice/palliative care into medical security system in Japan and Korea. The used research method is the interview to administrators, physicians, and religious workers who participate in the hospice/palliative care practice or policy. The results shows that institutionalization of hospice/palliative care has a close relation with the progress of therapeutic technology, trend of medical security system and medical industries, and characteristics of medical professions.
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