2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Research on the social support system of male caregivers

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20830073
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Social welfare and social work studies
Research Institution	Okayama Prefectural University
Principal Investigator	KIRINO Masafumi Okayama Prefectural University, 保健福祉学部, 助手 (40453203)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2009
Keywords	男性介護者 / ソーシャル・サポート / 在宅介護 / 介護負担感
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the actual situation and social support networks of male caregivers. As a result, we clarified that the male caregivers felt the difficulty in housework such as the preparation of meal and cleaning. We found that the size of social support networks in male caregivers was generally small, and it become smaller with the absence of spouse or co-resident family members. The stress caused by lacks of human or social resources was related to their elder maltreatment.

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