2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a practice model for assisting elderly persons with suspected dementia to receive
Project/Area Number |
18H00949
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 08020:Social welfare-related
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Research Institution | Okayama Prefectural University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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Keywords | 認知症 / 受診・受療援助 / ソーシャルワーク / 実践モデル |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study was to elucidate the actual conditions of the medical institutions with a dementia specialist and the assistance provided by the collaborating personnel for consultation and treatment, and to develop a social work practice model to facilitate diagnosis and treatment from the perspective of social welfare, with the aim of enabling persons with suspected dementia to receive consultation and treatment at an early stage of the disease onset. The objective was to develop a social work practice model to facilitate diagnosis and treatment from the perspective of social welfare. A social work practice model was developed based on qualitative and quantitative research.
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Free Research Field |
社会福祉学(医療福祉・精神保健福祉)
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究の学術的意義は、受診・受療援助を「ソーシャルワーク」として捉え、家族や地域包括支援センター専門職等を対象に医療機関に対する要望等を収集し、質的・量的研究法を駆使して連携担当者が実践すべき援助業務を可視化した点にある。開発した実践モデルは、認知症専門医のいる医療機関での受診・受療援助に用いられることにより認知症が疑われる人やその家族の苦悩の軽減と人生の再設計等が可能となることが期待される。この点に大きな社会的意義があると考える。
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