Quality of Life of long-term care service users, family caregivers, and staff: The mutual relationship of the three stakeholders and organizational culture

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K23133
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0908:Society medicine, nursing, and related fields
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Nakabe Takayo 東京大学, 医学部附属病院, 特任助教 (90883645)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: Quality of Life / 介護 / 高齢者 / 介護職員 / 家族介護者 / 組織文化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the interrelationships among the quality of life (QOL) of long-term care service users, family caregivers, and care staffs based on the results of a multicenter, cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire survey. We found a relationship between the QOL of users and family caregivers, and between users and staff. In addition, reduction of the burden of family caregivers and maintenance and improvement of QOL could contribute to the mental health status of family caregivers themselves. The study revealed that, among organizational cultures, ensuring opportunities for study and sharing the future vision of the business were more important for improving job satisfaction and mental health of care staffs, which are considered important for assuring the quality of caregiving.

Free Research Field

医療社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

超高齢社会の進展によって介護需要が高まっている。介護サービス利用者のQOLは重要な介護の質指標であり、介護の質に介護の担い手たる家族介護者・介護職員のQOLとの関係性について統合的に検討した。利用者と家族介護者、職員の三者の立場から介護に関わるステークホルダーのQOLについて検討した本研究の成果は、萌芽期にある介護の質を探求する制度・政策への基盤となりうることが期待される。