Examining organizational structure of multi-professional network organization and its effectiveness within community-based integrated care system in Japan

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25670330
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Hygiene and public health
• Research Institution: Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology
• Principal Investigator: NONAKA Kumiko 地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター(東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所, 研究員 (70511260)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 地域包括支援センター / 見守りネットワーク / 多職種連携 / 地域包括ケアシステム / 高齢者支援 / ネットワーク

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the effectiveness of multi-professional organizational network, “Ohta Koureisha Mimamori Network”, which is consisted of Community General Support Centers (CGSC), long-term and medical care providers, and various corporations. Survey research and interviews were conducted for the long-term and medical care providers to evaluate the effectiveness of the network organization in promoting multi-professional coalition. We also examined if the activities of network organization enhance sense of “mimamori” toward the elderly, using the data of survey research conducted for the elderly living in an area of Ohta-word. “Mimamori” refers to the sense of caring　for elderly who are at risks of dementia and other medical crisis. In addition, an observational study and interviews with long-term and medical professionals were conducted to examine the organizational structure of the network organization.

Free Research Field

老年社会学