A Comparative Study on the Expectation of Active Seniors in Nursing Care between Japan and China

In this study, we investigated the factors influencing active seniors' perceptions of nursing care services and their intention to use nursing care services provided by nursing care robots in both Japan and China. We clarified the influencing factors through ordinal logistic regression analysis and the differences were examined through structured interviews. Factors influencing the level of importance of care services among Chinese active seniors were "age," "final education," "income and expenditure balance," and "health status" factors, while factors influencing their intention to use care services provided by care robots were "age," “final education," "number of children," "income and expenditure balance," "health status," factors. It was found that the factors influencing the level of importance of nursing care services among active seniors in Japan were "age," "number of children," and "income and expenditure balance" factors, while the factors influencing the intention to use nursing care services provided by nursing care robots were "age," "final education," "and "income and expenditure balance" factors. Based on the results of the interviews, there is a great possibility that the national pension system and the image of medical insurance, long-term care insurance, and long-term care facilities will influence the future intentions of active seniors in both countries to use long-term care services.