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Development of an assessment scale for effective outreach activities for socially-isolated elderly people

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K20800
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Community health nursing
Research InstitutionUniversity of Yamanashi

Principal Investigator

KANZAKI Yuki  山梨大学, 大学院総合研究部, 准教授 (80381713)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords社会的孤立 / 高齢者 / アウトリーチ / 地域包括ケア
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop an assessment scale for nursing outreach activities, with the goal of preventing social isolation among the elderly. Nursing staff at the Local Elderly Care Management Center were interviewed. Based on the results of these interviews, as far as the nursing staff were aware, the elderly in the area were not completely isolated from society. The nursing staff were aware of the scope of the lifestyles, relationships with others, and health status of the elderly in their area through reports from local organizations and their own observations. The study found that the nursing staff used their understanding of the temperament and values of the elderly in their area to watch for changes from the way things were until now in terms of factors such as physical condition, emotions, frequency and length of conversations, attitude toward receiving assistance, and scope of interactions with others, using these signs to assess need for care.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

看護職は、高齢者を見守る地域の組織(自治体や協力員、近隣住民)からの報告や直接的な関わりから、生活の範囲や他者との関係、健康状態などを把握しアウトリーチ活動につなげていた。アセスメントは、活気やふらつき、体調、表情の変化、理解する力、会話の頻度や長さ、支援を受け入れる姿勢、服の着方や選び方、生活する範囲や生活リズムの変化、他者との交流範囲や交流相手の好み方に焦点を当てていることが明らかとなった。以上のことから、これらの視点を踏まえたアセスメントの必要性が示唆された

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2016

All Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Presentation] Characteristics of socially isolated community-dwelling older adults receiving nurses' observant care2016

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Kanzaki, Emiko Saito
    • Organizer
      The 7th International Conference on Community Health Nursing Research
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Kent, UK
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-15
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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