Fundamental Research That Is Aiming to Improve the Nursing Practice for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Families

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25463468
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
• Principal Investigator: TSUBOMI RIKA 浜松医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (40452180)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TOKUDA KATTSUMI 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 教授 (30197868)
• Research Collaborator: NAKANO SACHIKO
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 自閉症スペクトラム障害 / 発達障害 / 外来看護 / 研修プログラム / 具体的な対応

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to develop a training program which aims to practice nursing care for children with developmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder during their hospital visits. Nursing assistance required by parents is waiting room care and how to handle the difference between normal senses and senses for children who has sensory specificity. Nurses feel that it is difficult to handle children with Autism Spectrum so they needed to have the opportunity to learn about specific correspondence. The developed program suggested that it will promote the understanding for the disability by explaining the characteristics of the disabilities with the experience of the children.

Free Research Field

小児看護学