Research activity information

• 変形性関節症患者の手術治療と保存療法における，医療費，QOLと介護度

  上杉 裕子, 林 申也, 松本 知之, 山岡 淳, 藤岡 秀英, 西井 孝

  目的：高齢者の運動器障害疾患の罹患率は高く，下肢関節疾患は要介護の原因の上位を占めている。手術療法は疼痛や歩行機能改善への有効性が示されているが，高齢患者でのQOL改善や医療費経済効果の術後継続性は明らかでない。本研究では変形性膝・股関節症患者の関節手術療法5年以上経過後の医療費，QOL，介護状況を，保存療法継続患者と比較し明らかとすることを目的とした。 方法：対象者はA病院整形外科外来を受診した80歳から85歳までの変形性膝関節症，変形性股関節症患者とし，5年以上前に手術をした手術療法群（14名）と保存療法継続群（13名）を対象とした。最新2年間の患者医療費，患者QOL（SF-8），介護保険の利用状況の比較検討を行った。 結果：手術療法群の42.9％，保存療法群の15.4％が独歩可能であり，介護保険の利用は手術療法群で57.1％，保存療法群で69.2％であった。QOLスコアは手術療法群が保存療法群より有意に良く，最新2年間の年間医療費も手術療法群が低い結果であった。 考察：術後5年以上経過した手術療法群のQOLは保存療法群より良く，医療費も低かったことより，手術治療により数年間の高齢者の健康改善効果が継続する可能性が示唆された。

  日本関節病学会, 2024, 日本関節病学会誌, 43(3) (3), 325 - 330, Japanese


• The Effects of Participating in Community Events on Health in the Mountainous Area: Empirical Research Based on Questionnaire for Inhabitants in Yamanouchi Area, Himeji, Hyogo

  KINUGASA Tomoko, TOYOZAWA Kei, FUJIOKA Yoshihide, YAMAOKA Atsushi, TAMURA Minoru

  In Japan mountainous areas’ population aging is more pronounced than in urban areas. Therefore, supporting community sustainability through health maintenance is critical. This study examines whether participating in community events leads to subjective health. We focused on the Yamanouchi area of Yumesaki-cho, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, which is mountainous area and where population aging and depopulation is serious. With the theme of “town development for longevity and health,” multiple universities are participating in practical research projects in this area, such as a new health checkup, “Health Checkup Project through adding points to Goodness in Daily Life.” We hypothesized that joining community events actively and concerning to have connections with people outside their area, such as university students, lead good health. In 2019 and 2021, we conducted questionnaire surveys targeting all households in the Yamanouchi area and clarified the effects of joining community events and knowing local events related to university students on subjective health. We consider the endogeneity of variables related to events and conducted empirical analysis based on extended ordered probit model. Our empirical results supported our hypothesis. We found that inhabitants who join more community events or those who know of more events with university students tend to evaluate their health more favorably, and the effects were statistically significant. Thus, we deduce that actively planning community events will be beneficial for inhabitants’ health in the area. In addition, it is possible that university students’ participation in community development is effective for inhabitants’ health. In the mountainous areas where the population is decreasing, continuing community events could prove difficult, but it would be important to consider their impact on health and encourage various events as far as possible.

  Population Association of Japan, Sep. 2023, The Journal of Population Studies, 46(1) (1), 24 - 40, Japanese

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• Empirical Analysis of Mental Health Problems in Small and Medium Enterprises : Findings from Kobe University Data Health Joint Research Project

  Yamaoka Juntarou, Yugami Kazufumi, Suzuki Jun, Fujioka Yoshihide

  労働者のメンタルヘルス問題への対処が社会的・経済的に重要な課題であることは，近年広く認識されるようになっている。中小企業従業者の健康に関するわれわれの共同研究では，レセプト（診療報酬明細書）データとともに，事業所および従業者を対象としたアンケート調査データを用いて，中小企業従業者のメンタルヘルス問題の分析研究に取り組んできた。本稿では，精神疾患の受療行動と企業特性との関係，職場のハラスメントがメンタルヘルスに与える影響，企業によるメンタルヘルス対策の効果という3つの分析課題を取り上げ，それぞれの分析結果を概説することで労働者のメンタルヘルスに関する実証研究の進展を紹介し，メンタルヘルス問題をめぐる経済学的研究の意義と課題を展望する。

  神戸大学経済経営学会, Jan. 2023, 国民経済雑誌, 227(1) (1), 45 - 63, Japanese

  Research institution


• The Impact of Workplace Harassment on Mental Health and Organizations– Empirical Analysis Using Panel Data of Employees of Small and Medium Enterprises –

  YAMAOKA Juntaro, YUGAMI Kazufumi, FUJIOKA Yoshihide, SUZUKI Jun

  In recent years, workplace harassment has been attracting attention in Japan and abroad as a factor behind workers’ mental health problems. This paper examines the impact of workplace harassment on workers’ mental health using panel data of employer-employee matching data for small and medium-sized firms in Hyogo Prefecture. In the analysis, we compare the impacts of workplace harassment on mental health with that of various stressors associated with mental health. We also examine the effects of workplace harassment on the intention to quit the firm and the actual separation. The results show the negative relationship between workplace harassment and workers’ mental health. The negative impact of harassment on mental health is of non-negligible magnitude, comparable to the negative effect of about 70 hours of unpaid overtime work per month on mental health. Furthermore, results show that workplace harassment increases workers’ intention to quit the firm. These results suggest that workplace harassment has a significant impact on workers’ mental health and has no small impact on a firms’ human resource management.

  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan, 2022, Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 15(2) (2), 71 - 83, Japanese

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Using the Yoitoko Check-Up, a Novel Health Check-Up Providing Positive Feedback to Older Adults: A Before-After Study

  Shinsuke Yahata, Minoru Tamura, Atsushi Yamaoka, Yoshihide Fujioka, Masanobu Okayama

  2021, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE, 14, 2589 - 2598, English

  Scientific journal

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• Freelancers and Social Security: Questionnaire Survey for Free Writers

  Karatsu Shuhei, Fujioka Yoshihide

  神戸大学経済経営学会, May 2020, Journal of economics & Business Administration, 221(5) (5), 1 - 20, Japanese

  Research institution


• "Comprehensive Strategy for Regional Creation " and Reorganization of the Local Community : "Small Multifunction Autonomy" and the Issue on the Incorporation of Community Organizations

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  本稿では, ｢平成の大合併｣から全国的に広がり, ｢地方創生総合戦略｣のなかで新たに位置づけられてきた｢地域自治組織｣, ｢地域運営組織｣, ｢小さな拠点づくり｣の一連の地縁型組織の政策的含意を整理することからはじめ, 2018年6 月の現地調査をふまえながら, 島根県雲南市での｢小規模多機能自治｣と｢地域自主組織｣の成果と課題を明らかにする｡なお, ｢新しいコミュニティづくり｣に必要な原則は,(1) ｢自由な参加｣と(2) ｢目的・機能的な活動｣, (3) ｢政策的支援｣である｡これらの視点から｢地域自治組織｣の法人化について検討している｡

  神戸大学経済経営学会, Dec. 2018, Journal of economics & business administration, 218(6) (6), 1 - 14, Japanese

  Research institution

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• Mental Health of Small and Medium Enterprise Workers: An Empirical Analysis Using Medical Claims Data from Japan Health Insurance Association

  YAMAOKA JUNTARO, FUJIOKA YOSHIHIDE, YUGAMI KAZUFUMI, SUZUKI JUN, ADACHI YOSHIMI

  In the past two decades, we have been observing mental health problems of
  workers as a new type of social issues. Although previous studies have used various
  measures indicating high probability of mental health problem, relatively few studies
  have analyzed the incidence of or physician visits for mental disorder as an outcome
  measure.
  In this study, we examine the incidence of

  The Health Care Science Institute, Oct. 2017, Journal of Health and Society, 27(3) (3), 377 - 391, Japanese

  [Refereed]

  Scientific journal


• NGO Challenge for Economic Social Policy in India

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  インドのカースト制度の実態と雇用問題など、経済社会化問題の現状を見ながら、社会保障制度の状況を紹介している。さらに、NGOによる生活保障の実践事例とその成果を明らかにしている。

  Kobe University, Jun. 2016, 國民經濟雜誌, 213(6) (6), 41 - 57, Japanese

  [Invited]

  Research institution

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• ケンコウ ・ ブンカ ・ スポーツ ト チホウソウセイ : 2020 トウキョウ オリンピック ・ パラリンピック 、 2021 カンサイ ワールドマスターズゲームズ ガ ツクル ニホン ノ レジェンド

  FUJIOKA YOSHIHIDE

  地域活性化のためのコミュニティづくりに関する理論と実践事例

  地域活性学会, Sep. 2015, 第7回研究大会（2015年度・兵庫）論文集, 7, 267 - 270, Japanese

  [Refereed]


• Practices of Regional Collaboration Projects in Hyogo Prefecture Taka-cho and the Significance for University Education

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  社会政策の立場から、大学と地域社会との連携事業の理論と実践

  神戸大学経済経営学会, Jun. 2014, 国民経済雑誌, 209(6) (6), 25 - 41, Japanese

  [Invited]

  Research institution

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• チイキ コミュニティ ニ オケル アタラシイ ネットワーク ノ カノウセイ ; ダイ49カイ ゼンコク タイカイ キョウツウ ロンダイ 「 チイキ コミュニティ ニ オケル アタラシイ ネットワーク ノ カノウセイ 」

  YOSHIHIDE FUJIOKA

  宮垣報告へのコメントに代えて (地域コミュニティにおける新しいネットワークの可能性

  現代書館, Sep. 2014, 経済社会学会年報, 36(36) (36), 38 - 42, Japanese

  [Invited]


• The Social Effect Analysis of Lifelong Learning as Local Social Policy

  Tahara Kenji, Fujioka Yoshihide

  Kobe University, Aug. 2012, 國民經濟雜誌, 206(2) (2), 61 - 75, Japanese

  Research institution

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• Return Migration to "Nature-rich Residential Areas" : Research Results Based on a Partnership between Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University and Taka Town, Hyogo Prefecture

  Yamaoka Astushi, Fujioka Yoshihide, Kishi Masahiro, Nakagawa Satoshi

  Kobe University, Mar. 2011, 國民經濟雜誌, 203(3) (3), 39 - 56, Japanese

  Research institution

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• Possibilities of Social Policy by NGO in Philippines

  Fujioka Yoshihide, Yamaoka Atsushi

  Kobe University, Aug. 2010, 國民經濟雜誌, 202(2) (2), 47 - 65, Japanese

  Research institution

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• A Study of New Community Theory based on Dr. Kazuta Kurauchi's Phenomenological Sociology

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  Kobe University, Oct. 2008, 國民經濟雜誌, 198(4) (4), 17 - 32, Japanese

  Research institution


• 新しいコミュニティ政策と福祉社会の展望 (特集 少子高齢社会における受益と負担の関係)

  FUJIOKA Yoshihide

  神戸 : 神戸都市問題研究所 ; 1975-2018, Jan. 2008, 都市政策, 130(130) (130), 22 - 29, Japanese

  Scientific journal


• Regional Welfare Planand the Activity of a New Community

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  Kobe University, Dec. 2006, Journal of economics and business administration, 194(6) (6), 61 - 76, Japanese

  Research institution


• 介護保険制度から「社会福祉基礎構造改革」への文脈

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  神戸 : ひょうご経済研究所, Oct. 2006, 季刊 ひょうご経済, No.92(92) (92), 16 - 24, Japanese

  Scientific journal


• 「社会福祉基礎構造改革」と介護保障システムの課題 新しい福祉コミュニティのために

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  Mar. 2006, 「高齢者福祉のあり方に関する研究」（「２１世紀文明の創造」調査研究事業（第３部会）、（財）阪神・淡路大震災記念協会、財団法人２１世紀ヒューマンケア研究機構）, Japanese

  Scientific journal


• The Long-Term Care Insurance and Issues of Local Government: Result from the Adjustment Project of Long-Term Care Insurance Services

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  Kobe University, 2004, 神戸大学経済学研究年報, 51, 71 - 96, Japanese

  Research institution

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• 福祉をテーマとする「総合学習」授業実践

  藤岡 秀英, 李 義昭

  加東 : 兵庫教育大学学校教育研究センター, Sep. 2003, 学校教育学研究, 15, 125 - 129, Japanese


• これからの老人福祉施設 : 市場原理の導入がもたらす問題—The Future of Nursing Home for Elderly—二次元的秩序の超克 : 市場と国家を超えて

  藤岡 秀英

  東京 : 現代書館, 2002, 経済社会学会年報 / 経済社会学会 編, (24) (24), 112 - 121, Japanese


• Problems and Possibilities of Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly in Japan (Economic and Social Analysis of Ageing Population)

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  神戸大学経済経営学会, Jan. 2002, 国民経済雑誌, 185(1) (1), 37 - 53, Japanese

  Research institution


• ヘルダー・ドルナイヒの経済システム論(第349回例会, 経済学研究会報告要旨)

  藤岡 秀英

  神戸大学大学院経済学研究科, Mar. 1996, 神戸大學經濟學研究年報, 42, 137 - 137, Japanese

  Research institution


• The Social Cost of Care for the Elderly at Nursinghome

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  神戸大学経済経営学会, Jan. 1996, 国民経済雑誌, 173(1) (1), 73 - 82, Japanese

  Research institution


• Vernetzte Strukturen--das Denken in Ordnungen/Herder-Dorneich,Philipp(1992)

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  記事分類: 学術・文化--書評--経済・経営・産業 記事種別: 書評

  神戸大学経済経営学会, Jul. 1994, 国民経済雑誌, 170(1) (1), 115 - 119, Japanese

  Research institution

• 農福連携事業の持続可能性 : 就労継続支援事業所の取り組みを中心に

  李 金陽, 藤岡 秀英

  神戸 : 神戸大学経済経営学会, Jun. 2025, 国民経済雑誌 = Journal of economics & business administration, 229(2) (2), 55 - 69, Japanese


• Practice Report of "Novel Health Check-Up Providing Positive Feedback" in Collaboration with ''Yumesaki-Hanakaido Projects"

  Fujioka Yoshihide, Kinugasa Tomoko, Yamaoka Atsushi, Tamura Minoru

  神戸大学経済経営学会, 10 Feb. 2022, 国民経済雑誌, 225(2) (2), 79 - 92, Japanese

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• 「加点式健診事業」を通じた学生への教育効果—人生100年時代における経済社会学

  田村 穗, 山岡 淳, 藤岡 秀英

  東京 : 現代書館, 2022, 経済社会学会年報 / 経済社会学会 編, (44) (44), 5 - 16, Japanese


• 「加点式健診事業」を通じた学生への教育効果

  山岡 淳, 藤岡 秀英

  2022, 経済社会学会年報, 44, 5 - 16


• Educational Effect of Students Through the Project of “Novel Health Check-Up Providing Positive Feedback”

  Tamura Minoru, Yamaoka Atsushi, Fujioka Yoshihide

  The Society of Economic Sociology, 2022, The Annual of the Society of Economic Sociology, 44(44) (44), 5 - 16, Japanese


• Practical Research on Regional Promotion in Rural Mountain Villages by Industry-Academia Collaboration

  Yamaoka Atsushi, Tamura Minoru, Kinugasa Tomoko, Fujioka Yoshihide

  今日の日本では地方創生を掲げ中央政府や地方自治体，そして集落レベルでの様々な地域振興が行われている。本研究は中山間の限界集落である姫路市夢前町山之内地区を対象とした。全戸アンケート調査と集落訪問調査を行ったうえで，当該地域における現在までの経済社会の変遷，現在の人口構成から考えられる将来の地域課題，民間事業者が中心となって行っている「夢前花街道事業」の成果，こうした課題や活動を反映したうえでの地域住民による山之内地区の将来の展望を示した。

  神戸大学経済経営学会, 10 Oct. 2020, 国民経済雑誌, 222(4) (4), 43 - 58, Japanese

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• Freelancers and Social Security: Questionnaire Survey for Free Writers

  Karatsu Shuhei, Fujioka Yoshihide

  神戸大学経済経営学会, 10 May 2020, 国民経済雑誌, 221(5) (5), 1 - 20, Japanese


• Theory and Practice for Regional Revitalization

  Yoshihide Fujioka

  Apr. 2020, 『学習のために』, 令和2年(前期) (前期), 1 - 12, Japanese

  [Invited]

  Introduction research institution

  Link to Kobe Univ. Repository (Kernel)


• The Social Effect Analysis of Lifelong Learning as Local Social Policy

  Tahara Kenji, Fujioka Yoshihide

  神戸大学経済経営学会, Aug. 2012, 国民経済雑誌, 206(2) (2), 61 - 75, Japanese


• 社会政策への勝手口

  FUJIOKA Yoshihide

  神戸大学, Apr. 2012, 経済学・経営学学習のために, 2012, 35 - 43, Japanese


• Return Migration to "Nature-rich Residential Areas" : Research Results Based on a Partnership between Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University and Taka Town, Hyogo Prefecture

  Yamaoka Astushi, Fujioka Yoshihide, Kishi Masahiro, Nakagawa Satoshi

  神戸大学経済経営学会, Mar. 2011, 国民経済雑誌, 203(3) (3), 39 - 56, Japanese


• Possibilities of Social Policy by NGO in Philippines

  Fujioka Yoshihide, Yamaoka Atsushi

  神戸大学経済経営学会, Aug. 2010, 国民経済雑誌, 202(2) (2), 47 - 65, Japanese


• ジンコウ ゲンショウ シャカイ ノ ケイザイ シャカイガク ; ダイ43カイ ゼンコク タイカイ キョウツウ ロンダイ 「 ジンコウ ゲンショウ シャカイ ノ ケイザイ シャカイガク 」

  藤岡 秀英

  東京 : 現代書館, 2008, 経済社会政策学会年報 30(印刷中), (30) (30), 25 - 29, Japanese


• 社会政策論の魅力

  藤岡 秀英

  神戸大学, 2007, 経済学・経営学学習のために, 2007, 51 - 59, Japanese


• 書評『消費社会の行方－記号消費と脱物質主義－』

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  東京 : 現代書館, 2006, 経済社会学会年報, XXⅧ(28) (28), 280 - 282, Japanese


• 豊かな国日本?貧しい国フィリピン?

  藤岡 秀英

  2005, 愛農 2005・6, 13 - 15


• 法経学会講演会 : 新しいコミュニテイづくりの経済社会学 : 兵庫県八千代町のまちづくりを中心として

  藤岡 秀英

  静岡大学, 2003, 経済論集, 6, 167 - 182, Japanese


• The Future of Nursing Home for Elderly

  藤岡 秀英

  現代書館, 2002, 経済社会学会年報, (24) (24), 112 - 121, Japanese


• Die Gesundheitswesen in Deutschland und das Steuerungssystem

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  Kobe University, Apr. 1992, The Rokkodai ronshu, 39(1) (1), 73 - 84, Japanese


• Pluralistischen Gesellschaft und Neokorporatismus

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  Kobe University, Oct. 1990, The Rokkodai ronshu, 37(3) (3), 20 - 30, Japanese

• セオリー＆プラクティス経済政策

  YANAGAWA TAKASHI, NAGO TAKAYUKI, FUJIOKA YOSHIHIDE

  Joint editor, 有斐閣, 2017, Japanese, ISBN: 9784641164994

  Textbook


• 社会政策のための経済社会学

  FUJIOKA Yoshihide

  Single work, 高菅出版, Mar. 2012, Japanese, ISBN: 9784901793605

  Scholarly book


• ハンドブック経済学

  FUJIOKA Yoshihide

  Joint work, ミネルヴァ, 2011, Japanese

  Textbook

• 加点式健康診断の継続的な受診が高齢者に与える影響

  田村 穗, 徳島文理大学総合政策学部, 山岡 淳, 神戸大学大学院経済学研究科, 藤岡 秀英

  経済社会学会第60回全国大会, Sep. 2024, Japanese

  Oral presentation


• 夢前花街道事業との連携による加点式健診事業

  藤岡秀英

  経済社会学会 第57回全国大会, Sep. 2021, Japanese

  Keynote oral presentation


• Impact of the Heisei merger on the population structure in mountainous areas

  Minoru TamuraAtsushi Yamaoka, Yoshihide Fujioka

  経済社会学会 西部部会, Dec. 2019, Japanese

  Oral presentation


• Student's learning through the practice of "Yotoko Medical Checkup"

  田中黎, 八幡晋輔, 奥涌志, 山岡淳, 藤岡秀英, 岡山雅信

  日本プライマリ・ケア連合学会第33回近畿地方会, Dec. 2019, Japanese

  Poster presentation


• Yoitoko Medical Checkup: A new health promotion initiative in collaboration with the area revitalization business, "Yumesaki Hanakaido Business"

  奥涌志, 八幡晋輔, 田中八幡晋輔, 田中黎, 山岡淳, 藤岡秀英

  日本プライマリ・ケア連合学会第33回近畿地方会, Dec. 2019

  Poster presentation


• 地域活性化の理論と大学教育を通じた実践

  FUJIOKA YOSHIHIDE

  地域活性学会 第7回研究大会（2015年度・兵庫）, Sep. 2015, Japanese, 大手前大学 夙川キャンパス, 地域活性化のための社会理論と地域連携を通じた大学教育の実践事例, Domestic conference

  Oral presentation


• 私の元気が地域で活きる

  藤岡 秀英

  兵庫県加西市健康福祉まつり, Nov. 2004, Japanese, 兵庫県加西市, 未記入, Domestic conference

  Oral presentation


• NPOと地方行政

  藤岡 秀英

  平成15年度 上級吏員研修, Jan. 2004, Japanese, 未記入, 兵庫県西脇市役所, Domestic conference

  Oral presentation


• 新しいコミュニティづくりの経済社会学－兵庫県八千代町の町づくりを中心として－

  藤岡 秀英

  静岡大学人文学部 法経学会春期講演会, Jun. 2003, Japanese, 未記入, 静岡大学, Domestic conference

  Oral presentation

• 地域活性学会


• 経済社会学会

• 運動器手術後患者の就労支援モデルの開発-働き続けられる社会のために-

  上杉 裕子, 角谷 賢一朗, 林 申也, 藤岡 秀英, 松本 知之, 西井 孝, 黒田 良祐

  日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(C), 神戸大学, 01 Apr. 2021 - 31 Mar. 2024


• Empirical research to improve the workplace environment using complex clinical data

  Fujioka Yoshihide

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Kobe University, Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2024

  We collated "receipt data" with a questionnaire to "operators and employees" and clarified that harassment in the workplace environment is related to mental health impairment through analysis. It was also revealed that mental health is also related to lifestyle (Sleep Time), family composition by machine learning methods. It has been clarified that efforts to aim for "health management" for improving the workplace environment will lead to motivation for the work of employees and the intention to leave their jobs. In the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Check-up Business" in the mountainous area, we built our own health check-up votes to increase motivation for flail prevention and health promotion, and implemented "Yoitoko Health Check-up", a Novel Health Check-Up Providing Positive Feedback to Older Adults, and through this business, we clarified empirically the improvement of health promotion and motivation to participate in community activities.


• Development of model of economic evaluation, quality of life (QOL), and care in osteoarthritis patients undergoing surgery and conservative therapy

  UESUGI YUKO

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Kobe University, Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2021

  This study examines the status of economic evaluation, quality of life (QOL), and care of osteoarthritis patients undergoing surgery and conservative therapy. The subjects, 80- to 85-year-old patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, were orthopedic outpatients in Hospital. In total, 54 older patients (43 women, mean age of 82.6 years) were considered and divided into three groups: surgery before five years (S1) or within five years (S2) and conservative therapy (NS). In the S1 and NS groups, 42.9% and 15.4% of the patients could walk independently. The QOL score of the physical component was 48.0 and 38.8 in the S1 and NS groups respectively. In the S2 group there was no significant difference in medical costs before and after surgery. However, medical costs decreased for 15 patients (55.6%).

  Competitive research funding


• 『夢前花街道事業」と「加点式健診事業」の連携による地域活性化実践研究

  岡山雅信, 八幡晋輔, 山岡淳, 衣笠智子, 宇佐美眞, 佐伯勇, 天野信子, 郡俊之, 井上紗奈, 岡本希

  日本生命財団, 高齢社会実践的課題研究, 経済社会学, Oct. 2018 - Nov. 2020, Principal investigator


• Migration to Rural Areas-Japan, Germany and Thailand-

  NAKAGAWA Satoshi, TAKAHASHI Shinichi, YAMAMOTO Mitsuru, FUJIOKA Yoshihide

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Kobe University, 2009 - 2011

  Based on the questionnaire survey in a rural area of Hyogo Prefecture, we found that more and more young couples returned to the villages with children for better environments for children in this decade, which implies that child-care support for families is needed for promoting permanent residency, in addition to employment policy. We conducted a questionnaire survey in Chaing Mai, Thailand, as well, which clarify that increasing tendency of retirement migration from Japan in recent years and the Japanese elderly in Chiang Mai were with various backgrounds.

  Competitive research funding


• Research of the Third Economy in the Change of Foundations for an Economy

  ADACHI Masaki, FUKUDA Wataru, NAGO Takayuki, FUJIOKA Yoshihide, SUZUKI Jun

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Kobe University, 2005 - 2007

  In this research, we investigated-roles and functions of the third economy, and how its practices are changing as foundations for an economy change, for instance, aging of population and globalization. The limits of traditional welfare states have been exposed and its turn is proceeding in modern society. Here, on issues in economic policies the third economy is a key. We have made original contributions on the production of the new conceptual notion for economic systems and on international comparative analysis. Researches have been carried out on two directions. First, regarding roles and functions of the third economy in the change of foundations for an economy, we examined theoretically the issues in population aging and globalization in terms of economic policies, social policies and economic system theories. Second, we analyzed functions of individual actors or organizations in the third economy in different countries. Current movements in the third economy, especially in social securities, social policies for the aged and policies for communities, in Germany, Southeast Asian countries and Japan, and its situations were examined. From these investigations we found some clues to constructing a new order of society and economy with the third economy and made attempts to derive policy implications.

  Competitive research funding


• A Study of Development of Teaching Materials on 'Housing Life' in Home Economics Education from the View Point of Disaster Prevention

  FUJIOKA Yoshihide, TANAKA Youko, TOKITA Yasuno, HATTORI Noriko

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Hyogo University of Teacher Education, 1997 - 1999

  1.Purpose of Study The study was done to suggest the contents of a teaching guide and to develop teaching materials for 'housing life' section of home economics from the viewpoint of disaster prevention based on the previous study done just after the "Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake". In that study teachers of junior high schools in the earthquake area and students of teachers' colleges in Hyogo prefecture were surveyed. 2.Methods (1)The survey was done on 【encircled1】high school students in and around the earthquake areas in Hyogo prefecture. 【encircled2】supervisors in change of disaster prevention and home economics education supervisors of educational committees nation wide and 【encircled3】home economics teachers of elementary, junior and senior high school nation wide. (2)Evaluation was done on several materials about disaster prevention. Materials are 【encircled1】teaching guides 【encircled2】texts for pupils and students and 【encircled3】supplementary booklets on disaster prevention education published by Hyogo prefecture and Kobe city. (3)For development of teaching materials, inquiries were made at 【encircled1】elementary junior and senior high schools, 【encircled2】organizations related to disaster prevention, 【encircled3】conferences and symposiums of disaster prevention and 【encircled4】localities well prepared for disaster prevention. 3.Findings and Consideration The survey of high school students shows the necessity for disaster prevention preparation. and they also want to learn about counterplans for disasters. Many of the home economics teachers also admit the necessity of teaching disaster prevention in the 'housing life' section of home economics. From the findings, we could suggest the contents of the teaching guide according to the age of the students. We could also develop the teaching materials in home economics education including disaster prevention by the study of texts and summplementary booklets and inquires of schools, localities and so on. This study validates the necessity of teaching children the importance of assuring security for themselves and others. We hope this study is used in developing the teaching guide for the 'housing life' section of home economics.