2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The role of community and family in Japanese long-term care system
Project/Area Number |
26860351
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Medical sociology
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Research Institution | Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology |
Principal Investigator |
WAKUI TOMOKO 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 (70725845)
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | 介護 / 地域 / 家族 / 国民生活基礎調査 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The current project examined social trends in caregiving in Japan by using national data of Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions over the past 20 years, including changes since the implementation of the LTCI program. I used macro and micro level analysis from this dataset to predict future possible family caregiving profiles, which told whom and what types of caregiving should be given priority in establishing future policy at the societal level. The other project was a collaborative research at Johns Hopkins University to compare caregiving situations in Japan and the US. It aimed to clarify how care tasks were shared in both countries, and the impact these tasks had on family relationships and the psychological burdens. This comparison study had helped to reconsider the balance between formal and informal care.
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Free Research Field |
老年社会、公衆衛生、健康科学
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