An Education Program for Local Community Residents on How to Cultivate a Community Supporting Spirit in the Face of Bereavement

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K11866
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: St. Luke's International University
• Principal Investigator: ONO Wakanako 聖路加国際大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 准教授 (50550737)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 死別 / 都市 / コミュニティ / プログラム開発 / 地域包括支援センター / 住民

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to evaluate an education program for local community residents on how to cultivate a community supporting spirit in the face of bereavement in a large city in Japan. We used a longitudinal one-group pretest-posttest study design. The participants were 30 women and eight men with an average age of 71.8 years. About 90% answered that they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the overall program and exchanges among the participants.　The participants found meaning in their community activities, and they shared experiences provided support during their bereavement. It is important to provide sharing opportunities within the local community to support each resident in the face of bereavement.

Free Research Field

在宅看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

在宅での看取り体制を構築するには、家族や近隣の人々といったインフォーマルな支援、住民の理解や協力といった地域基盤の形成が課題である。本研究では、住民を対象とした。“死別を支え合うコミュニティ”を育むプログラムを実施した。参加者の学びや活発な意見交換の場になっていた。“死別を支え合うコミュニティ”や地域の見守りについて、こうした住民相互に話し合う機会を設けていくことは重要である。