2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Building a comprehensive support system focusing on carers: Analysis of pioneering practices
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26502014
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
ケア学
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| Research Institution | Japan Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SYZUKI Naomi 専修大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (10386302)
MATSUZAWA Akemi 茨城キリスト教大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (20382822)
YAMAGUCHI Mai ルーテル学院大学, 総合人間学部, 教授 (30425342)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | ケアラー支援 / 介護者支援 / ケアラー（介護者）ニーズ / アウトリーチ型支援 / 支援効果 / 包括的ケアラー支援 / 地域包括ケアシステム / 地域福祉 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, we analyzed and found effects of outreach support for informal carers at home (unpaid carers such as families) provided at the municipality level in Kuriyama Town, Hokkaido, and Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. Since these carers tend to have difficulty going out, outreach makes support available where not only the carers but also care recipients and other family members live. The support includes attentively listening to family carers themselves, identifying hidden needs, providing continuous consultation, and addressing their needs. The study results suggest many benefits of such support for carers at home, including: improving family carers’ psychological well-being (e.g., reducing stress and anxiety, changing the mood); preventing family carers’ isolation, promoting service use by care recipients; obtaining information on healthcare, long-term care and daily living; and improving family relationships.
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| Free Research Field |
家政学・生活経営学・社会政策学
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