Between Family Obligation and Social Care-the Significance of Institutional Care for the Elderly in Japan

The multifaceted significance of institutional care for elderly people in contemporary Japan is analyzed. An overview of the changes in the demographic structure in Japan is provided. Changes in the social environment of care for elderly people in the postwar period are discussed. In regard to the recent trends of welfare policy for elderly people, development of the variety of institutional care for the elderly is briefly described. By providing concrete examples of cases observed at an institution where the first author of this article has been working for many years, analysis is made of what causes individuals to opt for institutional care instead of other alternatives, such as family care. In all, we hope to enhance the understanding of the meanings of institutional care for the elderly by exploring the interface between family obligation and social care in the changing social environment of contemporary Japan

テクスト ト シテ ノ フクシ コッカ フィンランド フクシ コッカ ノ ゲンセツ ブンセキ

社会

ダイガクセイ ノ スイミン シュウカン ト ショクセイカツ エフィカシー トノ カンレン ニツイテ : 1ネンセイ オ タイショウ ニ

本研究は、大学1年生を対象に、睡眠と食生活エフィカシーとの関連について明らかにし、学生生活を健康的に進めるために役立つ情報や環境づくりを構築するための知見を得ることを目的とした。Ａ大学の学部1年生290名（男性103名、女性187名）に対し、年齢、性別、所属、居住形態（独居、同居）について尋ね、さらに3次元型睡眠尺度、および食行動効力感尺度への回答を求めた。その結果、睡眠の中でも位相の因子が食生活エフィカシー尺度と強く関連していることが示された。さらに、その傾向は独居学生において強く認められたことは特筆すべき結果と言えるだろう。また、位相は「野菜を毎食食べることができる」「朝食を毎日摂ることができる」といった項目とも有意に相関していた。これらの結果をもとに、情報提供を効果的に行い、質の良い睡眠習慣を確保し、生活習慣病の予防に役立てることが大切である

DECIGO pathfinder

DECIGO pathfinder (DPF) is a milestone satellite mission for DECIGO (DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory) which is a future space gravitational wave antenna. DECIGO is expected to provide us fruitful insights into the universe, in particular about dark energy, a formation mechanism of supermassive black holes, and the inflation of the universe. Since DECIGO will be an extremely large mission which will formed by three drag-free spacecraft with 1000m separation, it is significant to gain the technical feasibility of DECIGO before its planned launch in 2024. Thus, we are planning to launch two milestone missions: DPF and pre-DECIGO. The conceptual design and current status of the first milestone mission, DPF, are reviewed in this article