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The homebound factors and supports among older residents of a cold snowy region

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17H07037
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Gerontological nursing
Research InstitutionUniversity of Kochi

Principal Investigator

Harada Keiko  高知県立大学, 看護学部, 助教 (20806062)

Project Period (FY) 2017-08-25 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords積雪寒冷地 / 高齢者 / 閉じこもり予防 / 外出 / 在宅高齢者 / 外出に対する支援 / 地域在住高齢者
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study is to verify the effect of climate on the self-efficacy scale among the elderly with the focus on their homebound tendency.
To measure the relationship between the climate the homeboundedness, the study randomly selected the elderly residents in cold snowy region. The study measured two causal factors for homeboundedness (frequency of outing and enjoyment of outing) and their relationship to the elderly self-efficacy scale. The reasons for high self-efficacy elderly for going out during the snowy season included “grocery shopping” “meeting with friends” and “exercise”. Interestingly, during non-snowy days, the only factor related to frequency of outing high self-efficacy group was “grocery shopping”. Enjoyment of outing was related positively only in snowy season. The elderly with high self-efficacy reported they enjoyed “regular medical check-ups” “visiting administrative or financial offices” “Community events” or “Cleaning up the snow”.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果の学術的意義は,積雪寒冷地において高齢者の閉じこもりを予防するために,気候の違いに着目して外出の頻度と楽しみ度の実態を明らかにしたことである.対象者の生活環境に応じて,看護専門職としてどこに働きかけることができるかについて示唆を得ることができた.社会的意義は,高齢化が進む中,生活環境に応じた閉じこもり予防に対する社会的方策の示唆を得ることができたことである.看護専門職と地域社会が協働して高齢者の外出環境を整えることで,地域包括ケアシステムが目指す,高齢者の尊厳の保持と自立生活のための支援を受けながら,可能な限り住み慣れた地域で,自分らしい暮らしを続けるための知見につながる.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2019 2018

All Presentation (2 results)

  • [Presentation] 積雪寒冷地在住高齢者の外出目的別楽しみの程度と外出に対する自己効力感との関係2019

    • Author(s)
      原田圭子、村松真澄
    • Organizer
      日本老年看護学会第24回学術集会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 積雪期の在住高齢者の外出に対する自己効力感と目的別の外出に対する楽しみの程度との関係2018

    • Author(s)
      原田圭子、村松真澄
    • Organizer
      第70回北海道公衆衛生学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2017-08-25   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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