2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Empirical Study on Social Capital and Life Satisfaction among Home-care Patients with Intractable Diseases and Their Families
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24593448
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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 | Niigata College of Nursing |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
IIZUKA Toshiko
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 難病患者 / 家族 / 介護者 / ソーシャルキャピタル / 生活満足度 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
A longitudinal study was conducted across 60 groups of patients with intractable diseases receiving treatment at home and with their family members serving as the primary caregivers to examine factors associated with social capital and life satisfaction. Life satisfaction was found to be associated with patients’ independence in daily life, subjective quality of life, and social capital. The number of caregiver convoys was associated with the number of long-term care insurance services used; therefore, it is possible that convoys encourage coping strategies among family members and improve their life satisfaction.
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| Free Research Field |
公衆衛生看護学
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