ROLE EXPECTATION FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE PROMOTING FACTORS OF ROLE CONDUCT IN THE COMMUNITY : BY THE FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEW METHOD

Sato Miyuki, Saito Kyohei, Wakayama Yoshimi, Horikago Harue, Suzuki Yuko, Okamoto Reiko

doi:10.20681/hwelfare.21.1_25

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地域社会における高齢者に対する役割期待と遂行のための促進要因 : フォーカス・グループ・インタビュー法を用いて
チイキシャカイニオケルコウレイシャニタイスルヤクワリキタイトスイコウノタメノソクシンヨウイン : フォーカス・グループ・インタビューホウオモチイテ

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Objective : This study was conducted as the first-stage of the community support program based on Action Research, aiming at the residents' participation in the community, through talking about evaluation of the elderly's role in the community and their role practice Our purpose was to sound out the role expectation for the elderly in the community and their role conduct from the view-point of the residents and connect then to planning and carrying out the health promotion program enhancing their social participation in the community, based on community individuality and independence of the residents. Method : The Focus Group Interview was conducted with two groups comprising of residents in an urban area close to Sapporo City who were 30-59 years old and 60-74 years old respectively. Results: The role expectation for the elderly in the community was extracted: "Supporting the elderly" "Supporting childrearing" "Interaction among the younger generation" "Getting on well with neighbors" "Managing a residents' association" "Making the environment more attractive". Discussion : The Focus Group Interview made 'thoughts and awareness' of the residents emerge and common issues in the community shared, which was the beginning of empowerment process in the community.

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Japanese Journal of Human Sciences of Health-Social Services

Japanese Journal of Human Sciences of Health-Social Services 21 (1), 25-34, 2014

Japanese Society of Human Sciences of Health-Social Services

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