The Effects of an E-mail Support Network via Mobile Phone on Caregivers' Fatigue.

本研究旨在验证促进居家照顾老人照顾者网络化的效果。使用移动的手机电子邮件功能可以减轻他们的压力。其中一个验证了邮寄名单在六个月的长期支持效果。我们在六名护理人员之间进行了相互的电子邮件交流。虽然在此期间只记录了120例发出的电子邮件，但累积疲劳症状指数（CFSI）中的易怒评分较开始测试前显著下降（p<0.05）。第二项任务是分析CFSI和QOL评分、电子邮件数量及其内容在两个不同时期的变化。我们将12位照顾者分成两组，并设定两个时期的照顾者的邮件内容：一个时期的自由使用（两周）和一个时期的一个特定的主题（两周）。结果表明，有些组的CFSI降低，有些组没有。结果取决于邮寄名单的群体组成。各组CFSI降低，有些组没有。结果取决于邮寄名单的群体组成。收到许多支持他人的电子邮件的小组表现出事后CFSI降低，但主要写关于自我披露的邮件的小组表现出相对较小的变化。此外，生活质量得分没有改变，在任何组。上述结果表明，移动的电话电子邮件网络是潜在的社会支持。

This study is examined to verify the effect of promoting networking among caregivers of elderly who require home nursing care. The use of mobile phone e-mail functionality may reduce their stress.This study comprises two parts. One verifies the supportive effect of mailing lists over the long term of six months. We conducted mutual e-mail exchanges among six caregivers. Although only a few of 120 cases of outgoing e-mail messages from them were recorded during the period, irritability score in the Cumulative Fatigue Symptoms Index (CFSI) fell significantly from the level obtained before starting the test (p<0.05).The second task was to analyze changes of CFSI and QOL scores, the number of e-mails, and their contents in two different periods. We divided 12 caregivers into two groups and set two periods for contents of mails by caregivers : a period of free use (two weeks) and a period with a particular theme (two weeks). Results show that some groups had reduced CFSI and some groups did not. The results depended on group compositions of the mailing lists. Groups had reduced CFSI and some groups did not. The results depended on group compositions of the mailing lists. Groups receiving many e-mail messages written in support of others showed reduced CFSI post facto, but groups having mails written mainly about self-disclosure showed relatively little change. In addition, QOL scores did not change in any group.The above results suggest that the mobile phone e-mailing networking is potentially socially supportive.