development of a maternal competency scale for preventing infants' injuries

2024 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K11118
• 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: Shitennoji University
• Principal Investigator: Makabe Mika 四天王寺大学, 看護学部, 講師 (30844477)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 都筑 千景 大阪公立大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 教授 (00364034) ; 田中 健太郎 大阪公立大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 准教授 (50755832) ; 大川 聡子 関西医科大学, 看護学部, 教授 (90364033)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
• Keywords: 事故予防 / 乳幼児 / 保護者 / 家庭内

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Based on the belief that they would "protect their children," parents recognized the seriousness of injuries through learning about injuries and injury prevention, and took preventive measures. They were able to take injury prevention measures because they had an outcome expectation that injuries could be prevented if measures were taken, but they also mentioned that they had doubts and conflicts about taking measures. A scale of injury prevention practices for parents of infants was developed, resulting in 3 factors and 19 items. It was suggested that self-efficacy regarding child injury prevention and social support had a positive influence on parents' injury prevention practices.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

乳幼児の事故の多くは家庭内で起こっていることから、家庭の事故予防対策を支援することが重要である。作成した保護者の事故予防実践尺度を用いることで、保護者と保健師等専門職が共通認識をもって、各家庭の状況に応じた、より個別・具体的な内容や方法を話し合うことが可能となる。また、保護者の自己効力感に働きかける方法を検討すること、育児におけるサポートを充実させることなど、事故予防対策のプログラム開発につながる。これらの支援が充実することで、家庭内の対策が講じられ、子どもの事故予防に貢献できると考える。