Effect of knowledge about genetics on perception and health action of patients with common diseases

• Project/Area Number: 25460615
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Sapporo Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Sakurai Akihiro 札幌医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (70262706)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): FUKUSHIMA Yoshimitsu 信州大学, 医学部遺伝医学予防医学, 教授 (70273084)
• Research Collaborator: YAMASHITA Hiromi ; MARUYAMA Yasutaka
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 生活習慣病 / 遺伝要因 / 市民教育 / 遺伝教育 / 環境要因 / 遺伝子検査ビジネス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Most common diseases are caused by both genetic- and environmental factors. Public education on genetics have not been attempted, which may be due to lack of evidence for the effectiveness of genetic education for prevention of diseases, and more practically, lack of specialists who are capable to educate genetics to public. In this study, we surveyed knowledge and perception of nurses working at university hospitals about genetics, and according to survey results, edited two educational booklets. Those booklets are supposed to be used by nurses or other medical professionals for public education. Long term effectiveness of genetic education using those booklets are to be examined. Also, we collected and analyzed words related to genetic medicine posted on Twitter in Japan, and revealed increasing interested in direct-to-consumer genetic testing by citizens.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 誰もが「遺伝」を正しく知る社会へ (2014)
  • Author(s): 櫻井晃洋
  • Journal Title: 医学のあゆみ Volume: 250 Pages: 433-436
• [Presentation] Collection and analysis of genetics-related words posted on social media in Japan. (2016)
  • Author(s): Maruyama Y, Fukushima Y, Sakurai A
  • Organizer: ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 米国タンパ市
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-08
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] ソーシャルメディアにおける”遺伝子検査“の語られ方 (2014)
  • Author(s): 丸山康孝，櫻井晃洋，福嶋義光
  • Organizer: 日本人類遺伝学会第59回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京都江戸川区（タワーホール船堀）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-20 – 2014-11-21
• [Presentation] 糖尿病と遺伝医療 (2014)
  • Author(s): 櫻井晃洋
  • Organizer: 第48回日本糖尿病学会北海道地方会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道札幌市（札幌プリンスホテル）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-03
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 中等教育における『ヒトの遺伝』の導入に向けた取り組み (2014)
  • Author(s): 佐々木元子，渡邉淳，市石博，白石直樹，櫻井晃洋
  • Organizer: 第38回日本遺伝カウンセリング学会学術集会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪府東大阪市（近畿大学）
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-27 – 2014-06-29
• [Presentation] 遺伝医療に関する最近の話題についての看護職者の認識 (2014)
  • Author(s): 山下浩美，櫻井晃洋，玉井真理子，福嶋義光
  • Organizer: 第38回日本遺伝カウンセリング学会学術集会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪府東大阪市（近畿大学）
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-27 – 2014-06-29
• [Presentation] 遺伝医療に関する最近の話題についての看護職者の認識 (2014)
  • Author(s): 山下浩美 他
  • Organizer: 日本遺伝カウンセリング学会
  • Place of Presentation: 東大阪市
• [Presentation] Effect of family history on perceptions of the disease and self-esteem in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. (2014)
  • Author(s): Sakurai A et al.
  • Organizer: ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Nashville, USA