The meaning of the silence in dialogue scene with the nurse of the depression patient

• Project/Area Number: 26861963
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: Fukuoka Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: MASUMITSU Makoto 福岡県立大学, 看護学部, 講師 (10381188)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: 沈黙の意味 / うつ病患者 / 看護師 / 対話場面 / 沈黙 / うつ病

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research was to examine how depression patients experience silence on a scene with dialogue with nurses. I conducted a semi-structured interview with depression patients and a qualitative analysis of　their narration.
Nine categories on how patients with depression experience silence on a scene with dialogue with nurses were extracted from narrative texts: silence for thinking about the choice of words; silence for one's consideration and for watching and waiting for nurse's reaction; silence for expressing one's intention; silence for one's failure to express his/her feelings well due to the decline of motivation and thought; silence due to the influence of drugs; silence for guilt feelings and self-defense with no confidence; silence without a feeling of relief and with a feeling of disbelief; silence with a feeling that one gets attention and accepted; and silence with a feeling of relief in an appropriate distance after recovering a feeling of relief and trust.