The Efficacy of Participation in a Group of Suicide Survivors.

• Project/Area Number: 26463530
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: Kansai University of International Studies
• Principal Investigator: SAKURAI MICHITO 関西国際大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (40405056)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 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: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 自死遺族 / つどい / グリーフケア / 効果 / 自死 / 遺族ケア / 回復 / 自死遺族支援 / 自死遺族のつどい / 自助グループ / 自殺対策 / ポストベンション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This survey carried out a semi-structured interview with nine people who lost a family member to suicide. Its purpose was to highlight the efficacy of participation in a group of people sharing similar grief. Extracted from the results were 12 categories of efficacy: 1.Speak about the suicide without hesitation. 2.Have someone who listens to their grief. 3.Express their emotions with no fear. 4.Share their feelings with other participants. 5.Their loneliness is mitigated. 6.Know the experiences of other participants. 7.Get advice and turn to others for help. 8.Feel a little bit bitter. 9.Look back on the past and sense a change in themselves. 10.Recall the life of the deceased. 11.Have an excuse for going out for fresh air.12.Look forward to the next gathering with pleasure.
Encouraged by the results, the survey organizer continues providing assistance for suicide survivors.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 自死遺族のつどいを運営・継続するために必要な要素 (2018)
  • Author(s): 櫻井信人，小林創
  • Journal Title: 関西国際大学紀要 Volume: 19 Pages: 17-25
  • NAID: 120006472529
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 自殺のポストベンション―自死遺族のつどいを通しての自死遺族ケア― (2017)
  • Author(s): 櫻井信人
  • Journal Title: 第2回臨床精神看護学研究会誌 Volume: 2 Pages: 10-12
• [Presentation] 自殺のポストベンション―自死遺族のつどいを通しての自死遺族ケア― (2017)
  • Author(s): 櫻井信人
  • Organizer: 第2回臨床精神看護学研究会
• [Presentation] 自死遺族のつどい「はじめの会」の活動実績と今後の課題 (2015)
  • Author(s): 櫻井信人，小林創
  • Organizer: 日本自殺予防学会
  • Place of Presentation: 青森県立保健大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-12
• [Presentation] 自死遺族のつどいを運営するために必要な要素 (2014)
  • Author(s): 櫻井信人，小林創
  • Organizer: 日本自殺予防学会
  • Place of Presentation: 北九州国際会議場
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-11 – 2014-09-13
• [Remarks] 自死遺族のつどいはじめの会ホームページ
  • URL: https://sites.google.com/site/hajimenokai2010/home