Perception of Aging and Quality of Life in Modern Japanese Community
Perception of Aging and Quality of Life in Modern Japanese Community
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现代日本社区对老龄化和生活质量的看法
DOI：
10.1046/j.1442-2018.2002.01140_11.x
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2002
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J. Yoneda
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作者：
K. Hattori;M. Matsuda;J. Yoneda
日本的老年人口数量急剧上升。1999年全国老年人口2100万人，占总人口的16.7%。相比之下，未成年人(0-14岁)每年减少31.6万人，劳动人口(15-)每年减少1.6万人。据估计，到2020年，日本将有25%的人口超过65岁。尽管日本政府采取了新的措施(即护理保险)来应对老年人口的快速增长，但年轻一代认为老年人口的增加是压倒性的。这项研究调查了现代日本人对衰老和生活质量(QOL)的看法。对22名健康成年人进行了半结构式访谈。从40-49岁、50-59岁、60-69岁、70岁及以上四个年龄段中随机抽取三男三女。通过访谈的方式提炼出关键词S。采用简明健康状况调查问卷(SF-36)进行生活质量评估。SF-36包含36个问题，衡量八个参数的健康状态：身体功能、心理健康、角色-身体、角色-情感、身体疼痛、一般健康感知、活力和社会功能。
The number of aged people in Japan has risen dramatically. There were 21 million elderly people in 1999, which accounted for 16.7% of the population. By comparison, the number of juveniles (0–14 years) has decreased by 316 000 annually and the working population (15–64 years) has decreased by 160 000 annually. It is estimated that 25% of the population in Japan will be over 65 years of age by 2020. Although the Japanese government has taken new measures (i.e. nursing care insurance) to address this rapid increase of elderly people, the rising number of aged has been perceived, by the younger generation, as being overwhelming. This study examined the modern Japanese perception of aging and quality of life (QOL). A semistructured interview was done with 22 healthy adults. Three men and three women were randomly selected from four age groups: 40–49 years, 50–59 years, 60–69 years, and 70 years and over. Keyword s were abstracted by way of interviews. The Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) was used to assess QOL. The SF-36 contains 36 questions that measure the health status for the eight parameters: physical functioning, mental health, role-physical, role-emotional, bodily pain, general health perception, vitality, and social functioning.