Development of a nursing support program for patients with connective tissue disease or rheumatic disease, and verification of its effects

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593332
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Juntendo University
• Principal Investigator: Aoki Kiyoko 順天堂大学, 医療看護学部, 教授 (50212361)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TAKAYA Mayumi 順天堂大学, 医療看護学部, 准教授 (30269378) ; HINO Keiko 順天堂大学, 医療看護学部, 助教 (30550892) ; NAGASE Masako 順天堂大学, 医療看護学部, 准教授 (90338765) ; UZAWA Kumiko (桑江 久美子) 順天堂大学, 医療看護学部, 助教 (50635167)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 膠原病/リウマチ性疾患患者 / 療養上の困難 / セルフケア能力 / セルフマネジメント / 看護支援 / 支援プログラム / QOL

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined a method that helps patients with connective tissue disease or rheumatic disease to predict their disease trajectories and maintain their self-care ability without feeling powerlessness, thereby maintaining quality of life. The effects of the method were also evaluated. It was revealed that nurses need to be recognized as professionals on whom patients can rely during treatment, and that support should be provided in a manner suited to patients’ life so that they can manage long-term treatment by themselves based on the cooperative relationship with nurses. Furthermore, it was revealed that human resources development, system architecture and their evaluation are issues to be addressed in patient support.

Free Research Field

臨床看護学