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Living arrangements and the elderly's QOL in Japan
 — new insights from focus group discussions
Author(s)Hiroshi Kojima, Haruo Sagaza, Toshiko Otake
Journal titleHallym International Journal of Aging, vol 1, no 2, 1999
Pagespp 112-116
KeywordsLiving patterns ; Quality of life ; Social surveys ; Japan.
AnnotationFocus group discussions (FGDs) with Japanese older people in Tokyo and Tokorozawa City were conducted between February 1998 and January 1999 as part of a comparative study of older people's living arrangements and quality of life (QOL) in Japan and Korea. This article outlines the results, to illustrate the strengths and limitations of using FGDs, and how they fit in with other research methods. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020125217 A
ClassmarkK7: F:59: 3F: 7DT

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