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2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Emotions associated with development of dementia in middle-aged and older adults in Japan

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 19K11275
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Hoshino Junko  名古屋大学, 医学系研究科(保健), 准教授 (50369609)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 西谷 直子  名古屋大学, 医学系研究科(保健), 教授 (10587009)
古川 直美  岐阜県立看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (40290035)
宇佐美 利佳  岐阜県立看護大学, 看護学部, 講師 (10516850)
佐伯 香織  名古屋大学, 医学系研究科(保健), 助教 (10378226)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Keywords認知症発症 / 感情 / 恐怖 / 中高年者 / 地域
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We aimed to identify the emotions experienced by middle-aged and older adults in Japan regarding them developing dementia in a qualitative study and estimated the prevalence of emotions and factors affecting them using quantitative analysis.
Six core emotion categories were identified among 13 middle-aged and older adults who belong to local clubs. The emotions were “fear,” “apprehension,” “threat,” “denial,” “despair,” and “relief.” Among 600 middle-aged and older adult participants, approximately 25% were "very worried" about developing dementia, while 10% each were "always" or "frequently" apprehensive, fearful, anxious, or threatened. Factors associated with “worry” were awareness of physical and mental decline and depression, which suggested a decline in autonomic nervous activity.

Free Research Field

地域在宅看護学、老年看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

自身の認知症発症の脅威に対する感情的な反応と定義される”Dementia worry ”(DW)に関する文献は国内で見あたらず、国外ではいくつか散見されるものの有効な支援は確立していない。本研究は、本邦の中高年者の認知症発症の脅威に関する実態を明らかにし、科学的根拠に基づいた支援を構築することを目指した研究である。本研究の結果、地域の中高年者は自己の認知症発症についてネガティブな感情を持つことが明らかとなった。また、その関連要因として、加齢に伴う心身の衰えの自覚や不定愁訴の頻度、抑うつ感といった自律神経活動の衰退と考えられる要因が明らかとなった。結果に基づいた教育プログラムの開発が求められる。

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Published: 2024-01-30  

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