2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Social Capital of Senior Citizens in Urban Areas and Future Health and Welfare Measures
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25463637
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Community health nursing
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| Research Institution | Sapporo City University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TANAKA Rie 札幌市立大学, 看護学部, 助教 (40613683)
KAWAHARADA Mariko 札幌市立大学, 看護学部, 教授 (90374272)
SAKURAI Mayuko 札幌市立大学, 看護学部, 講師 (80382547)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
KONDOH Keiko 札幌市立大学, 看護学部, 助教 (50760211)
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| Research Collaborator |
GOTOH Rika 札幌市立大学, 大学院看護学研究科
SAKAGAMI Yukari 函館市, 子ども未来部母子保健課, 主任
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | ソーシャル・キャピタル / 都市 / 高齢者 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study was to examine health status and daily living of seniors in urban areas and to identify their social capital. Subjectively healthy seniors communicated with their families and friends every day and went out often, demonstrating no feelings of loneliness. Seniors with probable depression had low subjective health status. They seldom communicated with their family and friends and seldom went out. Besides, they had little trust toward other community members and rarely felt their support in difficult situations.Community members together with related professionals provided counseling, monitoring, and other kinds of support for seniors, but they had difficulties with approaching seniors who were homebound or had dementia.
This study indicates the importance of seniors’ social participation that would enable them to expand their networks, as well as the importance of the support provided to seniors by their families, community members, and related institutions.
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| Free Research Field |
医歯薬学
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