Development of the evaluation tool, about nursing practice for the frail elderly people based on mutual-autonomous relationship

• Project/Area Number: 22792252
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Community health/Gerontological nurisng
• Research Institution: Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences (2011-2013); Chiba University (2010)
• Principal Investigator: MIKIYO TORITA 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部, 講師 (50325776)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,670,889 (Direct Cost: ¥2,054,530、Indirect Cost: ¥616,359); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥590,889 (Direct Cost: ¥454,530、Indirect Cost: ¥136,359); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: 脆弱な老人 / 主体的ケアニーズ / 評価ツール / 脆弱な高齢者 / 相互主体 / 評価ツール開発

Research Abstract

The aims of this study were to identify the viewpoint for evaluate nursing practice to frail elderly people, and to identify the index of the care of frail elderly people. In this study, the nursing practice was based on the frail elderly people's autonomous care needs. Interview data was collected from 3 expert nurses who has taken care of frail elderly peoples. The data was analyzed by qualitative and inductive method. As a result, four categories were identified as viewpoints of evaluation about nurse's care to the frail elderly people. And nine categories were identified as indexes about nurse's care to the frail elderly people.