establishment of a support network system for diabetes and women's reproductive health

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23593357
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Kurume University
• Principal Investigator: TANAKA Kayo 久留米大学, 医学部, 准教授 (10289499)
• Research Collaborator: AOKI Michiko 成田赤十字病院 ; Yoshinami YUKIKO 東北大学病院 ; TOMINAGA Yukie 東北薬科大学病院 ; SAKURABA Sakiko 弘前大学病院 ; YAMAGUCHI Hiromi 日本赤十字長崎原爆病院 ; OZAKI Mizuho 高知赤十字病院 ; FUKUSHIMA Chieko 三重大学病院 ; KURIYA Kazue 久留米大学病院 ; ISAYAMA Naomi 久留米大学病院 ; OKAMURA Yoshiko 久留米大学病院 ; INOUE Tatsuo 認定特定非営利活動法人 日本IDDMネットワーク
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 糖尿病女性 / リプロダクティブヘルス / 支援ネットワーク / 看護者 / 双方向性 / ホームページ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To build a bidirectional support network system for the reproductive health of diabetic women, we established the Diabetes and Women's Life Support Research Group. This served as a base to focus on creating an information and social network, and on developing support methods. The Diabetes and Women's Life Support Network website was launched to provide information, and has attracted 54,206 page views to date. The group has hosted six seminars for diabetic women, their families and nursing personnel, implemented by research collaborators at various locations in Japan. The seminars led to the development of individuals who would play key roles in support activities in their regions. We have also held open discussions with women with Type 1 diabetes who have experienced childbirth, leading to the cultivation of peer supporters. We developed a seminar program to help nursing personnel improve practical skills in providing care to pregnant women with GDM, and verified its effectiveness.

Free Research Field

看護学