Development of an end-of-life care educational program for nurses in special nursing homes

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24593486
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	Tohoku Bunkyo Junior College (2015) Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Science (2012-2014)
Principal Investigator	Hashimoto Mika 東北文教大学短期大学部, その他部局等, 教授 (10537856)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	ONO Sachiko 宮城大学, 看護学部, 教授 (70204237)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords	特別養護老人ホーム / 看護職 / 看取り / 教育プログラム / アクションリサーチ / 死の看取り / 高齢者
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Purpose: This study aims to develop an educational program through which nurses working at special nursing homes for the aged can independently acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to end-of-life care and achieve more desirable work practices. Method: This study used the action research method. Applying the Draft Educational Program, the participants were nurses from Facility A who were facing difficulties in achieving development in the area of end-of-life care and nurses from Facility C who were not working in end-of-life care. Results: Thus, the Draft Program was found to be effective and valid on the basis of how well the nurses acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes, evaluation by bereaved family members. Revising the Draft Education Program, individual teachers’ readiness regarding “teaching and learning methods” was considered and incorporated into the content of the study sessions．Conclusion: The educational program prepared by the researchers was confirmed.