Career development model and employment support tool for patients with congenital heart disease

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K04460
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Toyo University
• Principal Investigator: Enomoto Junko 東洋大学, 文学部, 教授 (50408952)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 先天性心疾患 / 社会的自立 / キャリア発達 / 就労支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Thanks to advances in medical techniques, many patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) can reach adulthood, and a smooth transition from childhood to adulthood has become a challenge. This study aimed to examine the characteristics of social independence and career development in patients with CHD and ultimately to develop employment support tools for patients.
As for the patients' employment situation, there was a high unemployment rate for both men and women. In addition, the developmental process leading up to adulthood was found to have difficulties in forming identity, and the developmental process differed depending on how patients made meaning of their experiences. Based on these findings, a booklet (employment support tool) was developed to help patients independently think about their disease and employment and access information on available employment support.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

医療の飛躍的な進歩によって慢性疾患患者は成人期に達することが可能となり、患者を支える領域は医学的治療だけでは適わず、患者の将来的な社会参加を前提とした全人的ケアが求められている。本研究においては、心理学の知見を用いて患者の就業の実態と背景、および患者が成人期になるまでの発達プロセスと課題を具体的に提示するできた。これは医療分野、および心理学分野の学術的貢献に繋がることのみならず、社会生活を送っていく患者にとっても非常に有益な成果であったと考える。さらに本研究においては、就労支援ツールを作成したことによって研究成果を直接患者に還元できる。その点においても社会的に意義ある研究であったと考える。