Abstract
Transition from individual-level treatment to social-level intervention should be made to improve peoples daily living conditions for reducing health inequality, which is a major global public health concern. Older public assistance recipients in Japan are socially vulnerable and require healthcare, long-term care, daily living, and social care support. Understanding the diverse daily living needs among public assistance recipient subgroups would prompt the development of novel support measures in the welfare sector. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the daily life needs of older recipient subgroups (segments) created quantitatively in our previous study. We interviewed four caseworkers at municipal welfare offices in 2021; the interview data were analyzed using a qualitative descriptive method to describe the daily life needs of the five older recipient segments for each sex. Five themes of daily life needs were demonstrated: i) housing, ii) financial, iii) welfare service, iv) healthcare, and v) no daily life needs. Consequently, we identified the daily life needs of some older recipient segments, indicating the necessity for support interventions. Future research would help interview other professionals from various backgrounds to further understand the daily life needs of older recipient segments.
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