The New Bathing Care System to Reduce the Burden on Caregivers in Long-Term Care Insurance Facilities.

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K12551
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: Kanazawa Medical University
• Principal Investigator: HASHIMOTO Tomoe 金沢医科大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (30515317)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 川島 和代 石川県立看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (40157855) ; 平松 知子 金沢医科大学, 看護学部, 教授 (70228815)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 介護保険施設 / 入浴ケア / 援助者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to examine the impact of bathing care practice on caregivers and compare bathing care implementation methods.
The results showed that caregivers were able to adapt to the thermal environment of the bathroom if they were in charge of the care for less than 200 minutes. Our results suggest that caregivers can avoid the bathroom environment by utilizing a care method involving frequent entrance and exit to the bathroom.One-on-one care is a method that can reduce caregiver burden because it avoids constant exposure to the thermal environment of the bathroom.

Free Research Field

老年看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで入浴ケアの暑さに関する知見はほとんどなく、熱中症対策については十分検討されていない現状であった。本研究の成果については、今後さらに検証を重ね、介護保険施設における入浴ケアに携わる職員の安全衛生教育の資料につなげていく。職員の安全が保障されることは、ケアを受ける利用者の安全・安楽につながり、質の高いケアを提供することになると考える。