TY - JOUR
T1 - Dementia education is the first step for cooperation
T2 - An observational study of the cooperation between convenience stores and community general support centers
AU - Matsumoto, Hiroshige
AU - Igarashi, Ayumi
AU - Suzuki, Miho
AU - Yamamoto-Mitani, Noriko
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge the Japan Franchise Association, Mr. Toshio Domoto and Mr. Takeshi Hattori, a manager of Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd., and Mr. Masaaki Amano, a manager of FamilyMart Co., Ltd. for providing data. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (grant 19H03956) and Nerima City.
Funding Information:
We acknowledge the Japan Franchise Association, Mr. Toshio Domoto and Mr. Takeshi Hattori, a manager of Seven‐Eleven Japan Co., Ltd., and Mr. Masaaki Amano, a manager of FamilyMart Co., Ltd. for providing data. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (grant 19H03956) and Nerima City.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Japan Geriatrics Society
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Aim: The dementia supporter training program is conducted by community general support centers (CGSCs) to raise dementia awareness. Convenience stores are widespread throughout Japan, and they play an important role in the daily lives of older adults. We examined whether participation of convenience stores in the program promotes cooperation between the stores and CGSCs. Methods: Using data from a nationwide survey, we conducted a longitudinal observational study. Participation of stores in the program and cooperation with CGSC were measured. The proportion of cooperation with CGSCs in 2017 and 2018 were compared between stores that had already participated in the program in 2016 (participation group) and those that did not (non-participation group). Results: Of the 14 884 stores, 542 stores participated in the program in 2016. In 2017 and 2018, 8.1% and 7.2% of the participation group cooperated with CGSCs, while 3.2% and 4.0% of the non-participation group did. Conclusions: Dementia supporter training programs could be an opportunity to promote cooperation between convenience stores and CGSCs to support older adults. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 956–960.
AB - Aim: The dementia supporter training program is conducted by community general support centers (CGSCs) to raise dementia awareness. Convenience stores are widespread throughout Japan, and they play an important role in the daily lives of older adults. We examined whether participation of convenience stores in the program promotes cooperation between the stores and CGSCs. Methods: Using data from a nationwide survey, we conducted a longitudinal observational study. Participation of stores in the program and cooperation with CGSC were measured. The proportion of cooperation with CGSCs in 2017 and 2018 were compared between stores that had already participated in the program in 2016 (participation group) and those that did not (non-participation group). Results: Of the 14 884 stores, 542 stores participated in the program in 2016. In 2017 and 2018, 8.1% and 7.2% of the participation group cooperated with CGSCs, while 3.2% and 4.0% of the non-participation group did. Conclusions: Dementia supporter training programs could be an opportunity to promote cooperation between convenience stores and CGSCs to support older adults. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 956–960.
KW - dementia
KW - education
KW - long-term care
KW - longitudinal studies
KW - public–private sector partnerships
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U2 - 10.1111/ggi.14000
DO - 10.1111/ggi.14000
M3 - Article
C2 - 32770648
AN - SCOPUS:85089141151
SN - 1447-0594
VL - 20
SP - 956
EP - 960
JO - Geriatrics and Gerontology International
JF - Geriatrics and Gerontology International
IS - 10
ER -