2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The Evaluation of the Support Program Based on Tactile Care for Caregivers of the Elderly with Dementia

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Project/Area Number	19K11251
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	Komatsu University
Principal Investigator	Koizumi Yumi 公立小松大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (70550763)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	松井優子公立小松大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (00613712) 誉田恵理公立小松大学, 保健医療学部, 助教 (20827141) 徳田真由美公立小松大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (70242542)
Project Period (FY)	2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Keywords	認知症高齢者 / 介護家族支援プログラム / 介護技術 / タクティールケア / 家族介護者むけのなでるケア
Outline of Final Research Achievements	“The Support Program for Caregivers of the Elderly with Dementia” was developed and evaluated to decrease caregivers’ burden. The program introduced NADERU（caressing）care, which was devised based on tactile care, as caregiving skills. The patients and their caregivers experienced and learnt the skills and were provided with regular support for six months according to the program. As a result, the caregivers mastered the skills and implemented them once a week. Although the results of assessment according to the ODAYAKA (well-being) Scale for the Elderly with Dementia and the Japanese version of Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview varied depending on the family, the caregivers’ positive feelings according to the 21-item version of the Dementia Caregiver Positive Feeling Scale improved for all of the three families. The interview demonstrated that NADERU care promoted caregivers’ positive feelings about care and thoughtful exchanges between the patients and caregivers.
Free Research Field	高齢看護学
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	タクティールケアは認知症の緩和ケアとして有効であり、ケアを受ける側と提供する側にリラクセーション効果が期待でき、タクティールケアをもとに家族介護者むけに考案したなでるケアであっても同様の効果が確認できた。なでるケアを介護技術として導入した「認知症高齢者の介護家族支援プログラム」にそった介入により、家族介護者はなでるケアを習得でき、日常的に実施することにより介護に対する肯定感が高まり、認知症高齢者と家族介護者双方の思いやる心の交流が示された。本プログラムの活用により、認知症高齢者と家族介護者へのリラクセーション効果や非言語的なコミュニケーションを通しての相互理解、介護負担の軽減等が期待できる。