Development of a scale to measure the ability to practice nursing care for female survivors immediately after a sexual assault incident

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K10864
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
• Research Institution: Nihon Fukushi University (2023); University of Hyogo (2020-2022)
• Principal Investigator: FUKUMOTO Tamaki 日本福祉大学, 福祉社会開発研究所, 研究員 (40650619)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 性暴力 / 女性 / 看護ケア / 医療機関 / 質的研究

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study identified and disucussed the nursing care that should be provided in Japanese medical institutions for female survivors immediately after a sexual assault incident by qualitatively and descriptively analyzing medical care proposed by WHO in 2020.The following items were extracted: [respecting their right to self-determination], [respecting their right to information], [collecting and retaining information], [preparing the examination environment], [minimizing health damages], [responding gently while being attentive to their conditions and emotions], [paying attention to potential pain inflicted on them], [providing physical treatment and self-care methods], [providing psycho-emotional care], and [supporting them to lead a safe life].The nursing care extracted may be practicable for all nursing professionals working in Japanese medical institutions without any legal or cultural consequences, and is needed by female survivors immediately after a sexual assault incident.

Free Research Field

生涯発達看護学関連

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本は現在、性暴力被害者をケアする看護職として北米モデルを基盤にSANE（Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner）養成講座が2都市で開催されている。両プログラムは、日本フォレンジック看護学会の日本版性暴力対応看護師(SANE-J)教育ガイドラインを包括した独自のプログラム構成となっており専門性の高い内容となっている。しかし、SANE養成には時間と場所等の課題がある。そこで本研究で明らかにされた看護ケアを実践の指針のひとつとし、e-larningを含めるなどすべての看護職に向けた新しいプログラムを開発することによって、全国の医療機関の看護ケアの質向上に貢献できる。