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Developing an educational model of "plain Japanese" in healthcare with focus on language management process in interaction between health professionals and foreign resident patients

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K10374
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 58010:Medical management and medical sociology-related
Research InstitutionGifu University

Principal Investigator

Imafuku Rintaro  岐阜大学, 医学部, 助教 (40649802)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 長谷 由紀子  静岡県立大学短期大学部, 短期大学部, 准教授 (30835088)
吉成 祐子  岐阜大学, グローカル推進機構, 教授 (00503898)
庄司 雅紀  大阪医科薬科大学, 薬学部, 助教 (50782603)
西城 卓也  岐阜大学, 医学部, 教授 (90508897)
武田 裕子  順天堂大学, 医学部, 教授 (70302411)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords異文化コミュニケーション / 外国人患者対応 / やさしい日本語 / 言語調整 / 異文化間コミュニケーション / 歯科医師 / 薬剤師 / 調整行動 / 言語管理 / 医療コミュニケーション / エスノグラフィー
Outline of Research at the Start

日本での在住外国人数が増加し多文化共生の重要性が高まる中、医療者が外国人に診療する場面も多くなっている。本研究は日本人医療者と在住外国人患者間のコミュニケーションの実態の検証と異文化コミュニケーションの媒体として機能しうる「やさしい日本語」の医療者向けの教育モデルの開発を行う。具体的には、1)在住外国人の医療機関(病院、歯科医院、薬局等)での経験や認識とそこでのコミュニケーションに関わる問題点を検証する。2)日本人医療者の在住外国人患者の診療時の具体的な経験と関係構築過程を検証する。3)異文化理解や「やさしい日本語」の医療者向けの教育を開発する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to investigate the difficulties faced by healthcare providers in dealing with foreign patients and their communicative management behaviors. Particularly, they strongly felt difficulties and anxiety when there was a discrepancy between the patient's treatment preferences and their treatment policies, or when complex explanations were required. To address such situations, "linguistic adjustments" such as the use of short phrases or words, decisive expressions, and mixing of English words, " use of various communication tools" such as translation apps, and "avoidance of complexity" such as providing the minimum necessary treatment and explanations according to the patient's chief complaint were employed. Based on the findings in this study, efforts could be made to introduce education on "easy Japanese" in health professions education and to develop educational materials.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

COVID-19感染拡大後も在住外国人数が増え続ける中、医療者がどのように対応しているのか、その実態を探索した研究は非常に少ない。本研究は在住外国人患者の対応経験を有する医療者の実際の経験を調査することで、医療者の対外国人患者の調整行動や認識を明らかにした。本調査結果を基盤にして、「やさしい日本語」に関する全国の医療教育者を対象にしたワークショップの開催や動画教材の開発など、多文化共生社会に求められる医療人養成に寄与することができたといえる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (32 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (16 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 13 results,  Open Access: 10 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (6 results)

  • [Journal Article] Host receptivity: The key to facilitating international medical graduates' acculturation2024

    • Author(s)
      Rintaro Imafuku
    • Journal Title

      Medical Education

      Volume: 58 Issue: 3 Pages: 363-363

    • DOI

      10.1111/medu.15195

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Towards developing health communication education in globalising East Asia2024

    • Author(s)
      Rintaro Imafuku, Chihiro Kawakami, Kaho Hayakawa, Takuya Saiki
    • Journal Title

      The Asia Pacific Scholar

      Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 58-60

    • DOI

      10.29060/taps.2024-9-1/pv3064

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Why foreign medical students seek abroad elective experience in Japan: The German case2023

    • Author(s)
      Maximilian Andreas Storz, Rintaro Imafuku
    • Journal Title

      The Asia Pacific Scholar

      Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Pages: 53-56

    • DOI

      10.29060/taps.2023-8-4/cs3003

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 談話分析の可能性―医療者教育研究の動向を踏まえて2023

    • Author(s)
      今福輪太郎
    • Journal Title

      日本医療コミュニケーション学会雑誌

      Volume: 1 Pages: 19-24

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Communication management processes of dentists providing healthcare for migrants with limited Japanese proficiency2022

    • Author(s)
      Rintaro Imafuku, Yukiko Nagatani, Masaki Shoji
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

      Volume: 19 Issue: 22 Pages: 14672-14672

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijerph192214672

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Broadening the dental hygiene students’ perspectives on the oral health professionals: A text mining analysis2022

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Nagatani, Rintaro Imafuku, Yukie Nakai
    • Journal Title

      Dentistry Journal

      Volume: 10 Issue: 9 Pages: 160-160

    • DOI

      10.3390/dj10090160

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Revisiting discourse analysis in medical education research2022

    • Author(s)
      Rintaro Imafuku, Takuya Saiki, Robyn Woodward-Kron
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Medical Education

      Volume: 13 Pages: 138-142

    • DOI

      10.5116/ijme.6278.c1b7

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Text analysis of personal statements written in English by Japanese medical students2022

    • Author(s)
      Rintaro Imafuku, Kaho Hayakawa, Takuya Saiki
    • Journal Title

      The Asia Pacific Scholar

      Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Pages: 51-55

    • DOI

      10.29060/taps.2022-7-2/sc2710

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Complexities of interprofessional identity formation in dental hygienists: an exploratory case study2022

    • Author(s)
      Rintaro Imafuku, Yukiko Nagatani, Saeko Yamada
    • Journal Title

      BMC Medical Education

      Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-12

    • DOI

      10.1186/s12909-021-03082-z

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] What Dental Hygienists Learned through Training with Simulated Patient and How They Applied it in Practice?2021

    • Author(s)
      長谷由紀子, 中岡美由紀, 今福輪太郎, 吉田登志子, 木尾哲朗
    • Journal Title

      Igaku Kyoiku / Medical Education (Japan)

      Volume: 52 Issue: 4 Pages: 319-324

    • DOI

      10.11307/mededjapan.52.4_319

    • NAID

      130008143837

    • ISSN
      0386-9644, 2185-0453
    • Year and Date
      2021-08-25
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 脳神経内科領域における医学教育の展望: Post/with コロナ時代を見据えて (Vol. 3) 臨床教育アプローチを裏付ける教育理論2021

    • Author(s)
      今福輪太郎, 西城卓也
    • Journal Title

      Brain and Nerve

      Volume: 73 Pages: 1290-1293

    • NAID

      40022743456

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 脳神経内科領域における医学教育の展望: Post/with コロナ時代を見据えて (Vol. 2) 現代の指導医に求められる 「支援者的」 臨床教育アプローチ2021

    • Author(s)
      西城卓也, 今福輪太郎
    • Journal Title

      Brain and Nerve

      Volume: 72 Pages: 1164-1167

    • NAID

      40022725970

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Rewarding journeys: exploring medical students’ learning experiences in international electives2021

    • Author(s)
      Rintaro Imafuku, Takuya Saiki, Kaho Hayakawa, Kazumi Sakashita, Yasuyuki Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      Medical Education Online

      Volume: 26 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-12

    • DOI

      10.1080/10872981.2021.1913784

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Fundamental principles that you need to know when you undertake qualitative research2021

    • Author(s)
      今福 輪太郎
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

      Volume: 5 Issue: 0 Pages: n/a

    • DOI

      10.24489/jjphe.2020-002

    • NAID

      130008002272

    • ISSN
      2432-4124, 2433-4774
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 薬局薬剤師が抗うつ薬の服用に抵抗感を抱く患者に対して実践している工夫に関するテキストアナリシス2020

    • Author(s)
      庄司雅紀, 藤原篤子, 今福輪太郎, 島田京司, 恩田光子
    • Journal Title

      日本精神薬学会誌

      Volume: 4 Pages: 42-49

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Experiential learning of overnight home care by medical trainees for professional development: an exploratory study2020

    • Author(s)
      Manabu Yoshimura, Takuya Saiki, Rintaro Imafuku, Kazuhiko Fujisaki, Yasuyuki Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Medical Education

      Volume: 11 Pages: 146-154

    • DOI

      10.5116/ijme.5f01.c78f

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Exploring intercultural communication management process: A case study of pharmacist-migrant patient encounters in Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Rintaro Imafuku, Masaki Shoji, Yukiko Nagatani
    • Organizer
      International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] What motivates clinical educators to teach? A systematic review and framework synthesis based on Self-determination Theory2023

    • Author(s)
      Cesar Orsini, Rintaro Imafuku. Barbara Jennings, Rashmi Kusurkar, Jorge Tricio
    • Organizer
      International Self-Determination Theory Conference
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Lost in translation? Communication management process of health professionals in foreign resident patient encounters in Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Rintaro Imafuku, Yukiko Nagatani, Masaki Shoji
    • Organizer
      Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 初年次医学生と外国人市民の交流実習における会話内容の分析2022

    • Author(s)
      今福輪太郎, 川上ちひろ, 早川佳穂, 西城卓也
    • Organizer
      第54回日本医学教育学会大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 談話分析の可能性-医療者教育研究の動向を踏まえて2022

    • Author(s)
      今福輪太郎
    • Organizer
      第1回 日本医療コミュニケーション学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 在留外国人患者対応における医療者の調整行動:歯科医師・薬剤師へのインタビュー調査2021

    • Author(s)
      今福輪太郎
    • Organizer
      第40回医療コミュニケーション研究会定例会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 在留外国人患者対応における医療者の調整行動に関する予備調査2021

    • Author(s)
      今福輪太郎, 長谷由紀子, 庄司雅紀
    • Organizer
      第53回日本医学教育学会大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Becoming Interprofessional: Exploring Japanese dental hygienists’ identity formation through interaction in healthcare2021

    • Author(s)
      Rintaro Imafuku, Yukiko Nagatani
    • Organizer
      19th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine, and Ethics
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] WS-4「やさしい日本語」で外国人患者とコミュニケーション2021

    • Author(s)
      武田裕子, 新居みどり, 石川ひろの, 今福輪太郎, 岩田一成
    • Organizer
      第80回医学教育セミナーとワークショップ with 聖隷浜松病院
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 多職種連携教育導入に活用できる医学教育理論2020

    • Author(s)
      今福輪太郎
    • Organizer
      第8回日本シミュレーション医療教育学会学術大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] Language, Health and Culture: Problematizing the Centers and Peripheries of Healthcare Communication Research2023

    • Author(s)
      Olga Zayts-Spence, Susan Bridges, Rintaro Imafuku, Koji Tsunekawa, Chihiro Kawakami, Kazuhiko Fujisaki et al.
    • Total Pages
      212
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 医学教育イントロダクション2022

    • Author(s)
      中野隆史, 駒澤伸泰, 淺田義和, 恒川幸司, 川上ちひろ, 今福輪太郎 他
    • Total Pages
      287
    • Publisher
      日本医事新報社
    • ISBN
      9784784941919
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 医療者のための質的研究 はじめの一歩!!-数値で表しきれないデータを読み解く-2021

    • Author(s)
      片岡 竜太, 渡邊 洋子, 榎田めぐみ, 岸本桂子, 今福輪太郎
    • Total Pages
      106
    • Publisher
      薬事日報社
    • ISBN
      9784840815598
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Interactional Research into Problem-Based Learning2020

    • Author(s)
      Susan Bridges, Rintaro Imafuku
    • Total Pages
      423
    • Publisher
      Purdue University Press
    • ISBN
      9781557538048
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] International Perspectives on Undergraduate Research2020

    • Author(s)
      Nancy Hensel, Patrick Blessinger, Elzabeth Ambos, Angela Brew, Rintaro Imafuku et al.
    • Total Pages
      311
    • Publisher
      Palgrave Macmillan
    • ISBN
      9783030535599
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] East Asian Perspectives on Silence in English Language Education2020

    • Author(s)
      Jim King, Seiko Harumi, Amy Tsui, Rintaro Imafuku et al.
    • Total Pages
      184
    • Publisher
      Multilingual Matters
    • ISBN
      9781788926751
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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