A Study Toward Establishing a Continuous Nursing Care System for Living Kidney Donors
| Project/Area Number |
25670955
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | St. Luke's International University |
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Principal Investigator |
Takada Yukie 聖路加国際大学, 看護学部, 助教 (80529371)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
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| Keywords | 生体腎移植 / ドナー / 継続的支援システム / 看護 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
[Subjects / Methods] A fact-finding survey on nursing care and issues in nursing care of living kidney donors were conducted targeting nurses. A survey on nursing care needs was conducted targeting living kidney donors. [Results] Nurses are often required to do double duty, approximately 90% of them responded that there were problems with the nursing care for living kidney donors. The issues included lack of long-term moral support, continuous physical follow-ups, and the confirmation and guarantee of their voluntary commitment. The donors’ needs in nursing care included a consultation service, moral support, lifelong follow-ups, and opportunities to share their experiences. [Conclusions] The narratives of the kidney donors can be utilized to help potential donors in decision-making. It’s necessary to provide donors with opportunities to share their experiences. When there is negative change in the recipient’s condition, which is the crucial time to make contact with the donor.
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