Study about the psychological growth of the care providers and the improvement of the quality of the care by the practice of the healing technique

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23390489
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Gunma University (2014); Tokyo Health Care University (2011-2013)
• Principal Investigator: KONDO Hiroko 群馬大学, 保健学研究科, 教授 (40234950)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SAKAI Ikuko 千葉大学, 看護学研究科, 教授 (10197767) ; MASUJIMA Mariko 千葉大学, 看護学研究科, 准教授 (40323414) ; KOMIYA Hiromi 武蔵野大学, 看護学部, 講師 (10315856) ; URAO Yuko 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部, 講師 (40583860) ; SAKATA Naomi 東京医療保健大学, 医療保健学部, 教授 (30235155) ; HAYASHI Setsuko 東京医療保健大学, 医療保健学部, 講師 (70459642) ; TAKANO Kaiya 東京医療保健大学, 医療保健学部, 講師 (70620475)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YONEYAMA Marie 東京医療保健大学, 医療保健学部, 教授 (00554247) ; SAKAIRI Kazuya 群馬大学, 大学院保健学研究科, 助教 (80361369)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: タッチ / 癒し / 心拍変動 / 指先温度

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purposes of this study were to clarify physiologically and psychologically the effects which were brought about for the caregivers by continuously doing touch as a healing technique, and to clarify whether the quality of the care has improved as the ripple effect.
The caregivers did the touch as a healing five times in three weeks in the laboratory. The physiological data showed that all the caregivers were relaxed when they were doing the touch. While repeating the touch as a healing, they were able to be relaxed and involved with people. However, the result suggested that the five time practices of touch were not enough experience to keep them relaxed in the clinical setting that has a feeling of tension.

Free Research Field

精神看護学