Interprofessional relations of nurses and care worker in end-of-life care

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380672
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Kyoto College of Nursing (2014-2015); Shiga University of Medical Science (2013)
• Principal Investigator: Taira Hidemi 京都看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (10135501)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): Magome Takeshi 湊川短期大学, その他の部局等, 教授 (10390197) ; Nakashima Yuko 京都看護大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (50320057)
• Research Collaborator: Iwase Ryoko (中山 良子) ユアハウス弥生 ; Hatamoto Shinichi 介護老人保健施設おおはら雅の郷 ; Tatsuo Kobayashi 介護老人保健施設おおはら雅の郷 ; Natsuko Miyahara 介護老人保健施設おおはら雅の郷
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 多職種連携 / 看護師 / 介護福祉士 / ターミナルケア / 介護老人保健施設

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To clarify the characteristics of end-of-life care provided, we conducted a questionnaire survey at two special nursing homes for the elderly and two rehabilitation facilities for the elderly and interviewed care stauffs.
(1) As a result, many subjects were willing to provide end-of-life care; however, a small percentage of subjects felt that such care has been sufficiently provided with high-level awareness. (2) Nurses and care workers had different views regarding life and death; therefore, profession-specific approaches need to be adopted. Concerning one's views of life and death, although many subjects thought about death, a small percentage of them, especially nurses, stated that they frequently talked about it. (3) Furthermore, significant differences in the awareness of end-of-life care were noted between the 2 types of facility investigated (special nursing homes for the elderly, and rehabilitation facilities for the elderly), and the latter reported more relevant

Free Research Field

社会学