Development of coaching program to prevent infants abuse for mothers

• Project/Area Number: 25463655
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (2015); Osaka Prefecture University (2014); Kansai University of Health Sciences (2013)
• Principal Investigator: Ohahsi Junko 京都府立医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (90618167)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KATSURA Toshiki 京都大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (00194796) ; OHARA Yuko 関西医療大学, 看護学部, 助手 (50635894)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
• Keywords: コーチング / 唾液コルチゾール / 育児ストレス / 無作為化比較試験 / 情動知能

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a coaching program on saliva cortisol sensitivity in normal healthy mothers with young children in Japan. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted with objective and subjective outcome measurements of the stress indicator. A postal survey to assess emotional intelligence (EI) was administered by random sampling to mothers. A total of 74 mothers with median EI scores or lower were enrolled in a RCT involving the coaching program. The intervention group received a 3-month coaching program. Significant differences were found for saliva cortisol level and the EI score within and between the intervention and control groups. Some POMS subscale scores were significantly different within the intervention and control groups.
The attendance rate for the intervention sessions was high. These results lend support to the feasibility of a population approach to the promotion of mental health through coaching programs.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The effects of coaching on salivary cortisol stress marker in mothers with young children,a randomized controlled trial (2015)
  • Author(s): Junko Ohahsi ,Toshiki Katsura
  • Journal Title: Journal of Rural medicine Volume: 10 Pages: 20-28
  • NAID: 130005078558
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] The Effects of Coaching on Salivary Cortisol Stress Marker in Mothers with Young Children, A Randomized Controlled Trial (2015)
  • Author(s): Junko Ohashi, Toshiki Katsura
  • Journal Title: Journal of Rural Medicine Volume: 10
  • NAID: 130005078558
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Development of coaching program to improve stress cognition for mothers in Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): Junko Ohashi
  • Organizer: 19th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉県
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-14
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] ストレス認知改善を目的としたコーチングの効果：乳幼児を養育する母親における検討 (2015)
  • Author(s): 大橋純子
  • Organizer: 第74回日本公衆衛生学会総会
  • Place of Presentation: 長崎県
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-04
• [Presentation] Effects of a coaching program for mothers with young children on stress-related outcomes, results from a randomized controlled trial (2015)
  • Author(s): Junko Ohashi, Toshiki Katsura
  • Organizer: Maui Nursing and Allied Health Conference
  • Place of Presentation: America Maui
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-23 – 2015-03-25