Systems Development and Difficulties in Implementing Procedures for Elder Abuse Prevention Among Private Community General Support Centers in Japan |
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Authors: | Miharu Nakanishi PhD Taeko Nakashima PhD Yukako Yamaoka MPH Keiko Hada LLB Hideaki Tanaka MPE |
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Affiliation: | 1. Institute for Health Economics and Policy , Tokyo , Japan mnakanishi-tky@umin.ac.jp;3. Institute for Health Economics and Policy , Tokyo , Japan;4. Mizuho Information &5. Research Institute , Tokyo , Japan |
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Abstract: | The present study examines differences in systems development and difficulties in implementing procedures for elder abuse prevention in 1,119 private and 606 public community general support centers under the public long-term care insurance program in Japan. The private community general support centers showed more difficulty implementing procedures than the public community general support centers. Controlling for the type of municipality, progress in systems development did not differ between the private and public community general support centers. Further research should examine how the characteristics of municipal governments are related to systems development in community general support centers. |
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Keywords: | community general support centers elder abuse Japan local government long-term care insurance |
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