Development of collaborative efforts to prevent child abuse and a partnership model: a focus on parenthood and family functioning

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593414
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Nihon Fukushi University (2015); Aichi Prefectural University (2013-2014); Chubu University (2012)
• Principal Investigator: OHASHI Yukimi 日本福祉大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (00552986)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ASANO Midori 名古屋大学, 医学(系)研究科, 教授 (30257604) ; YAMAGUCHI Chikae 名古屋市立大学, 看護学部, 講師 (70514066)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 育児支援 / 虐待予防 / 家族看護

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Child abuse has been become a serious social issue in Japan, with the number of consultations made to the authorities increasing every year. In recent years researchers have sought to develop collaborative efforts and ultimately a partnership model between maternity hospitals and local health facilities with a focus on parenthood and family functioning. As part of these efforts in this study we first examined factors influencing study items that would require continuous attention, with a focus on parenthood and family functioning. We then conducted a field study in a region where the total fertility rate was higher than the national average in order to reexamine the characteristics of family functioning. Because the findings reconfirmed that regional characteristics and family structure greatly influence parenthood and family functioning, we examined the state of childrearing support currently provided as the regional characteristics of the study field.

Free Research Field

看護