Construction of a care model for reducing vaccination-related pain for children under 3 years old by parents and caregivers

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13932
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09030:Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related
• Research Institution: Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: Miura Hiromi 香川県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (10342346)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 予防接種関連疼痛 / 3歳未満児 / 親・保育者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to construct a care model for reducing vaccination-related pain for children under the age of 3 by parents and caregivers without relying on medical personnel. In 2020, as a result of a survey of the actual situation of children and guardians in vaccination as basic data, less than 40% of children strongly disliked vaccination, and guardians who felt pain to take their children to vaccination It was about 50%, suggesting the necessity of intervention. However, in 2021 and 2022, due to the impact of COVID-19, it was necessary to refrain from entering daycare centers, etc., and the research was not conducted, and the research was terminated.

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、①3歳未満という、今までは理解を得る対象とされてこなかった年齢の子どもを対象とすること、そして、②従来親の裁量に任せていた予防接種の説明を、準備教育として方法を開発すること、この2点が本研究の独自性、創造性である。従来は全く支援が行われていなかった対象者に、初めてアプローチを試みる、貴重な研究であると考える。ただ、COVID-19の影響により十分に研究活動が行えなかったことが残念である。