Study of the support to the eldarly spent on the end-of-life except in the hospital or clinic.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380827
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Kyushu University of Health and Welfare
• Principal Investigator: Yamazaki Kiyoko 九州保健福祉大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (20331150)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HARA Shuichi 九州保健福祉大学, 保健科学部, 教授 (40435194) ; NISHIDA Mika 九州保健福祉大学, 社会福祉学部, 講師 (50509718) ; MIURA Hiroko 国立保健医療科学院, 国際協力研究部, 部長 (10183625)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ターミナル支援 / 遺族満足度 / 介護の充実 / 医療システム / 介護システム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to clarify the age, the type of institution and level of public nursing care insurance used, and the problems experienced with the care services up to 3 months before their death in the northern area of a Japanese prefecture. Between 2010 and 2012, 1645 older people died, and 255 (15.5%) of their caregivers responded to the study questionnaire. The results show that 182 (71.5%) died either at home or in a nursing home, while around 109 (60%) required intensive care and levels 4 or 5 public nursing care insurance.
This study indicates that enhancing care services or support for the elderly may improve caregivers’ satisfaction with end of life care. It also reveals views on life and death, and that family support as well as medical or nursing care services were available for the elderly and their caregivers, providing a good social support model and increasing their satisfaction.

Free Research Field

高齢者福祉