Development of family caregiver care management tool and construction of a comprehensive family caregiver support system.

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02253
• 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: Toyama University of International Studies
• Principal Investigator: AIYAMA KAORI 富山国際大学, 子ども育成学部, 教授 (10582629)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中村 佐織 京都府立大学, 公共政策学部, 教授 (80198209) ; 田村 須賀子 富山大学, 学術研究部医学系, 教授 (50262514)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 家族介護者支援 / ケアマネジメント / アセスメントツール

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we developed a care management tool that enables hospital and community supporters to better understand family situations and relationships, and to support family caregivers in solving their unique issues. We also examined the construction of a comprehensive family caregiver support system for the effective use of the management tool. As a result of the practical implementation of the developed tools in unison with the support system, it was discovered that supporters in hospitals and the community can assist family caregivers by using common tools. It was also confirmed that in both general and psychiatric hospitals, family caregiver support can be initiated at the time of patient admission in accordance with each specific situation, and a series of care management practices can then be implemented, continuing uninterrupted to intake, assessment, and planning.

Free Research Field

社会福祉

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、要介護者の入院時から「家族介護者」の支援を開始する病院の支援者と地域の支援者が共通の視点をもち、連携して家族介護者を支援するための「包括的家族介護者ケアマネジメントツール」を開発した。研究の成果は、このツールを活用することで家族介護者の課題の深刻化を防ぐ予防的アプローチ、家族介護者の負担感の軽減に向けての支援を可能にしたことである。また、このツールを効果的に活用する「包括的家族介護者支援システム」を定式化した。