2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The effect and the community care system of the HealthCare Art Program to support the Caregivers

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19791762
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	University of Miyazaki
Principal Investigator	HASEGAWA Tamayo University of Miyazaki, 医学部, 講師 (30363584)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	ケアする人 / ヘルスケア・アートプログラム / 専門職者 / ケア意欲向上
Research Abstract	We had the Health Care Art Program for caregivers. This program uses the art for means of health promotion and improve of wills. The effects of program is that caregivers realized that program is their hearted places. They know the program as the rest times, enjoyment times and exchange times, so they expect to join the programs. In this research, we include many types of professions as caregivers, they join the program and create their art together. Through programs they also feel happiness, belonging, and identification. The Health Care Art Program dissolves their distresses, loads, anxieties, and many negative influences.Using the art, we can work on their pleasant mental effect and work on their physical effect. And the program makes good cooperation with many volunteers and NPO in the community. This program has possibility that work as health care system in the community.