Developing a Program for the Self-Management of Mood Disorder Symptoms in Workers on Long-term Leave

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25670999
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: Kobe City College of Nursing
• Principal Investigator: yamaoka yumi 神戸市看護大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (00326307)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YASUDA Masae UCLA Medical Center, 看護師
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MARUMOTO Noriko 甲南女子大学, 看護リハビリテーション学部, 講師 (00336843) ; KAMACHI Azusa 神戸市看護大学, 看護学部, 助教 (20448765) ; UEMOTO Masaharu 神戸市看護大学, 看護学部, 名誉教授 (90176644)
• Research Collaborator: OKAZAKI Wataru NTT東日本関東病院, うつ病リワーク研究会, 作業療法士 ; NAKAMURA Satomi NTT東日本関東病院, うつ病リワーク研究会, 臨床心理士 ; YAMAGUCH Rituko NPO法人うつ・気分障害協会, 代表
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 気分障害 / 長期休職者 / 症状自己管理 / プログラム / リカバリー / 主体性 / リワーク

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aimed to develop a program for the self-management of mood disorder symptoms in workers on long-term leave as part of occupational rehabilitation. The program focused on interpersonal relationships while emphasizing on the autonomy and quality of life of the affected people.
“Recovery” was included in the conceptual framework of the program (draft), and we recommended that both providers and participants contribute equally to the program. In addition, we confirmed the validity of the program by conducting meetings with occupational rehabilitation practitioners and the workers on long-term leave to revise the contents of the program.
In the future, we need to conduct a pilot study of the program (draft), revise and refine the program, and clarify the objectives for implementing the program.

Free Research Field

産業精神保健