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Family caregiving of the elderly and Long‐Term Care Insurance in rural Japan
Author(s) -
Asahara Kiyomi,
Momose Yumiko,
Murashima Sachiyo
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-172x.2002.00358.x
Subject(s) - long term care insurance , elderly care , medicine , perception , gerontology , long term care , rural area , qualitative research , national health insurance , nursing , psychology , environmental health , population , sociology , social science , pathology , neuroscience
In this study, data were used from a qualitative research study and a literature review to present the characteristics of family caregiving for the elderly in rural Japan, and changes and issues related to home care since the recent implementation of Long‐Term Care Insurance (LTCI) for the Elderly. The results of a quantitative study are also used to describe the perceptions of public health nurses about their role in the LTCI, and the future role of Japanese nurses in rural Japan is discussed.