痴呆性老人の施設形態別にみたケアの実態に関する解析的考察 : 小規模居住形態の有効性の実証に関する研究

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The object of this study is to clarify the effectiveness of small-scale units in caring for people with dementia through a comparison between a psychiatric ward and a group home. One survey subject is a group home as an example of small-scale facilities with a capacity of 6 residents, the other is a psychiatric ward with a capacity of 50 inpatients as a large-scale example, both affiliated to K Hospital in Akita Prefecture in Japan. We carried out long-term observation survey of daily activities of each patient/resident and each caring staff, from 1993 to 1994, total amount to 62 days. Some conclusions were shown as follows: (1)Frequency contacted by care staffs is higher in the group home. (2)Residents in the group home could to keep better a daily living, which they used to have. (3)Residents in the group home could to collaborate better in each other. (4)Walking distance of care staff in the group home is shorter than in the psychiatric ward.
社団法人日本建築学会の論文
1998-12-30