A study of developing an antenatal education program for fostering family function

• Project/Area Number: 23593348
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Kyoto Tachibana University
• Principal Investigator: KANZAKI Mitsuko 京都橘大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (40305850)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ENDO Toshiko 京都橘大学, 看護学部, 教授 (00232992) ; OTAKI Chifumi 元京都橘大学, 看護学部, 助教 (50454476) ; TAKE Akemi 京都橘大学, 看護学部, 専任講師 (30344568) ; TANABE Michiko 元京都橘大学, 看護学部, 教授 (80227199) ; MAEDA Kazue 元山梨大学, 大学院医学工学総合研究部, 助教 (80460690) ; MAEHARA Sumiko 京都橘大学, 名誉教授 (80009612)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: 家族機能 / 母親 / 周産期 / 抑うつ状態 / 育児自己効力感 / 育児困難感 / 育児負担感 / 抑うつ / 妊娠期 / 産褥期 / 産後1か月 / 育児上の問題 / 育児ストレス / 「国際情報交換」 / カナダ / 国際情報交流

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to identify the impacts of family function for mother's perinatal depression, parenting self-efficacy and parenting stress to develop an antenatal education program for fostering family function from the perspective of family system. We investigated the causal relationships between family function and parenting problems and effects of family function on depression, parenting self-efficacy and parenting burden of primiparas on perinatal period. The results showed that among the family function <affective bonding><external relationships><communication> alleviate parenting difficulty of mothers on postpartum period. Also <roles and responsibilities><affective bonding> and <external relationships> alleviate the depressive state and parenting burden, and improve the parenting self-efficacy of primiparas on perinatal period. These results suggested the validity and the direction of intervention during pregnancy for fostering family function to promote mother's mental health.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 産後1ヵ月の母親の育児困難感とその他の育児上の問題、家族機能との因果的関連 (2014)
  • Author(s): 神﨑光子
  • Journal Title: 女性心身医学 Volume: 19 Pages: 176-188
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] The effects of family function for antenatal depression and parenting self-efficacy among primiparaous Japanese woman (2015)
  • Author(s): 神﨑光子
  • Organizer: 12th International Family Nursing Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Denmark Odense
  • Year and Date: 2015-08-18 – 2015-08-21
• [Presentation] Mother's Childrearing Problems at 1st month of postpartum Associated with Family Function and Family characteristics in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Mitsuko Kanzaki
  • Organizer: International Congress of the International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Place of Presentation: Berlin, Germany
• [Presentation] Causal relationships between Parenting self efficacy, Depression and Family function of expectant mothers in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Mitsuko Kanzaki
  • Organizer: 1st Internationa Congress of the International College of Person-Centered Medicine
  • Place of Presentation: Zagreb, Croatia
• [Presentation] Mother’s childrearing Problems at 1st month on postpartum associated with family function and family characteristics in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Mitsuko Kanzaki
  • Organizer: 17th International Congress of the International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecoloty
  • Place of Presentation: ドイツ,ベルリン
• [Presentation] 産後1か月の母親の家族機能評価と育児困難感との関連 (2012)
  • Author(s): 神崎光子、竹明美、前田一枝
  • Organizer: 第32回日本看護科学学会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京フォーラム