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A Study on the Psychological Recovery Process and Coping of Elderly Widowers Bereaved of Their Spouses

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K12403
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Gerontological nursing
Research InstitutionSaga University

Principal Investigator

Muroya Kazuko  佐賀大学, 医学部, 准教授 (50299640)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 熊谷 有記  佐賀大学, 医学部, 准教授 (10382433)
田島 司  北九州市立大学, 文学部, 教授 (40364145)
田渕 康子  佐賀大学, 医学部, 教授 (90382431)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Keywordsbereavement / coping / elderly widower / 死別 / 対処 / 男性高齢者 / 高齢者 / 心理過程 / 対処行動 / 役割 / 適応 / 喪失 / 対人交流 / 死別後の対処行動 / 役割意識 / 他者との交流
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to clarify the psychological processes and coping elderly widowers following bereavement. Progress on the study was delayed due to Covid-19. However, by 2020, 9 men and 3 women were interviewed for comparison. The interview data were analyzed using qualitative methods to clarify the coping of elderly widowers after bereavement. Based on these results, a survey questionnaire was developed to clarify the relationship between coping after bereavement and mental health in a quantitative study. The researchers completed the questionnaire and conducted a questionnaire survey of elderly people living in the region in 2021. A total of 1,000 copies of the questionnaire were distributed. Of these, 864 copies were collected, and data from 212 bereaved persons were analyzed.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

配偶者と死別した男性高齢者の健康問題は深刻であり死別後も残りの余生を健やかにその人らしく生活するための支援は重要な課題であるが,先行研究において高齢女性の死別後に関する研究は多くみられるが男性を対象としたものは少ない.本研究により,死別後に趣味や役割を持つことが死別後の適応を促進するための対処行動となりうるとの示唆を得た.加えて男性は女性に比べて死別後の精神的健康の得点が低いことや死別後の対処に特徴がみられることが明らかとなった.これらの結果は,男性高齢者が配偶者との死別後に社会生活への適応を促進するための支援モデルの開発の重要な知見になりうると考える.

Report

(7 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 夫を看取り終えた高齢女性のその後の対処2022

    • Author(s)
      室屋和子,田渕康子,熊谷有記,鈴鹿綾子
    • Journal Title

      インターナショナルNursing Care research

      Volume: 21

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 配偶者と死別した男性高齢者の対処と心理過程2021

    • Author(s)
      室屋和子、田渕康子
    • Journal Title

      日本看護福祉学会誌

      Volume: 26 Pages: 107-113

    • NAID

      40022536701

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 高齢者の生活や社会活動と精神的健康との関連-配偶者との死別の有無に着目して-2022

    • Author(s)
      室屋和子,田渕康子,熊谷有記,鈴鹿綾子
    • Organizer
      第42回日本看護科学学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Coping with bereavement of elderly widowers: A qualitative study2020

    • Author(s)
      Kazuko Muroya, Yasuko Tabuchi, Yuki Kumagai, Maiko Sakamoto and Yuriko Matsunaga
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Nursing Research Conference of World Academy of Nursing Science
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 配偶者を看取り終えた高齢女性の心理と対処2019

    • Author(s)
      室屋和子 田渕康子 熊谷有記
    • Organizer
      日本看護研究学会第45回学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 認知症の妻を看取り終えた男性介護者の心理と対処行動2018

    • Author(s)
      室屋和子 田渕康子 熊谷有記
    • Organizer
      日本看護研究学会第23回九州・沖縄地方会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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