2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Research on Strengths of the Elderly in the Care Cycle

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	20K11063
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
Research Institution	Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
Principal Investigator	Koyabu Tomoko 川崎医療福祉大学, 保健看護学部, 講師 (70435345)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	上野瑞子川崎医療福祉大学, 保健看護学部, 准教授 (00808230) 竹田恵子川崎医療福祉大学, 保健看護学部, 教授 (40265096) 井上かおり岡山県立大学, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (70771070) 實金栄岡山県立大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (50468295) 松田美鈴川崎医療福祉大学, 保健看護学部, 講師 (40794996)
Project Period (FY)	2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Keywords	高齢者 / ストレングス / ケアサイクル
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study aimed to develop a scale to measure the strength of elderly people to analyze the relationship between other factors. We prepared 18 questions and administered questionnaire survey to elderly people. A confirmatory factor analysis yielded an optimal higher-order factor model with internal and external resources as secondary factors. And, structural equation modeling was used to determine the goodness of fit of a model that assumes that the strength of elderly people affects QOL both directly and through the sense of strength utilization, and that the inappropriate involvement of caregivers affects the sense of strength utilization. The goodness of fit of the hypothetical model to the data satisfied the statistical criteria. Our findings revealed that it is not only important for the elderly to have strength, but also have a sense of utilizing the same to experience improved QOL, and that the inappropriate involvement of caregivers reduced the sense of utilization of strength.
Free Research Field	老年看護
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	今回開発した尺度によって，ケアサイクルにある高齢者のストレングスを客観的に評価でき，高齢者の持つストレングスを活かした支援が可能になると期待する．また仮説モデルの検証で，ソーシャルワークで用いられるストレングスモデルに，ポジティブ心理学の知見であるストレングス活用感を組み込み，その関連を明らかにしたことは，本研究の新規性であると考える．高齢者が今持っているストレングスを増やす介入は難しいが，活用感を高める介入，不適切なかかわりを減じる介入，という支援の方向性が明らかになったことは本研究の成果であると考える．