Characteristics of family and social relationships of homebound elderly people living in an urban area

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  • 都市部在住高齢者における閉じこもりの家族および社会関係の特徴
  • トシブ ザイジュウ コウレイシャ ニ オケル トジコモリ ノ カゾク オヨビ シャカイ カンケイ ノ トクチョウ

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In this study, the characteristics of family and social relationships of homebound elderly people living in an urban area were investigated in order to obtain information that will be useful for providing support for homebound elderly people. From a total of 3,592 residents of District A in Tokyo aged 65 years or older who provided valid responses to mailed questionnaires, two groups of subjects were selected for this study after excluding residents who required home nursing care : one group of 95 homebound subjects for whom permission to visit was obtained and one group of 95 non-homebound subjects matched to the homebound group by gender, age and locomotion ability. Sixty-nine homebound subjects and 73 non-homebound subjects completed the survey. Results of analysis for homebound subjects living with other family members showed that the homebound subjects had little communication with other family members, who in many cases were family members of different generations, and that their role in the home was insignificant. Results of analysis also showed that there were differences between homebound and non-homebound subjects in the number of people living more than 30 minutes from their home with whom they associated and in the levels of emotional support and assistance in leaving the home. The results suggested that there are differences between homebound and non-homebound elderly people in emotional dependence on family members and in relationships with other people living nearby.

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