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
Kenji Toba, Assistant to the President, The National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG)
Hidenori Arai, President, NCGG
Yukihiko Washimi, Hospital Director, NCGG
Hidetoshi Endo, Director, Education and Innovation Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, NCGG
Akinori Takeda, Vice 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, Chief Nurse, NCGG
Sayaka Takeuchi, Certified Nurse Specialist in Dementia Nursing, NCGG
Junko Hagihara, Certified Nurse Specialist in Dementia Nursing, The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, NCGG
Rieko Inoguchi, Certified Nurse Specialist in Gerontological Nursing, The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders, 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
Sakiko Yoshikawa, Program-Specific Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University
This project focuses on the tasks surrounding medical health welfare in the super-aging society of Japan, especially“ social isolation,” “dementia and nursing-care issues” and “end-of-life preparedness.” Using the methods of action research (research and practice), we try to implement a problem-solving method in our society. This method consists of four processes; 1) research on the background of tasks, 2) needs assessment, 3) trial intervention approaches and 4) proposals for effective interventions. Through this action research, the following effects are expected; 1) “mutual regeneration” in the local community, 2) social awareness of “dementia” and its increasing prevalence in Japan’s super-aging society, and 3) advancement of medical technology, and thus the culture to re-think how to live more fully.
2021/08/27