Social Activities of Community-Dwelling Older Adult in COVID-19 : Interviews with Users of Day-care Service in Kyoto City

シンガタ　コロナ　ウイルス　カンセンショウ　カクダイカ　ニ　オケル　コウレイシャ　ノ　シャカイ　カツドウ　ノ　ジッタイ　ツウショガタ　サービス　ノ　リヨウシャ　ヲ　タイショウ　ニ　シタ　シツテキ　ケンキュウカラ

テラムラ, アキラ

Teramura, Akira

濵田, 光佑

ハマダ, コウスケ

Hamada, Kosuke

岡山, 友哉

オカヤマ, トモヤ

Okayama, Tomoya

石本, 恭子

イシモト, ヤスコ

Ishimoto, Yasuko

オオサカ　ダイガク　ニンゲン　カガク　ケンキュウカ　フゾク　ミライ　キョウソウ　センター

新型コロナウイルス感染症

社会活動

通所型サービス

社会的フレイル

Community-Dwelling Older Adult

COVID-19

Social Activities

Daycare Center

Social Frailty

Research Article

Introduction: Social activity is considered to be an important factor in the prevention of care for the elderly. The purpose of this study is to clarify the actual situation of social activities in COVID-19 through qualitative research focusing on the narratives of the elderly. Subjects and Methods: The subjects were 12 elderly people over 75 years old who use a day-care Center in Kyoto City. The subjects were selected from those whose cognitive and physical functions were maintained and who were using day-care services for the purpose of care prevention. Semi-structured interviews were used to qualitatively and inductively analyze the characteristics of social activities in terms of activities that became difficult to carry out and activities that were able to be undertaken due to the effects of the COVID-19 voluntary restraint from going out. Result: From the narratives on social activities in COVID-19, there were three categories of experiences that were difficult: family relations, face-to-face interactions with acquaintances, and volunteer activities. On the other hand, there were three categories of experiences that were implemented: activities for family members, ongoing interaction with acquaintances, and limited volunteer activities, indicating that they continued their efforts with ingenuity or started new ones. There were four categories of factors that enabled the implementation of social activities were identified: interest, past experience, human environment, and physical environment. Conclusion: Due to the prolonged period of voluntary restraint from going out, various changes were observed in the social activities of the elderly. In order to maintain and promote social activities, it is important to focus on understanding the internal factors of the elderly, such as their interests and past experiences, and intervening in the external factors, such as the human and physical environments surrounding them.

濵田, 光佑

岡山, 友哉

石本, 恭子