Processes that cause health problems of son caregivers leaving their jobs

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K19709
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
• Research Institution: Mie Prefectural College of Nursing
• Principal Investigator: Yamamoto Shota 三重県立看護大学, 看護学部, 助教 (00823965)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 介護離職 / 男性介護者 / 自己認識 / 性役割 / 介護役割

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It was suggested that male caregivers have a conflict between the norm of sexual role, which is a social role associated with gender, and the care role played by male caregivers.In addition, it was suggested that male caregivers who chose to leave their jobs will continue to take care of them, recognizing that care will become a job, and that care may become a goal in their lives.During the care period, you can live a care life based on the care that was the goal of your life.However, after the end of care, there is a risk of losing the goal of life.From the above, it is suggested that male caregivers integrate their self-awareness of their own care role while being influenced by their sexual role.

Free Research Field

在宅看護

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義として、男性介護者の課題の認識に基づき、介護離職が男性介護者の自己認識のあり方に対して、性役割意識が影響を及ぼしていることが示唆された。また、介護離職が男性介護者の自己認識のあり方に対する性役割の影響から、男性介護者個人を支援するだけでなく、男性介護者を取り巻く社会の規範を前提に支援する必要性が示唆された。このことから、本研究の社会的意義として、研究成果は男性介護者支援の一助になると考える。