Japan-Korea Joint Research on Caring of Centenarians: Longevity Cultures and Relationships of Caretakers and the Elderly in Oldest-old

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24616009
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: ケア学
• Research Institution: Yamaguchi Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: KIM Hyeweon 山口県立大学, 国際文化学部, 教授 (60405529)
• Research Collaborator: LEE Sungkook ; KIM Youngsoon ; HAN Sujeong ; HAN Donghee
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 百寿者 / 高齢者 / 健康長寿 / 長寿認識 / インタビュー調査 / 日韓比較 / 国際情報交換

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purposes of this study are comparative examination of Japanese and Korean longevity cultures and relationships of caretakers and the oldest older persons, and visualizing cases of good health and longevity. The methodology of the study are interviewing Japanese and Korean centenarians and the elderly over 85 years old and their families, and introducing the healthy and longevity elderly and their life stories as role models on the Internet and brochures (which are various generations and people in various social status have access with).
The result indicates that for solving problems in elderly society, it is essential to have “life-courses” perspectives and to respect cultural backgrounds. The study also reconfirms the significance of introducing Japanese experience values of aging society and familiar lives of healthy-longevity elderly as ideal cases toward Korea and Asian countries.

Free Research Field

地域研究