Research on characteristics and support method of parents`coparenting to bring up disabled children at home

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K11076
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
• Research Institution: Juntendo University
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI ERIKO 順天堂大学, 保健看護学部, 講師 (10805443)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 小川 典子 順天堂大学, 保健看護学部, 教授 (30621726) ; 藤尾 祐子 順天堂大学, 保健看護学部, 先任准教授 (60637106)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 障がい児 / コペアレンティング / QOL / 家族支援 / 在宅 / 母親 / QOL / 父親

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Co-parenting of parents raising children with disabilities at home was significantly higher than that of parents of healthy children, but quality of life was significantly lower. Parents' quality of life was associated with a combination of sharing household chores and childcare and providing support. On the other hand, parents of children with disabilities based their self-actualisation on co-parenting between parents and their own parental mindset. The study suggested the importance of professionals involved in health, medical care, welfare and education in the community to understand and share information on the status of parental coparenting and quality of life in order to support the families of children with disabilities.

Free Research Field

在宅看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の意義は、在宅で障がい児を育てる親のQOLには、コペアレンティングや他の要素が複合的に関連していたことから、親を支援する看護師同士や他職種が、コペアレンティングやQOLの情報を共有することによりシームレスな支援が実現できる。より良いQOLの維持のために多角的な早期の支援が可能となる。両親のQOLの向上は、子どものQOLにも影響を及ぼすため、家族全体のQOLの維持・向上に寄与できることが期待できる。