2016 Volume 5 Issue 3 Pages 230-238
Purpose: This study aimed to clarify the awareness of older residents and adult residents on the monitoring of community-dwelling older residents.
Methods: Participants were 97 older residents and 121 adult residents from four neighborhood associations of a metropolitan city, who filled in a box for free comments that was provided in a survey on such monitoring. Sentences about monitoring in the community were extracted and coded. Subcategories were abstracted from the codes, and categories were abstracted from the subcategories. A qualitative inductive analysis was conducted.
Results: Responses of the older residents revealed categories such as, “It is desirable that opportunities for enjoyable interaction among residents exist,” “I will decide to participate in monitoring after taking into consideration the circumstances of the community and my bodily strength,” and “I want to be monitored.” Responses of the adult residents revealed categories such as, “I do not want to create binding relationships in the community,” “I want to participate in monitoring activities as much as I can,” and “Residents’ activity and a public involvement are both needed in equal measure.”
Conclusion: While both adult and older residents recognized the necessity for building interactive relationships and monitoring in the community, they reported that they wished to participate in activities that involved less work or less responsibility. Therefore, it is necessary for a public institution to consider the situation of residents and, accordingly, support the activities of residents, and promote monitoring activities.
