| Project/Area Number |
14572286
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | Miyagi University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMADA Kiyomi Miyagi University, School of Nursing, Professor, 看護学部, 教授 (60269636)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ABE Momoko Miyagi University, School of Nursing, Research assistant, 看護学部, 助手 (80347195)
KAWAURA Yasuyuki Yokohama City University, Faculty of Humanities and International Studies, Professor, 国際文化学部, 教授 (10214595)
NISHIDA Kimiaki University of Shizuoka, School of Nursing, Assistant Professor, 看護学部, 助教授 (10237703)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2003
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
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| Keywords | Caregivers / Mobile phone / E-mail / Fatigue / Quality of life / Support |
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| Research Abstract |
This study is examined to verify the effect of promoting networking among caregivers of elderly who require home nursing care. The use of mobile phone e-mail functionality may reduce their stress.
This study comprises two parts. One verifies the supportive effect of mailing lists over the long term of six months. We conducted mutual e-mail exchanges among six caregivers. Although only a few of 120 cases of outgoing e-mail messages from them were recorded during the period, irritability score in the Cumulative Fatigue Symptoms Index (CFSI) fell significantly from the level obtained before starting the test (p<0.05).
The second task was to analyze changes of CFSI and QOL scores, the number of e-mails, and their contents in two different periods. We divided 12 caregivers into two groups and set two periods for contents of mails by caregivers : a period of free use (two weeks) and a period with a particular theme (two weeks). Results show that some groups had reduced CFSI and some groups did not. The results depended on group compositions of the mailing lists. Groups had reduced CFSI and some groups did not. The results depended on group compositions of the mailing lists. Groups receiving many e-mail messages written in support of others showed reduced CFSI post facto, but groups having mails written mainly about self-disclosure showed relatively little change. In addition, QOL scores did not change in any group.
The above results suggest that the mobile phone e-mailing networking is potentially socially supportive.
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