Development of care and algorithm aimed at safety measures of elderly people with dementia at general hospitals

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463446
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: University of Toyama
• Principal Investigator: Makino Mayumi 富山大学, 大学院医学薬学研究部(医学), 助教 (50714169)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): AOKI Yoriko 富山大学, 大学院・医学薬学研究部(医学), 助教 (40533477)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 認知症高齢者 / 転倒予防 / 自己抜去予防 / 身体拘束 / 臨床判断 / 熟練看護師

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to develop a care-algorithm to share for the prevention of tube removal and falls among newly admitted patients with dementia in general hospitals.
The care-algorithm was developed via modified grounded theory approach (M-GTA). Eighteen nurses with more than ten years of experience as nurses were interviewed using M-GTA. Categories and subcategories were extracted from the M-GTA, and they became items of categorization. Those categories were verified, and their importance and feasibility were examined by thirteen nurses in a pilot study. The agreement rates of most items were 0.7-0.9. However, some items were under 0.7，therefore, items need revision and examination with various settings and many participants.

Free Research Field

老年看護学