Development and verification of a volunteer development program that supports living like that person until the end..

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K19234
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
• Research Institution: Japan University of Health Sciences (2022); Heisei College of Health Sciences (2020-2021)
• Principal Investigator: Kobayashi Minako 日本保健医療大学, 保健医療学部看護学科, 教授 (40312855)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 看取り / ボランティア育成 / 在宅ホスピス / 地域づくり / 地域包括ケアシステム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of end-of-life care volunteers at home on regional development and community care systems through literature research and inspection. As a characteristic of volunteer organizations that spread to the community and influence the community care system, they　collaborate with private medical institutions, participate in community care conferences, and cooperate with the community care system. In addition, the administrative and local governments supported the training of　volunteers,cooperated with regional medical facilities and home care professionals, and consistently implemented end-of-life care. Issues such as the lack of volunteer coordinators, the retirement of leaders, the progression of disease among cancer supervisor volunteer members, and the aging of members have resulted in restrictions, reductions, and closures of activities．

Free Research Field

地域・在宅看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

新型コロナウイルス感染拡大により、看取りのボランティア育成や組織活動が停止され、介入研究が難しくなった。しかし、一部のボランティア組織は再開されており、その中から看取りボランティアの導入のきっかけや、地域のケアシステムに影響を与えるボランティア育成組織の特徴および組織が継続する上でのコロナ渦に関わらず根本的な地域の課題について本研究の成果から見えてきた。