To identify the effectiveness of a care program in improving the independence of elderly people requiring low-level long-term care(including the support level1, support level 2 and care level1), we conducted a randomized controlled trial among eld...
In Japan, where the proportion of the elderly population is rapidly increasing, it is an urgent issue that the senior elderly (aged 75 or more) can prolong the period when they are able to live independently. In this study, we tracked the senior e...
From fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2007, case studies had been conducted annually in Japan and usefulness of the clinical pathway was evaluated in foreign cases, also. The subjects were terminally elderly clients at home and the case study groups were div...
The purpose of this study was to conduct a survey in the elderly and care providers, and to identify a way of communication, guidance and care techniques in home care needs and utilization of FOMA TV telephone.Care was effective in 27 of 37 items ...
We extracted effective care items to improve independence in daily living behaviors, and developed an independence support program for the elderly who require assistance (assistance required/care level 1) in home care. As a result, we extracted 34...
1). ObjectIn order to clarify similarity and a difference of the family carer's positive experiences of caregiving who care elderly people at home and to consider the direction of family support, the comparative study of Japan, Finland, Sweden, an...
We conducted research on "Care Plan and Evaluation for Supporting Independence of Basic ADL in Home Care" from 1998 to 2000.In 1998, we analyzed conditions which enabled independence of ADL.Result was that items, which could be improved in two mon...
The research purposes are to clarify conditions and requirements for prevention of bed-ridden and health deteriorating elderly, and also to present appropriate care system.The research results are that leg fracture, cerebral apoplexy, incurable di...
The aging of the population in Japan is accelerating markedly. A practical guideline for effective and efficient home health care suitable for Japanese elderly is awaited. The purposes of the present study is to define the desirable housing condit...
PURPOSES AND METHODSThis research has two purposes, the first is a comprison between background condition of the happening group and non-happening group(control group) of urgent problems, the second is a factor analysis and methods of judgement fo...
