A Socio-Medical Study of the Aged in Grouped Home-Care
1972 Volume 27 Issue 6 Pages 573-588
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1972 Volume 27 Issue 6 Pages 573-588
This study is on aged persons over 65 living in agrarian districts in Japan. The number of persons from the country districts included 2, 113 and from the city 1, 025. The survey continued from July 1963 to March 1967.
Results:
4∼5% of the aged persons in both districts have care.
30% of the persons in both groups have no one to care for them.
30% receive care that is inadequate.
The care related to the above includes:
a) those who are entirely a burden to their families.
b) in the city districts care is provided by spouses or persons of no familial relation. In the agrarian districts these persons giving the care are sons, daughters and grandchildren.
c) the relationship with the respective family is usually good when there is good care provided.
d) home-care requirements differ depending on the mental and physical health of the aged person.
e) little assistance is provided by medical workers, health nurses etc. An increase in this type of home-care medical assistance is most necessary.
