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

这项研究旨在验证在需要居家护理的老年人的照顾者中促进网络的效果。使用手机邮件功能可能会减轻他们的压力。本研究包括两部分。其中一个验证了邮件列表在六个月的长期内的支持效果。我们在六名照顾者之间进行了相互的电子邮件交流。虽然在此期间只记录了他们发出的120封电子邮件中的一小部分，但累积疲劳症状指数(CFSI)中的应激性得分较开始测试前显著下降(p&lt；0.05)。第二项任务是分析两个不同时期CFSI和QOL得分、电子邮件数量及其内容的变化。我们将12名照顾者分成两组，并为照顾者的邮件内容设置了两个时段：免费使用期(两周)和特定主题的时段(两周)。结果显示，一些组降低了CFSI，而一些组没有。结果取决于邮件列表的组组成。各组降低了CFSI，而一些组没有。结果取决于邮件列表的组组成。收到许多支持他人的电子邮件的小组显示出事后的CFSI降低，但主要写关于自我表露的电子邮件的小组显示出相对较小的变化。此外，生活质量得分在任何一组中都没有变化。上述结果表明，手机电子邮件网络具有潜在的社会支持性。

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.