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Influence of the poverty on the health of the elderly living alone

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19592581
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research InstitutionKanagawa University of Human Services

Principal Investigator

BESSHO Yuko  Kanagawa University of Human Services, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (20190176)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OTA Teiji  神奈川県立保健福祉大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (90223833)
HONDA Akiko  神奈川県立保健福祉大学, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (90420695)
KATAHIRA Nobuko  神奈川県立保健福祉大学, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (10381675)
Project Period (FY) 2007 – 2009
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords高齢者 / 貧困 / 健康 / 介護支援専門員 / 民生委員 / 介護サービス利用
Research Abstract

Aims : The aim is to clarify how the poverty influences on the health of the elderly living alone and the way to support them in the community. Methods : Interviews and questionnaires on the care managers and the welfare commissioners in the community.
Results : Forty-seven% of the care manager experienced the user's refrain from Long Term Care Insurance services for the economic reasons. Half of them thought that the deterioration of user's health condition or an increase in the caring load of the family care-givers was caused by the refrain from the services. The care managers coped by "working exceeding time over the routine work" or "use of the community network".
Forty-nine % of the welfare commissioners answered that there were elderly residents who had economic problems, and 84.0% answered that there were single-living elderly residents who had the health problems in their charged district. 17.3% thought, the problem on health has occurred from the economic reasons. They coped on these problems by "sometimes visiting to see them". Thirty percent of the welfare commissioner felt some difficulties in consulting to the profession of health and welfare.
Discussion : Though the care managers and the welfare commissioners were coping with the health problems caused by economic problems of elderly residents living alone in the community, need of the strengthening of the community support network and the refinement of the institutional support system was suggested.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2009 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2008 Annual Research Report
  • 2007 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2009

All Presentation (4 results)

  • [Presentation] 経済的理由による介護保険サービス利用の手控えに関る健康問題と介護支援専門員の対応2009

    • Author(s)
      本田亜起子
    • Organizer
      第68回日本公衆衛生学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      奈良県文化会館(奈良県)
    • Year and Date
      2009-10-28
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 経済的理由による介護保険サービス利用の手控えに関る健康問題と介護支援専門員の対応.2009

    • Author(s)
      本田亜起子, 片平伸子, 太田貞司, 別所遊子
    • Organizer
      第68回日本公衆衛生学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      奈良
    • Year and Date
      2009-10-22
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 高齢者の経済的理由による介護保険サービス利用の手控えとその影響〜介護支援専門員からみた現状に焦点をあてて〜2009

    • Author(s)
      片平伸子
    • Organizer
      日本地域看護学会 第12回学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      OVTA : 海外職業訓練協会国際能力開発センター(千葉県)(発表確定)
    • Year and Date
      2009-08-09
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 高齢者の経済的理由による介護保険サービス利用の手控えとその影響-介護支援専門員からみた現状に焦点を当てて-.2009

    • Author(s)
      片平伸子, 本田亜起子, 吉田法子, 太田貞司, 別所遊子
    • Organizer
      第12回日本地域看護学会学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      千葉
    • Year and Date
      2009-08-08
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report

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