Abstracts of Annual Congress of The Japan Society of Home Economics

[Purpose] The purpose of this research is to review the housing adaptation and reform for the elderly of Ichikawa City. [Methodology] We interviewed with twelve people who received The Long-Term Care Requirement certification and their care taking people. The interview items are thirty three.[Conclusion] The number of object persons by sex: five are males and seven are females. Age: one in their 60′s, four in their 70′s, four in their 80′s, three in their 90′s.Main reform points: Installation of a handrail: the toilet, the bathroom, the passage, the room, and the stairs are thirty seven cases in all. Eliminating steps: the toilets, the entrance, the passage, the bathroom are twelve cases. Modification of the floor material: the toilet, the room, the passage are four cases. As to the purpose of the reform, ″prevention of falling down ″ was mentioned by all households. The evaluation by the people in care is that ″very satisfactory ″ is seven and ″satisfactory ″ is three. On the effects of modifying, ″feel in more secure ″ is ten and ″easier to go out ″ is five. From the above mentioning, it is clear that the housing reforms using The Long-Term Care Insurance System are done only within the scope of the items designated by The Long-Term Care Insurance System. Although the definite improvement of ADL and the consideration of quality of their lives have not been identified, the people in care are able to gain the psychological stability and certain satisfaction.

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Purpose:Clarify the present condition and meaning of a community peculiar to these old regions where the form of traditional communities,such as"kou"and"tonarigumi"(a group of neighbors system),remains.Method:About the historical portion,hearing investigation was conducted,and about the present condition,based on experience investigation,the questionnaire was performed to the old area and general area. The data of 406 was obtained. Result:The region was one of the moat colonies in Kyoto Minamiyamashiro. Self-government by the "town"and the"group",and seven towns which became the basis of the present neighborhood associations were formed in the second half of Edo period. The meeting place"dou"was located in each town, and it also had the function of town management and a temple.The well-known"kou"is "Isekou" (visiting the shrines) and"Atagokou" (climbing the holy mountains),and these are organized widely all over the region. Besides,"Himachi"(waiting for the sunrise) which can be called"folk-customs-kou"became the foundation of "tonarigumi"system. Friendships, and the mutual help at the time of agricultural work or the ceremonies of marriage and funeral are the purpose of "Kannon kou"which is organized with a group of similar aged people, and it lasted a lifetime. Also the neighborhood shrine festival is important,and some"kou"are organized for its execution in each neighborhood.There are some opinions "it is traditional (84%),and it should be protected and maintained (70%) to these communities",and negative opinions,"waste of time,troublesome,exclusive",are also seen. Since the household is headed by a salaried worker nowadays,it is becoming difficult to do"kou"activities which were based on an agricultural lifestyle in the past.The continuation of a traditional community is the important role of the neighborhood association.

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(Introduction) In this research the author experimented to investigate the actual conditions of an optical environment in the domestic kitchen, and to clarify the relation between an optical environment of the kitchen and workability and the psychological characteristic for the young man and the elderly.
(Method) The investigation of actual conditions of an optical environment was made in the kitchen at home where an aged and a middle age housewife resided. Moreover, the young person and the elderly were made a test under the various optical environments, which was changed in the kitchen of the university laboratory, and evaluated the workability and the psychological characteristic.
(Result) An optical environment in the kitchen is grasped by the investigation of actual conditions and the influence of the opening and the illumination could be clarified. The home where the illuminance standard is filled in the counter and the sink in daytime is half below, but the illuminance leaves the workability and psychological characteristic untouched. By the experimental test in the kitchen of the laboratory it is clarified that the bound of agreeable illuminance for the elderly is included in that for the young persons.

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