Development of an assessment tool in view of spiritual dimensions in the social welfare field

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380820
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
• Principal Investigator: NOBUO OKAMOTO 川崎医療福祉大学, 医療福祉学部, 講師 (40412267)
• Research Collaborator: KAJIHARA Naomi 関西学院大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (90310680)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: スピリチュアリティ / 高齢者 / アセスメントツール

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research was to develop tools for spiritual assessment that welfare professionals can actually use at welfare sites for the elderly people using welfare services.
In this research, based on the idea of "life model", we analyzed the contents and functions of spiritualities experienced by elderly people in their lives from literature review, field surveys and empirical research. Based on the results, the daily spirituality of the elderly and explanatory diagrams / theories that capture these spiritualities are presented as: "time × relationship × value". Then, with reference to these, a "three-dimensional plot diagram" which makes spiritual assessment possible by grasping the contents and features of the daily spirituality of elderly in a structured and systematic manner was created.

Free Research Field

高齢者福祉