Psychosocial state and Respite service for Married couple of Child-rearing period

2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 15390673
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Sapporo Medical University
• Principal Investigator: MARUYAMA Tomoko Sapporo Medical University, School of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, Professor, 保健医療学部, 教授 (80165951)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SAWADA Izumi Sapporo Medical University, School of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, Lecturer, 保健医療学部, 講師 (50285011) ; YOSHINO Zyunichi Sapporo Medical University, School of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, Assistant Professor, 保健医療学部, 助教授 (80305242) ; KONNO Miki Sapporo Medical University, School of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, Assistant Professor, 保健医療学部, 助教授 (00264531) ; SUGIYAMA Atuko Sapporo Medical University, School of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, Assistant Professor, 保健医療学部, 助教授 (10264540) ; YOSHIDA Yasuko Sapporo Medical University, School of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, Lecturer, 保健医療学部, 講師 (40285010)
• Project Period (FY): 2003 – 2005
• Keywords: Child-rearing Period / Married couple / Psychosocial state / Respite service / Volunteer

Research Abstract

To develop the respite service system for the married couple of a child-rearing period, the research was done by the following purposes.
1.A psychosocial state and the communications pattern between married couples.
2.Execution and the effect of the respite service on the child-rearing women.
The questionnaires were distributed to about 400 women who had 3 to 4 years old child who was able to have received cooperation in a current longitudinal study and her husband. Content of the questionnaires is Marital love scale, Child care stress scale, Duke-UNC social support scale, and GHQ30 etc. The collection rate was female 65%, and the husband 39%.
The focus group interview was done to 8 women and the 4 husbands. The content of the interview was marital relations and is to bringing up a child. And the data base of the graduate of the nursing junior college who was not working by the Sapporo City living now was made for the respite service volunteer.
The meeting of Kalugamo was held 16 times in total. The holding theme is an aromatherapy, a stretch, a yoga, and a tea seminar, etc. The Child care corner by the volunteer and Nursing students was installed for the women can come to the meeting with her child. The number of averages of participants was 20 people, and the number of children of participation averages was 16 people. The number of participation total was about 230 people. The participation reason was "It was interested in the theme" about 90 percent, "I wanted to divert oneself" about 60 percent, "There was Child care corner" about 40 percent, and "invited by the friend" about 30 percent.
MCL was investigated and compared before and after the participation of the meeting. As a result, the value of the pleasure affection and the relaxation had risen after it had taken part in a meeting. In a word, the effect that it was possible to relax by participating in the meeting was achieved.