evelopment and evaluation of a prenatal education course for grandparents in Japan

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K10896
• 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: Dokkyo Medical University (2021-2023); Sophia University (2020)
• Principal Investigator: Isoyama Akemi 獨協医科大学, 看護学部, 教授 (00586183)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 衣川 さえ子 東京医療保健大学, 看護学部, 非常勤 (90538927)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 家族看護 / 祖父母 / 出産前教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Develop and evaluate a prenatal education course that encourages grandparents to fulfill their role in caring for a new grandchild in a balanced and healthy manner. The ADDIE model was used as the methodological framework for the prenatal education course, and needs analysis and definition of purpose and structure were performed. Cognitive and affective domains of the grandparents’ role performance were measured before and after taking the course through a self-administered questionnaire.The program was administered to 100 men and women (mean age 62.5 years, 69 employed), and the cognitive and affective domains were evaluated before and after. Results of the intervention showed significantly higher scores in the cognitive and affective domains related to the grandparents' demonstration of their role.The prenatal education course helped demonstrated the usefulness of increasing awareness about the role of grandparents in a family.

Free Research Field

生涯発達看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究で開発した出産前教育は、祖父母を育児の「支援者」と捉えるのではなく、祖父母としての役割を発揮する「主体」と捉え開発した。祖父母となる年代層は、これまでの生き方とは変化が生じてきている。日本では、これからも続く超高齢化社会に備え、必要な子育て施策の充実や、高齢者の健康を高める施策が検討されている。よって、開発した出産前教育を活用していくことは、母親となる女性の妊産婦のうつ病や自殺、乳幼児虐待が低減するための予防的介入のみならず、祖父母の生活の質を高めるための示唆を与える可能性がある。