2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on quality of end-of-life care in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
23730291
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Economic policy
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| Research Institution | Konan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | クオリティ・オブ・ライフ / 医療・介護 / 地域格差 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that may impact on people’s quality of life and propose a new program to improve end of life quality. To achieve this purpose, we (a) analyzed broad trends in medical policy and reviewed findings of previous studies, (b) developed a new measure for health inequality and analyzed the inequality in health, (c) had some collaborative workshops to deeply understand the quality of life for older people, and (d) investigated the factors that may affect quality of life. Due to rapid population aging in Japan, the government has to stem the rising tide of healthcare cost. We proved that people’s quality of life, which associated not only with their own physical/mental conditions but also with environmental circumstances, would significantly affect healthcare cost.
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| Free Research Field |
地域経済学
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