A study of improve the dementia care skills of care workers based on the hierarchical model structure

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K02155
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 08020:Social welfare-related
• Research Institution: Okayama Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: SATO Yukari 岡山県立大学, 保健福祉学部, 准教授 (20551815)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 宮本 理紗 姫路獨協大学, 医療保健学部, 助教 (20881080)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 認知症とともに生きるご本人 / 介護福祉士 / 認知症ケア実践 / パートナーシップ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to describe changes in dementia care practices by listening to lectures by person with dementia. Certified care workers were lectured from the person with dementia and receive comments from him about the care practiced. Care practice was assumed to consist of five levels (five items each). Before the lecture and comments and after the lecture and received comments, participants were asked to give a self-evaluation. The results suggest that dementia care practice can be improved by listening to lectures by people living with dementia and receiving comments from them on the care.

Free Research Field

保健福祉学、老年社会科学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

認知症とともに生きる方々へのケア実践の実態が把握され、ケア実践を向上する促進要因のひとつが探索された。今後、介入効果評価といった研究への進展が見込まれる。また、認知症の重症度を考慮したうえで、介護スタッフの専門教育歴や実践の到達度に合致した効果的なスキルアップ研修プログラム作成の科学的根拠になると考える。