The lived experience of Tourette syndrome and coping behavior.

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K20790
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: University of Human Environments
• Principal Investigator: MIURA AI 人間環境大学, 看護学部, 講師 (10438252)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: トゥレット症候群 / 現象学的看護研究 / 自己対処行動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to clarify the physical and psychological coping behaviors that Tourette Syndrome patients are independently doing to control tic symptoms. Originally, tic symptoms are involuntary nerve movements and are said to be uncontrollable, but many patients acquire and practice how to cope with ticks of their own current. To clarify this is helpful in thinking about support to the patients (who have not yet acquired the coping behavior of own current). However, Matsuda et al. (2015) published the same findings at the time of preparation for this research. Therefore, in this research, we decided to consider ways to further support the parties based on that.

Free Research Field

精神看護学