Development of evaluation indicators for nursing competence in prevention of falls of the elderly

• Project/Area Number: 25463545
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: Kanazawa Medical University (2014-2017); Kanazawa University (2013)
• Principal Investigator: HIRAMATSU Tomoko 金沢医科大学, 看護学部, 教授 (70228815)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 泉 キヨ子 帝京科学大学, 医療科学部, 教授 (20115207) ; 加藤 真由美 金沢大学, 保健学系, 教授 (20293350) ; 谷口 好美 金沢大学, 保健学系, 准教授 (50280988) ; 正源寺 美穂 金沢大学, 保健学系, 助教 (80345636)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 高齢者 / 転倒予防 / 看護実践能力 / 看護実践応力 / 評価

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed a nursing competence index in prevention of falls of the elderly from the review of the literature.Next, We examined the content validity by experts on fall prevention, experts on elderly nursing, and medical safety experts.
As a result, We created an index consisting of 6 categories and 65 small items. 6 Category is the "Basic knowledge and technology" "The ability to assess"
"Communication skill"" Nursing Assistance"" Collaboration force"" "Reflection, self-development and study". Regarding the evaluation of the adequacy of this index, the proportion of those who responded that "important contents in nursing practice in prevention of falls in elderly people is covered" was 90% or more, so that it is a highly useful index It was suggested there was.

Research Products

• [Presentation] 介護施設における認知症高齢者の排泄に関連する転倒予防 (2015)
  • Author(s): 平松知子
  • Organizer: 日本転倒予防学会 第2回学術集会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都テルサ（京都府京都市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-11
• [Presentation] 高齢者の転倒につながる歩行時の“ふらつき”とは-現象の客観的探究- (2014)
  • Author(s): 加藤真由美、平松知子、谷口好美、正源寺美穂、鈴木みずえ、浅川康吉、Masyitha A Irwan、猪爪萌
  • Organizer: 日本老年看護学会第19回学術集会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛知県産業労働センター（愛知県名古屋市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-28 – 2014-06-29
• [Presentation] 高齢者の転倒につながる歩行時の“ふらつき”とは-現象の客観的探究- (2014)
  • Author(s): 加藤真由美、平松知子、谷口好美、正源寺美穂、他
  • Organizer: 日本老年看護学会第19回学術集会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛知県産業労働センターウインク愛知（愛知県）