Ishihara Miwa, Matsunaga Sanae, Islam Rubana, Shibata Ogusa, Chung Ung-Il
Graduate School of Health and Human Services, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
Professional Education Center, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Glob Health Med. 2024 Feb 29;6(1):13-18. doi: 10.35772/ghm.2023.01047.
Dementia is highly prevalent in Japan, a super-aged society where almost a third of the population is above 65 years old. Japan has been implementing ageing and dementia policies since 2000 and now has a wealth of experience to share with other nations who are anticipating a similar future regarding dementia. This article focuses on the 2019 National Framework for Promotion of Dementia Policies that, based on its philosophy of Inclusion and Risk Reduction, lays out five complementary strategies. Together, these five strategies encourage a whole of society approach in dementia care. We first elaborate on the activities being undertaken under each of these strategies and then discuss the future challenges that Japan needs to address. These policy and social innovations spearheaded by Japan can be useful information for other countries that are anticipating similar future as Japan.
痴呆症在日本极为普遍，日本是一个超老龄化社会，近三分之一的人口年龄在65岁以上。自2000年以来，日本一直在实施老龄化和痴呆症政策，现在有丰富的经验可与其他预计将面临类似痴呆症未来的国家分享。本文重点介绍2019年《促进痴呆症政策国家框架》，该框架基于包容和降低风险的理念，提出了五项相辅相成的战略。这五项战略共同鼓励在痴呆症护理中采取全社会参与的方法。我们首先详细阐述在这些战略下正在开展的活动，然后讨论日本需要应对的未来挑战。日本率先开展的这些政策和社会创新可为其他预计将面临与日本类似未来的国家提供有用信息。
