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A study of the reality of dealing with difficult situations in terminal care at home by visiting nurses and their sense of humor

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19592523
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Clinical nursing
Research InstitutionYamaguchi Prefectural University

Principal Investigator

TANAKA Aiko  Yamaguchi Prefectural University, 看護栄養学部, 教授 (10285447)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ICHIMURA Takao  山口県立大学, 看護栄養学部, 教授 (80144468)
森田 秀子  山口県立大学, 看護栄養学部・看護学科, 准教授 (60275435)
Project Period (FY) 2007 – 2009
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords在宅ターミナルケア / 訪問看護師 / 危機的場面 / 対処 / ユーモア / 質問紙調査 / 脳波
Research Abstract

The first phase of the study was to examine the relationship between subjects' sense of humor and ECG or EEG after watching a video titled 24 hours. ECG and EEG were recorded from six subjects, and conventionally analyzed. Those subjects showing higher sense of humor indicated relatively stable %α in EEG.
The second phase consisted of a questionnaire which contained 10 items related to practice mainly about situations with difficult terminal care and 8 items on humor. The subjects were 35 nurses working at a visiting nursing station in A City. As a result, the range of scores on the terminal care items was between 3.5 and 4.4 on a 5-point scale ; however, there was no significant correlation with the humor score.
The final phase of this study was interviewing visiting nurses with 5 or more years of experience about their dealing with difficult situations. A qualitative analysis of the data yielded 6 categories : "provide better care," "deepen the involvement," "take care of individuality," "empower the family," "get involved as a team," and "further growth as a visiting nurse." Beside these, the importance of humor was also mentioned.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2009 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2008 Annual Research Report
  • 2007 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2010 2009

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 訪問看護師の在宅ターミナルケアの実施状況とユーモアセンスの検討2010

    • Author(s)
      田中愛子
    • Journal Title

      死の臨床 55巻(掲載予定)

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 訪問看護師の在宅ターミナルケアにおける危機的場面の対処行動の検討2009

    • Author(s)
      田中愛子
    • Organizer
      日本死の臨床研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋国際会議場(愛知県)
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report 2009 Final Research Report

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Published: 2007-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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