Effects of animal-assisted therapy as nursing care on inpatients and establishment of an evaluation system

• Project/Area Number: 20791705
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Meio University
• Principal Investigator: KUMASAKA Takayuki Meio University, 保健医療学部・看護学科, 准教授 (80347385)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MASU Hideo 筑波大学, 大学院・人間総合学科研究科, 助教 (70190345) ; KATAOKA Mika 徳島大学, 大学院・ヘルスバイオサイエンス研究部, 准教授 (30279997)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 動物介在 / 看護ケア / 入院患者 / 入院環境 / 評価システム / 終末期ケア

Research Abstract

A questionnaire survey was conducted on nurses working at one of 450 hospitals with≧200 beds nationwide. The response rate was 40.22%. Common responses for methods of evaluating patients' daily lives included "face scale", "Hasegawa's dementia rating scale", and "the degree of independent living". In addition, similar responses were obtained for evaluation methods for use in interactions with animals. We are currently making preparations for verifying the obtained results.