2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Attempt at Creating a Japanese Version of the Well-Being Picture Scale
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23593494
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Community health/Gerontological nurisng
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| Research Institution | Osaka Shin-ai College (2012-2013)
Kyoto Municipal Junior College of Nursing (2011) |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKANO MASAKO 大阪信愛女学院短期大学, その他部局等, 教授 (90362376)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIINO Akihiko 滋賀医科大学, 医学部附属病院神経難病研究推進機構・分子神経科学研究センター, 准教授 (50215935)
EGASHIRA Norie 大和大学, 保健医療学部・看護学科, 講師 (70547463)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SATOU Shiniti 大阪大学, 人間科学研究科, 教授 (40196241)
GONDOU Yasuyuki 大阪大学, 人間科学研究科, 准教授 (40250196)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 社会系心理学 / 看護学 / 老化 / 臨床 |
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| Research Abstract |
We attempted to modify the Well-Being Picture Scale for use in Japan for dementia prevention. The WPS consists of 15 items on psychological well-being, All items are illustrated with drawings and rated on a 7-point scale.
We adopted a narrative approach for older individuals with mild cognitive impairment,analyzed their mental states based on preliminary examinations conducted as a part of "outpatient care for dementia "and then reported the results at an international academic conference.We then requested 280 healthy older individuals to complete the WPS and to provide descriptive open answers. However, we identified many problems, as some participants misunderstood the drawings, hesitated, and were unable to understand the pictures as a scale. Based on these findings, we have modified the drawings so that they are better suited to Japan's elderly people, and we are now examining the possibility of using them in the future by piloting the Japanese version on 300 older individuals.
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