The relationships development of health competency and social capital among midlife women

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22592513
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Nagoya University (2013-2014); Tenshi College (2010-2012)
• Principal Investigator: SHIMA Akiko 名古屋大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (80337112)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MARUYAMA Tomoko 天使大学, 看護栄養学部, 教授 (80165951)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KAWAHARADA Mariko 札幌市立大学, 看護学部, 教授 (90374272)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 更年期 / 中高年女性 / Sense of coherence / ソーシャルキャピタル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to identify relationships between health competency, sense of coherence, and social capital among Japanese middle-aged women. It included two research methods: questionnaire and interview survey. The following findings were revealed.
1. Sense of coherence was related to quality of life (QOL) and menopausal symptoms, as shown by the questionnaire survey. As a social capital, Confidence in the neighborhood was related to sense of coherence among mid-life women. 2. Mid-life women took advantage of past experiences and employed them to find an appropriate coping method for themselves. Based on these findings, we discussed the development of community health programs for middle-aged women.

Free Research Field

女性看護学