The Role of Public Health Nurses in Japanese Long-term Care Prevention Projects in the Community

Abstract

As the frontrunner of ageing countries, we would like to introduce the role of public health nurses in Japanese long-term care prevention projects in the community and our research on healthy longevity in this review article. Previous studies in Japan reported that lack of participation in social activities was significantly related to an increased risk to suffer from disability and subsequently requiring the application of Japanese long-term care insurance. As for primary/secondary prevention for old populations, public health nurses are expected to develop and utilize the social capital in health promotion interventions at individual and community levels in Japan. Since 2006, long-term care insurance was revised focusing on preventive care by detecting people aged 65 years and older who are at high risk of needing future care or support. There will be increasing demand for health care professionals to promote a community's overall health status in cost-effective ways, and public health nurses should play an important role to make it.

Analysis of the status quo of the Elderly’s demands of medical and elderly care combination in the underdeveloped regions of Western China and its influencing factors: a case study of Lanzhou

“…Furthermore, the demand rate for the service in Lanzhou is on the rise with the rising price that is willing to pay, which is similar to related literature [11,15]. This is due to conditions such as social status, income Table 3 Variable definition for related factors and demand of the medical-nursing combined service and degree of education of the elderly with a high willingness to pay are better than those with a low willingness to pay [11,15].…”

“…Questionnaire concerning elderly people's needs for combined medical and elderly care: Questionnaires covering personal characteristics, health status, economic status and elderly people's understanding of a combined medical-nursing service, have been frequently adopted by scholars at home and abroad for investigating the need for an elderly nursing service combining medical and elderly care. To better compare with the results of related literature [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42], and perform an in-depth analysis of factors affecting the need for combining medical and elderly care, a questionnaire related to the eldercare needs of combining medical and elderly care has been designed by epidemiological and statistical experts and jointly compiled by the research team and elderly nursing management experts based on a full reference to relevant literature [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] and national health policies. The in-house designed 'Survey on the elderly's needs of combination of medical and elderly care in Lanzhou' was used as a survey instrument.…”

“…The in-house designed 'Survey on the elderly's needs of combination of medical and elderly care in Lanzhou' was used as a survey instrument. The questionnaire was designed following the literature [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42], the China Health and Pension Tracking Survey and the Fifth National Health Service Survey-Family Health Questionnaire, as shown in Table 1.…”

“…3, the primary influencing factors of the elderly's demand for the service are varied. The primary influencing factor of the elderly's demand for the service is a willingness to pay in Lanzhou, children's support in Chongqing [15], the type of medical insurance in Zhanjiang [31], health management in Quanzhou [32] and age in Shihezi [34]. The above results show that related departments should formulate and develop planning and policies for the service following the actual situation.…”

Analysis of the Status Quo of the Elderly’s Demands of medical and elderly care Combination in the Underdeveloped Regions of Western China and Its Influencing Factors: A Case Study of Lanzhou

“…Questionnaire concerning elderly people's needs for combined medical and elderly care: Questionnaires covering personal characteristics, health status, economic status and elderly people's understanding of a combined medical-nursing service, have been frequently adopted by scholars at home and abroad for investigating the need for an elderly nursing service combining medical and elderly care. To better compare with the results of related literature [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43], and perform an in-depth analysis of factors affecting the need for combining medical and elderly care, a questionnaire related to the eldercare needs of combining medical and elderly care has been designed by epidemiological and statistical experts and jointly compiled by the research team and elderly nursing management experts based on a full reference to relevant literature [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] Table 1.…”