Construction of model for early detection and early intervention of foreign children with developmental delays and developmental disabilities

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26671049
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: International University of Health and Welfare (2016); The Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing (2014-2015)
• Principal Investigator: MORIYAMA MASUMI 国際医療福祉大学, 成田看護学部, 准教授 (90565722)
• Research Collaborator: MOCHIDA Eri 群馬県大泉町役場, 保健師
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 外国人小児 / 外国人乳幼児 / 発達遅れ・発達障害 / 外国人母 / 保健師

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of the study was to establish a model for early detection and intervention of foreign children with a developmental delay or disabilities. We conducted a semi-structured interview with 10 public health nurses to investigate the current issues, and created a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to 241 health care centers, of which 48 centers gave a response. Another semi-structured interview was conducted with 8 foreign mothers rearing infants plus 3 foreign mothers of children receiving care at a facility for developmental disorders, in order to understand their information gathering. The result showed the necessity of the following actions: 1. expansion of foreign mother-child healthcare and welfare services, 2. enhancement in the abilities of foreign mother-child supporting public health nurses, and 3. development of foreign mothers’ knowledge of children development and developmental disorders as well as healthcare and welfare services.

Free Research Field

国際看護