Posttraumatic growth as a coping for the life threatening illness

• Project/Area Number: 15K08832
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Hygiene and public health
• Research Institution: National Cancer Center Japan
• Principal Investigator: Ken Shimizu 国立研究開発法人国立がん研究センター, 中央病院, 科長 (60501864)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 里見 絵理子 国立研究開発法人国立がん研究センター, 中央病院, 科長 (40543898)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 外傷後成長 / 致死的疾患 / 量的研究 / コーピング / 質的研究 / 評価尺度 / がん / 日本文化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We explored the contents of Posttraumatic growth, as a coping for the life threatening illness from the results of qualitative study. Subsequently we did a multicenter quantitative study with the sample who undergo hematological stem cell transplantation for hematological neoplasms. We have got data of 832 patients and are now constructing the database. The factor structure of Posttraumatic growth and the associated factors will come out.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Screening for untreated depression in cancer patients: a Japanese experience (2016)
  • Author(s): 6.Inouguch H, Shimizu K, Shimoda H, Yoshiuchi K, Akechi T, Uchida M, Ogawa A, Fujisawa D, Inoue S, Uchitomi Y
  • Journal Title: Jpn J Clin Oncol Volume: - Issue: 11 Pages: 993-999
  • DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyw104
• [Journal Article] Impact of depression on health utility value in cancer patients. (2015)
  • Author(s): Fujisawa D, Inoguchi H, Shimoda H, Yoshiuchi K, Inoue S, Ogawa A, Okuyama T, Akechi T, Mimura M, Shimizu K, Uchitomi Y.
  • Journal Title: Psycho-oncology Volume: 25(5) Issue: 5 Pages: 491-495
  • DOI: 10.1002/pon.3945
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Presentation] 人生の新しい扉をひらく～がん体験後の心理的成長～ がん体験後の心理的成長を育むサイコセラピー (2017)
  • Author(s): 清水 研
  • Organizer: 日本サイコオンコロジー学会
• [Presentation] がん患者のレジリエンスの促進：外傷後成長の視点から (2016)
  • Author(s): 清水 研
  • Organizer: 第13回日本うつ病学会総会
  • Place of Presentation: ウィンク愛知（愛知県名古屋市）
• [Book] ＰＴＧ研究と臨床実践――その可能性と課題 (2016)
  • Author(s): 清水 研
  • Total Pages: 300
  • Publisher: 金子書房