A study on the effectiveness of psychological support for family caregivers supporting the elderly with dementia

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20919
• Project/Area Number (Other): 18H05722 (2018)
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund (2019); Single-year Grants (2018)
• Review Section: 0108:Sociology and related fields
• Research Institution: Asahikawa University (2019); Tokyo Online University (2018)
• Principal Investigator: Lim Hyunjae 旭川大学, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (50827954)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-08-24 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 認知症の人 / 家族介護者 / 介護過程 / 心理的支援 / 小規模多機能型居宅介護

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to (1)Grasp the current status of support efforts including the psychological aspects of family caregivers in small-scale multifunctional in-home care (SMH). (2)Analytical schematizing of support for family caregivers. (3)To verify the effectiveness of support including psychological aspects of family caregivers in SMH.
To achieve this goal, in 2018, a literature research and quantitative research targeting 5,082 SMH offices nationwide, as of October 2018, was conducted. In 2019, a qualitative research for professional worker in 14 out of 139 SMH establishment which was approved its qualitative research in quantitative research, is currently under analysis. In addition, considering all results generated from the research, an analysis is in progress to verify the effectiveness of the support for family caregivers who support people with dementia in SMH.

Free Research Field

高齢者福祉

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、認知症の人を支える家族介護者の支援を家族介護者の介護の過程を状況への連続性としてとらえ、家族介護者の心理的変容と親密性及び共依存の関係性に着目し、家族介護者の支援の現状における課題の把握から心理的側面を含む支援のあり方への提案を試みることに学術的意義がある。
認知症の人と家族介護者の支援に関する研究は、その課題とともに問い続けられている。本研究は、認知症の人を支える家族介護者の支援を日本独自のサービスである小規模多機能型居宅介護において心理的側面を含む支援の有効性を探ることで、排除されやすい家族介護者のニーズを把握・包摂して新たな公的支援システムの構築を図ることに社会的意義がある。