Establishing a healthcare and welfare system from pregnancy to puberty using regional cohort data

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380824
• 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: Japan University of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: WATANABE Taeko 日本保健医療大学, 保健医療学部看護学科, 准教授 (30598636)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ANME Tokie 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 教授 (20201907)
• Research Collaborator: ITO Sumio ; OKUMURA Rika ; SIMOSATO Miho ; TOKISAKI Etsuko ; TANAKA Emiko
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 追跡研究 / 子どもの発達 / Subjective Well-being / 子ども虐待 / 育児困難 / 育児支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, a healthcare data management system was constructed to collect health information of children and their families, from pregnancy (i.e., the prenatal period) to puberty. Our efforts were aimed at providing evidence-based early support for children that took into account the effects of health and environmental factors on their growth and development through adolescence. Information collected from the children was combined with the cumulative data obtained in a regional cohort study for analysis. Based on the results, we established a way to implement continuous data collection and a support system―a “health care and welfare system from pregnancy to puberty”―while also clarifying some of the factors influencing growth and development through adolescence.

Free Research Field

社会福祉学