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

2018 Research Projects

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

Kenji Toba, President, The National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, NCGG
Hidenori Arai, Director, NCGG
Akinori Takeda, Vide Director, The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, NCGG
Naoki Saji, Vice Director, The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, NCGG
Takashi Sakurai, Director, The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, NCGG
Nobue Mizuno, Head Nurse, West Ward at NCGG
Sayaka Takeuchi, Nurse, West Ward at NCGG
Akari Fujisaki, Nurse, West Ward at 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

This project concerns the tasks surrounding medical health welfare in the super-aging society of Japan. The project will involve 1) research on the background of tasks, 2) needs assessment, 3) trial intervention approaches and 4) proposals for effective interventions. This action research has four pillars: 1) “mutual regeneration” in the local community, 2) “dementia”- which is on the rise in Japan’s super-aging-society and raising social awareness of it and 3) advancement of medical technology, and thus the need to re-think how to live more fully.
Based on these three pillars, the end of life projects focus on 1) developing mutual-help, self-help and enhancement programs, 2) researching how to raise awareness of dementia treatment and care and 3) ‘final preparation for life’ salons.

2018/11/06