Formulation and validation of a support model for specialists providing support to people with presenile dementia and their families

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593543
• 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: Naragakuen University (2014); Kyoto Tachibana University (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: YANE Akiko 奈良学園大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (70413193)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NISHIDA Atsuko 京都橘大学, 看護学部, 教授 (10324568) ; ONOZUKA Motoko 京都橘大学, 看護学部, 講師 (30449508) ; KITAMURA Takako 敦賀市立看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (10182841) ; FUJIWARA Nao 京都橘大学, 看護学部, 助教 (50610515) ; MINAMI Akiko 京都橘大学, 看護学部, 助手 (20637392) ; MIYAMA Tsukasa 京都橘大学, 看護学部, 助教 (70582865) ; SUZUKI Hisayoshi 京都橘大学, 看護学部, 助手 (10638167)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 初老期期認知症 / 地域包括支援センター / 認知症カフェ / 専門職

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A survey of support for sufferers of presenile dementia (hereafter referred to as the patients) was conducted among specialists working for Community Comprehensive Support Centers and Home Care Support Offices. Results show that specialists needed accumulated experience in supporting the patients and establishing cooperative systems. In response to this, a “Dementia Caffe”was employed as a support model through which support for specialists was examined. Specialists became cognizant that through the “Caffe”①support attitude of specialists as being on an equal level with the patients was nurtured;② experience in provision of support could be accumulated in cooperation with professionals of many disciplines, which led to improvements in the sense of self-efficacy; and ③ patients’hitherto strengths were exerted, which was beneficial for enhancing their Quality of Life. Use of the “Caffe”as a support model for solving issues of specialists was found to be effective.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生看護