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Development of a Quality Scale for the Symptom Management of End-of-Life Dementia

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K20814
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Gerontological nursing
Research InstitutionTokyo Medical and Dental University

Principal Investigator

Yumoto Yoshie  東京医科歯科大学, 大学院保健衛生学研究科, 助教 (00755184)

Research Collaborator OGATA yasuko  
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords認知症 / 終末期 / 症状マネジメント / 質指標 / 指標 / 長期介護施設 / 認知症終末期 / 質 / 医療・福祉・看護学 / 高齢者看護
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to establish baseline knowledge for the development of a quality scale for the symptom management of end-of-life dementia. The knowledge baseline was established through the following means: a literature review, an observational study of palliative care for dementia patients in UK, and a qualitative study comprising semi-structured interviews of nurses and care workers experienced in providing care for end-stage dementia patients. The resulting data was synthesized and selected findings were published in an international journal.
A qualitative study was chosen for this project because end-stage dementia care in Japan is believed to be intimately connected to cultural context, a configuration that necessitated the creation of items to account for this cultural context in the scale. Findings from this study indicated that it would be appropriate to include additional symptoms in the scale to improve the management of end-of-life situations in Japan.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

認知症終末期における症状マネジメントは、国内ではその内容を系統的に示すものはなく、各施設においてケア提供者の経験から良いとされるケアが行われてきた。
海外で開発された症状マネジメントの指標では、認知症患者本人の身体的症状が主に示されてきた。本研究では、「口腔の乾燥」「掻痒感」「孤独感」「家族の不安」等の新たな項目案が加わる可能性があり、家族が含まれる点で日本の文化を捉えているという特徴がある。今後国内において、項目の信頼性・妥当性の確認が必要であるが、本研究で抽出された項目は人が安寧な最期を迎える上で重要な項目となりうるため、終末期ケアの質に影響するような新たなケアの視点を齎す可能性がある。

Report

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

    (7 results)

All 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] International reflections on caring for people with advanced dementia2018

    • Author(s)
      Yumoto Yoshie、Kernohan W. George、Morioka Noriko、Ogata Yasuko
    • Journal Title

      Public Health Nursing

      Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Pages: 192-198

    • DOI

      10.1111/phn.12572

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 認知症終末期ケアへの考察 -北アイルランドの取り組みから-2018

    • Author(s)
      湯本淑江, W.G.Kernohan,緒方泰子, 森岡典子
    • Organizer
      第23回日本老年看護学学術集会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Tokyo vs Belfast: comparisons in the care of people with advanced dementia2018

    • Author(s)
      W. George Kernohan, Yoshie Yumoto, Noriko Morioka, Yasuko Ogata
    • Organizer
      Dementia: Transforming the Journey - Prevention, Treatment and Quality of Life
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 認知症終末期ケアへの考察 -北アイルランドの取り組みから-2018

    • Author(s)
      湯本淑江,W.George Kernohan, 森岡典子,緒方泰子
    • Organizer
      第23回日本老年看護学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Tokyo vs Belfast: comparisons in the care of people with advanced dementia2018

    • Author(s)
      W.George Kernohan, Yoshie Yumoto, Noriko Morioka, Yasuko Ogata
    • Organizer
      Dementia: Transforming the journey-prevention, treatment and quality of life
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 高齢認知症患者における観察式痛み評価スケールの文献検討2017

    • Author(s)
      泉日向子、湯本淑江、佐々木美樹、木田亮平、上野治香、緒方泰子
    • Organizer
      第7回日本看護評価学会学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京工科大学(東京都大田区)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 終末期認知症患者に対するケアの質を測る評価ツールの文献検討2016

    • Author(s)
      中島みさき,湯本淑江,佐々木美樹,長井聡子,藤波景子,上野治香,緒方泰子
    • Organizer
      日本老年看護学会第21 回学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      大宮ソニックシティ(埼玉県さいたま市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-23
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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