2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Psychological effects of experience in terminal care on nursing home staff
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21730486
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Social welfare and social work studies
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| Research Institution | Kansai University of International Studies (2011)
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (2009-2010) |
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Principal Investigator |
ABE Koji 関西国際大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (90416181)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 社会福祉関係 / 高齢者福祉 / 介護福祉施設 / ターミナルケア |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aimed to examine the psychological effects of terminal care experience on nursing home staff and analyze the differences between staff who are experienced and those who are inexperienced in providing terminal care. Analysis of variance(ANOVA) revealed that the professional efficacy(a subscale of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey [MBI-GS]) of the experienced staff was significantly higher than those of the inexperienced staff. The high professional efficacy noted among the experienced staff suggests that the provision of terminal care in nursing homes does not necessarily lead to burnout among caregivers and may in fact serve as an important motivational factor.
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Research Products
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