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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Mechanism of Healing by Shamen and Application to Nursing Practice

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16592205
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research InstitutionAomori University of Health and Welfare

Principal Investigator

FUJII Hirohide  Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Department of Nursing, professor, 健康科学部, 教授 (60315538)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YAMAMOTO Harue  Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Department of Nursing, professor, 健康科学部, 教授 (00315540)
KADOHAMA Harumi  Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Department of Nursing, assistant professor, 健康科学部, 助教授 (30256359)
MURAMATU Hitoshi  Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Department of Nursing, lecturer, 健康科学部, 講師 (50303433)
NAKAMURA Keiko  Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Department of Nursing, professor, 健康科学部, 教授 (70255412)
SAKAI Ikue  Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Department of Nursing, assistant, 健康科学部, 助手 (10404815)
Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
KeywordsFolk belief / ITAKO / Outpatient nurse / Chronicity patients / Healing / Empowerment / Compliment therapy / Mental health
Research Abstract

In modern medicine, when people have an illness, there is a shortage of measures to ease suffering.
In Aomori prefecture, there are shamen called "tako" or "Kamisama" and they reduce anxiety and suffering.
The purpose of this research is that differentiate the content of nursing practice from the healing of shamen.
We have interviewed shamen about their consultations and the shaman's role. People talk with shamen about treatment of diseases and personal disasters.
Itako deal with them by using "uchiyose" and discerning the Karma of the problem and bring about healing by having the people take some.
We interviewed outpatients who visited shamen about the healing of Itako.
Itaked empower their patient and their patients utilize the power for self healing.
We interviewed nurses who treated these patients.
Patients treated by Itako have reduced anxiety. Then nurses provided support suitable for the patients.
The healing of shamen give patients power by focusing their actions, where as nurses accept patients' feelings. Healing a patient requires both approaches.

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Published: 2007-12-13  

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