2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Decision making process by the persons with early stage dementia and their family members: Their knowledge of disease and intention of service use
| Project/Area Number |
24593502
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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 | Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TAKECHI Hajime 京都大学, 医学研究科, 講師 (10314197)
YAMADA Hiroko 同志社大学, 社会学部, 教授 (80278457)
OKAYAMA Yasuko 同志社女子大学, 現代社会学部, 教授 (50150850)
KIMURA Misaka 京都学園大学, バイオ環境学部, 教授 (90150573)
KOMATSU Mitsuyo 京都府立医科大学, 医学部看護学科, 准教授 (20290223)
YAMAGATA Emi 京都府立医科大学, 医学部看護学科, 助教 (30570056)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 認知症 / 家族介護者 / 意思決定 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study explored the decision-making processes of the persons with dementia and their family members and influencing factors. The data was gathered from the early stages of the disease. Many patients were aware of their memory loss. Receiving a diagnosis seems to improve patients’ recognition of their situation, which resulted in increased motivation to slow dementia progression. However, patients did not admit their needs for care services even after happening of problems, suggesting that patients need appropriate support to their decision-making process. The intentions of the persons with dementia were reported by care managers to be seldom included for their decision making process, that those care managers feel the situation problematic. Development of the comprehensive support system which includes the support to the persons with dementia and their family, as well as care managers is expected.
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| Free Research Field |
老年看護学
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