The effects of the social factors such as elderly population and care resource for the health status of community dwelling older adults

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24590627
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Mie University (2013-2014); Nara Medical University (2012)
• Principal Investigator: ONISHI Joji 三重大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (90432278)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SUZUKI Yusuke 名古屋大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 准教授 (90378167) ; SAKAKIBARA Hisataka 名古屋大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (80153873)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): OYAMA Hiroshi 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (30194640)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 地域医療 / 公衆衛生学 / 介護予防 / 老年医学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study aimed to clarify the effects of primary risk factors such as the aging, and secondary risk factors, including socio-economic status and care resources, for the health and care needs of community-dwelling older adults. A comprehensive geriatric assessment was used to assess these older adults. The number of clinics or stroke-specialty hospitals was calculated by analyzing the public database. The reference values of quality of life (QOL) using the Short Form-8 Health Survey were obtained. The outing frequency of the older adults by the grade of care needs and the significant variables for QOL or feeling of happiness were studied; the data were used to set some health indicators of the community. Then, the scheme to utilize the data for the research and to provide a feedback from the data to the people living the community and the local government was proposed.

Free Research Field

老年医学