Study on the construction of the home health care model to support the elderly of QOL in long-term care at home

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24500897
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: General human life sciences
• Research Institution: Okayama University (2015); Shimane University (2012-2014)
• Principal Investigator: OKINAKA Yumi 岡山大学, 保健学研究科, 准教授 (50310892)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 在宅ケア / 高齢者 / QOL / 在宅療養 / 在宅介護 / 老い / 独居 / 夫婦

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, for the construction of the home care model to support the QOL of elderly people, way of life of health and old age of the elderly living alone, we conducted the interviews about the life experience, a questionnaire survey on the basis of the analysis result create, were performed. To distribute the questionnaire to the elderly living alone 1058 people living in Chugoku and Shikoku area in Japan, were obtained valid responses from 735 people. The Elderly living alone has a hope that more than half. In addition, it has been shown that hope is associated with live and life satisfaction and the social role satisfaction.

Free Research Field

高齢者看護学