Ethics of Medical Care, Health and Social Welfare in the Super-Aging Society of Contemporary Japan

Research Topic
Ethics of Medical Care, Health and Social Welfare in a Super-Aging Society of Contemporary Japan

Lead Researcher
Aya Seike, Senior Lecturer, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Collaborating Researchers
Hidenori Arai, President, The National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG)

Takashi Sakurai, Director, The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders

Akinori Takeda, Director, Education and Innovation Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, NCGG

Yukihiko Washimi, Hospital Director, NCGG

Sayaka Takeuchi, Certified Nurse Specialist in Dementia Nursing, NCGG

Junko Hagihara, Certified Nurse Specialist in Dementia Nursing, NCGG

Rieko Inoguchi, Certified Nurse Specialist in Gerontological Nursing, NCGG

Center Co-Researchers
Yoshinori Hiroi, Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Seiji Kumagai, Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Chihiro Hatanaka, Senior Lecturer, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

The five-year goal of this project is to promote social implementation of problem-solving methods through the following process for issues related to medical health and welfare in Japan, using action research (practice and research): (1) explore the background of the issues, (2) investigate the needs for solutions, (3) approach the issue through a process of trial intervention, (4) present the effects of the intervention that will lead to policy recommendations.

The purpose of this project is to develop care methods for people with dementia and their families, whose prevalence is increasing in a super-aged society, and to reduce stigma of dementia. In the academic year 2021, based on the results of the fourth year of the project, we will examine the effects of non-pharmacological interventions

2021/08/27