Bed-Ridden Elderly in Japan: Social Progress and Care for the Elderly
| Autor: | Kaori Imai |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Aging medicine.medical_specialty Health Services for the Aged media_common.quotation_subject Population Social Welfare Social issues Social support Japan Health care Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Medicine Disabled Persons education Aged media_common education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Social Support Preventive Medicine Morbidity Geriatrics and Gerontology business Developed country Welfare |
| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 46:157-170 |
| ISSN: | 1541-3535 0091-4150 |
| DOI: | 10.2190/hyaw-jpw6-633u-6hje |
| Popis: | The demand for health care and social welfare services for the elderly has increased and in Japan, there is a need in the social system to improve the quality of life, especially for those who are disabled. This article directs attention to bed-ridden elderly persons from the standpoint of social problems attending economic development and population changes based on data from Japan, the United States, Sweden, and OECD countries. Compared to the United States, there are more bed-ridden elderly in Japan, and inadequate public resources for caring. Physicians, nurses, care workers, and rehabilitation specialists such as physiotherapist and occupational therapist per 1000 aged sixty-five or over are 89.5 in Japan while 237.4 in Sweden. Japan has the fewest such health and welfare personnel among developed countries. Even with increases in such personnel through the New Gold Plan, future increase in aged population would off-set the effect and the problem of providing care for the elderly remains. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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