Research on Mobility of Elderly People in Super Aged Society

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26282161
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Kamata Minoru 東京大学, 新領域創成科学研究科, 教授 (20224644)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SHINO Motoki 東京大学, 大学院新領域創成科学研究科, 准教授 (10345085) ; NIHEI Misato 東京大学, 大学院新領域創成科学研究科, 講師 (20409668)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 社会参加 / 自動車 / 認知症 / 高齢者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It is difficult to secure mobility in an aging society. People in the areas with poor transportation strongly depend on their own car. Whether they have a driving license or not decides their frequency of going out and quality of life. It is critical to consider how we judge whether they give up driving or not. The goal of this research is to clarify how to organize the regional mobility and transportation system. We evaluate the characteristics of elderly drivers including people with MCI (mild cognitive impairment), to judge their driving availability. And we are thinking of utilizing vehicles such as ultra small mobility and golf carts. We examined the whole traffic plan in ‘super-aged’ society.

Free Research Field

リハビリテーション科学・福祉工学