2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Exploring Nursing Strategies for Addressing Population Decline with Older Women in Island Regions: Learning from Island-Based Child-Rearing Cultures

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Project/Area Number	19K11172
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
Research Institution	Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing
Principal Investigator	Noguchi Miwako 沖縄県立看護大学, 保健看護学研究科, 名誉教授 (10070682)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	盛島幸子沖縄県立看護大学, 看護学部, 研究員 (10836604) 田場由紀沖縄県立看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (30549027) 吉川千恵子沖縄県立看護大学, 看護学部, 研究員 (50326500) 石垣和子石川県立看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (80073089) 大湾明美沖縄県立看護大学, 保健看護学研究科, 名誉教授 (80185404)
Project Period (FY)	2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Keywords	島嶼 / 高齢女性 / 子産み・子育て / 地域文化
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This research collaborated with older women living in island communities who possess a wealth of experience in childbirth and child-rearing in order to identify the core elements of their child-rearing culture and to develop proposals for nursing strategies aimed at supporting these practices. The core elements of child-rearing identified were as follows: providing nourishment; ensuring safety; nurturing of children within communities based on local and familial bonds; actively participating in and deriving enjoyment from community engagement; passing on oral traditions; adapting to social changes and changing values; linking mutual support and gratitude to hopes for the future; and child-rearing practices that integrate professional expertise with community diversity. From a nursing perspective, it was suggested that the active participation of older people in child-rearing not only provides them with purpose but also helps to instill children with a sense of empathy and compassion.
Free Research Field	老年看護学
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	本研究の学術的意義は、高齢者の子育て文化を明らかにし、高齢者と子どもの交流を通して、子どもが自己と他者の能力の違いを客観視でき、自分から他者を助けようとする共感力が育まれ、子を産み育てる営みを相互扶助で支え合うことを示唆したことである。本研究の社会的意義は、子育ては親や専門職の子育てだけでは賄えないことがあるとし、親や専門職に加え、地縁や血族の高齢者を積極的に参画させる社会サービスを推進する重要性を示唆したことである。