2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The investigation into the actual conditions about end-of-life care in the long-term care insurance facilities and construction of multi-functional network for supporting the elderly with nursing care
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23590608
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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 |
Medical sociology
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| Research Institution | Miyagi University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 医療と福祉 / 終末期ケア / 看取り |
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| Research Abstract |
We think about how to supply medical care and welfare services for the elderly in Japan. More than 80% of people in Japan died in hospitals; only 12% died at home. Generally, the most common cause of death is cancer with more than 30% dying of the disease. Especially, for patients suffering from cancer, 90% die in medical facilities including palliative wards and hospice. Only a few % die at home. Otherwise, the death rate of those in nursing-care facilities for the elderly is quite low. The two main challenges were how to shorten the length of time patients spend in hospital and how to improve services for people receiving care at home, for example improving visiting medical teams and home help services. Another challenge was how to transfer care capacity from hospitals to nursing care facilities where insurance costs are less. These policies seen to be working, because my research shows the numbers of death at home and at nursing-care facilities have begun to increase dramatically.
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Research Products
(7 results)
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[Remarks] 「地域における在宅褥瘡ケア-継続可能なケアを目指して-」2013年9月1日宮城大学
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[Remarks] 東日本大震災被災地での在宅における要介護高齢者の褥瘡治療と予防に関する教育セミナーの開催2012年9月17日気仙沼市
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[Remarks] 「在宅における要介護高齢者の褥瘡治療と予防」に関する教育セミナーの開催2011年9月11日、宮城大学テーマ:高齢者の生活を支える在宅医療長澤治夫、高齢社会の現状と課題川島孝一郎、高齢者の生活を支える在宅医療2012年9月29日宮城大学
