Measures for establishing comprehensive community care systems linked to community development in disaster areas and local communities

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24590611
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: HAMADA Jun 岡山大学, 医歯(薬)学総合研究科, 教授 (70334886)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SAITOU Shinya 岡山大学, 大学院保健学研究科, 教授 (10335599) ; KATAOKA Hitomi 岡山大学, 大学院医歯薬学総合研究科, 教授 (20420490) ; IWASE Toshihide 岡山大学, 大学院医歯薬学総合研究科, 助教 (80614924)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 地域包括ケア / 被災地 / 中山間地域 / 地域医療構想 / 在宅医療・介護

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study is to explore measures for establishing comprehensive community care systems which provide medical and nursing care services properly to disaster areas and local communities.We participated in the committee of Iwate Pref. on reconstruction after the great earthquake. We also had meetings with persons concerned of Okayama Pref. and municipalities to discuss the solution of medical and nursing care service problems, and conducted a study on the quality of nursing care service. In addition, we conducted education and study in Okayama University on the community health care.
We concluded that in order to plan and establish the proper comprehensive community care system , researchers at universities are expected to support the personnel of municipal government on data analysis, to serve as coordinators in the discussion on medical and nursing care services in local communities, and to lead the discussion to the proper direction collaborating with persons concerned.

Free Research Field

医療政策・医療経済学