2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Development of a care support system for the demented elderly and their families : A comparison of communities of the elderly and the young
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10672216
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
基礎・地域看護学
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| Research Institution | Miyagi University |
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Principal Investigator |
OTA Kikuko Miyagi University School of Nursing, Professor, 看護学部, 教授 (60119378)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YAMANOUCHI Kazushi Miyagi University School of Nursing, Associate Professor, 看護学部, 助教授 (20125967)
YAMADA Yoshiaki Miyagi University School of Nursing, Associate Professor, 看護学部, 助教授 (80200757)
ANZAI Yukiko Miyagi University School of Nursing, Associate Professor, 看護学部, 助教授 (80248814)
OHMORI Junko Miyagi University School of Nursing, Assistant, 看護学部, 助手 (50295391)
YUKI Michiko Miyagi University School of Nursing, Lecturer, 看護学部, 講師 (20276661)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1998 – 1999
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| Keywords | elderly / community care support system community / communities with a high proportion of elderly / communities with a low proportion of elderly / demented elders / family caregivers / healthy life / activities of daily living |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast services for demented elderly in communities of the elderly and of the young. We surveyed early intervention systems in the community and actual state of health, dementia and family caregivers. We compared the average ages of 134 people from an elderly community (25.8% elderly) and 137 people from a young community (8.9% elderly). There was no significant difference in age - 73.3 years and 74.6 years. Three-generation households were seen most in the elderly community and elderly couples in the young community. We found a high level of subjective satisfaction with life and health outlook in 80-90% of the elderly in both communities. The ability to carry on daily life activities was high in both communities, with no differences due to gender or household composition. We confirmed deterioration in those over age 85, but there were few cases of possible dementia.
We analyzed the type of home care support available to 5 demented elderly in the elderly community and 6 in the young community. Care centered around the home helper in the elderly community, whereas family caregivers would pull together a care system themselves in the young community.
This study suggests there is a need for understanding dementia and how to deal with it in all communities. We must find ways of supporting the demented elderly and their families in a way that will take root easily in all types of communities.
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Research Products
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[Publications] Ota, K., Wakasa, R., Yuki, M., Anzai, Y, Yamada, Y, Yamanouchi, K., Ohmori, J.: "Activities of Daily Living and Cognitive Disorders in Elderly People"Miyagi University Nursing Review. 2(1). 21-27 (1999)
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[Publications] Ota, K., Omori, J., Anzai, Y, Yamada, Y, Yamanouchi, K., Yuki, M., Wakasa, R: "Utilization of Support Services for Elderly People Living at Home and What People Think about These Services"Miyagi University Nursing Review. 2(1). 28-35 (1999)
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[Publications] Yamanouchi, K., Ohmori, J., Yamada, Y, Anzai, Y, Yuki, M., Kurihara, R., Ota, K.: "Analysis of the Status of Daily Life, Social Roles, and the Health Status in the Elderly Living in Homes within a High Aged Community"Miyagi University Nursing Review. 3(1). 91-99 (2000)
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