中山間地域に居住する高齢者の地域生活とQOL評価の関係 : 高齢者のQOL向上に向けた福祉のまちづくりに関する研究

摘要

This study examined the impact of rural planning on community development related to improvements in the level of QOL (Quality of Life) of elderly persons. In this report, we conducted a correlational analysis of social life and the QOL evaluation of elderly persons living in the mountainous villages. We interviewed elderly persons living in the mountainous villages regarding their conditions of their social life, and whether they were living alone. In general, elderly persons had low evaluations on QOL on health and use of facilities for travel. The elderly persons who had high QOL evaluations had outdoors activities and their families often visited their homes. In order to elevate the quality of life in these settings, it will be necessary to support activities outside the home and to build a system that facilitates for travel without constraint. This could be an effective method to increase periodic visits from their families, which would enhance the level of QOL for these persons.