2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of a Self-Care Assessment Inventory for Workers(SCAI-W)

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21792295
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	Gunma Paz University (2010-2011) Gunma University (2009)
Principal Investigator	OGASAWARA Eiko 群馬パース大学, 保健科学部, 講師 (40389755)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	セルフケア / 働く人 / アディクション行動 / チェックリスト
Research Abstract	Aim : To develop and evaluate a self-care assessment inventory for workers(SCAI-W). Methods : We conducted a study using a self-care assessment inventory for workers consisting of27self-care items. These questionnaires were distributed to2, 297workers. There were 893 valid responses. Results : Three primary and eight secondary factors were established for the conceptual structure of self-care and validated by structural equation modeling."Positive attitude" comprised the secondary factors, hope and sense of fulfillment, and was influenced by another secondary factor, social support."Positive attitude" contributed to "attitude toward health.""Attitude toward health" comprised the secondary factors, care about one's health and correction of bad habits."Attitude toward health" influenced a primary factor,"everyday behavior," comprised of wakefulness, eating in moderation, and lack of self-control.