The factors of rehospitalization for psychiatric hospitals among community dwelling people with dementia and support system

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26861979
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: National Center for Global Health and Medicine
• Principal Investigator: KAGATA SATOKO 国立研究開発法人国立国際医療研究センター, その他部局等, 助教 (60632429)
• Research Collaborator: Kubota Kazumi 横浜市立大学, 医学部, 助教 (50728946)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 介護者 / 認知症 / 労働者 / 介護負担感 / 労働生産性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the association of caregivers’ burden and work productivity loss among employees who provide care for a family member with dementia. Furthermore, whether the job characteristics components have a buffering effect was also studied. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among registered monitors of a survey company in Japan. A total of 34,800 monitors were invited to participate in the survey. However, owing to our financial constraints, the survey recruitment was stopped once the number of participants exceeded 379. Overall, 379 participants who provide care for a family member with dementia on top of having a job of their own answered the questionnaire. The present study suggests that higher caregivers’ burden declines their work productivity, and co-workers’ support, a job characteristics component, has a buffering effect on the association of caregivers’ burden and work productivity loss among employees who provide care for a family member with dementia.

Free Research Field

高齢者看護学