Health Education Program based on Reproductive Awareness and RLP Among Married women

• Project/Area Number: 16K12097
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Iwate Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: Angerhofer Shizuko 岩手県立大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (30381304)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
• Keywords: 既婚女性 / 妊孕性 / リプロダクティブライフプラン / キャリア / リプロダクティブライフプラン(RLP) / 看護学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Reproductive Life Plan (RLP)) among married employed women wishing children in their 30s was examined to consider a health education program for their reproductive goal achievement support.
The qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with 4 married women in their 30s without children. The women considered improving their working status and financial aspects of maternity leave in order to balance childbearing and career adjustments.On the other hand, their low fertility knowledge was also revealed.In the quantitative study, a questionnaire was administered to 496 married employed women in their 30s who wish to have children. The women who estimated their chances of being able to conceive at an average of 40% and 10% stated that they were unable to conceive right now because of a work related reason. They were facing the issue of reproductive and career adjustments.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

30代有職既婚女性が生殖のゴールとキャリアとの調整で葛藤に直面し、妊娠の先延ばしにつながっていることが明らかとなった。
不妊の心配、希望する子ども数、出産後の職場復帰の意思といった将来への考えが妊娠のタイミングを現実的に考えることに関連し、生活習慣を含む妊孕性知識や労働時間が、現時点の妊娠に向けた行動に関連していた。
健康教育プログラムの内容として、妊孕性低下や生活習慣を含む妊孕性の知識について、また有職であるからこそワークライフバランスを考慮した労働時間の調整や職場復帰の支援について、妊娠前の段階からサポートすることの示唆が得られたことの意義が大きい。

Research Products

• [Presentation] Selp-percieved Probability and Health-related Quality of Life Among Employed Married Women Who Wish to Have Children (2019)
  • Author(s): Shizuko Angerhofer, Yoko Takeishi, Fumi Atogami, Yasuka Nakamura, Toyoko Yoshizawa
  • Organizer: 8th World Congress on Women's Mental Health
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Self-perceived probability of pregnancy and health-related quality of life among employed married women who wish to have children (2019)
  • Author(s): Shizuko Angerhofer, Yoko Takeishi, Fumi Atogami, Yasuka Nakamura, Toyoko Yoshizawa
  • Organizer: 8th World Congress on Women's Mental Health
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 子どものいない30代有職既婚女性のリプロダクティブライフプランにおよぼす影響 (2018)
  • Author(s): アンガホッファ司寿子、武石陽子、跡上富美、中村康香、吉沢豊予子
  • Organizer: 第38回日本看護科学学会学術集会
• [Presentation] Reproductive Health Awareness among Employed Married Women Who Wish to have Children: Focusing on Women in their 30s (2018)
  • Author(s): Shizuko Angerhofer, Fumi Atogami, Yasuka Nakamura, Toyoko Yoshizawa
  • Organizer: 21st East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars & 11th International Nursing Conference
  • Int'l Joint Research