Development of a home care support program focusing on family caregivers of elderly individuals with Parkinson's disease

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593495
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health/Gerontological nurisng
• Research Institution: University of Shizuoka
• Principal Investigator: TOMIYASU Mari 静岡県立大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (50367588)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 森野 智子 静岡県立大学, 短期大学部歯科衛生学科, 講師 (20582703) ; 今福 恵子 静岡県立大学, 短期大学部看護学科, 講師 (80342088) ; 紙屋 克子 静岡県立大学, 看護学部, 客員研究員 (90272202)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 訪問看護 / パーキンソン病 / 家族介護者 / 療養生活支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Objectives: To reintegrate nursing techniques for mitigating disuse syndrome into a home care support program focusing on the family caregivers of elderly individuals with Parkinson's disease, and to implement and evaluate this program.Methods: The program was implemented using a single-cohort, before-and-after test design on 14 family caregivers who provided their informed consent to participate in the study. The analysis set consisted of the 9 family caregivers who consented to participate in both the program's implementation and a survey.Results: The mean self-management skill score of participants was 27.4 before and 30.7 after implementing the program, indicating that the score was significantly higher after intervention (t = -2.956, df = 8, p<.01).
Conclusion: This program was effective in improving the self-management skills of family caregivers, suggesting that it could be used by visiting nurses to provide the necessary support to families.

Free Research Field

訪問看護・在宅看護