The effects of small community-based self help group activities for caregivers and change of welfare consciousness among residents

这项研究的目的是描述参加过以社区为基础的照顾者自助小组活动的照顾者的意义，被称为Tsudoi的照顾者，以及Tsudoi的发展过程。本研究的另一个目的是考察“Tsudoi”在照顾者中的作用。首先，对10名曾使用“Tsudoi”的照顾者进行访谈数据，并对其进行定性分析。其次，本研究收集了146名“Tsudoi”照顾者的定量数据，包括参与者和非参与者。结果如下：1)从访谈数据中提取了六类数据。对参与者来说是重要的场所：L)与其他参与者分享他们的信息，2)提高他们的自我效能感，3)治愈受伤的心灵，4)照顾社会化的领导者，5)调整和禁锢自我意识，6)快乐地学习。2)统计分析表明，74.0%的受试者对受试者的受访行为感到满意。满意度的内容依次为“诉说照顾问题的忧虑(50%)”、“获取有关照顾技巧及服务的资讯(47%)”、“对他人有帮助(28%)”等。3)不参与“Tsudoi”的原因依次为“忙碌”(63.6%)、“无次照顾者”(36.4%)、“讨厌与他人交谈(22.7%)”。

The purposes of this study are to describe meaning for the caregivers who have attended to community based self-help group activities for caregiver called 'tsudoi', and process of development for 'tsudoi'. Another purpose of this study is to examine the effects of 'tsudoi' among caregivers using by qu estionnaires.At first, interview data were obtained from 10 caregivers who had attended to 'tsudoi', and they were analyzed by qualitative method. In the second place, quantitative data were collected from 146 caregivers who included both participant and nonparticipant with 'tsudoi'.The results were as follows:1 ) Six categories were extracted from interview data. They were important places for participants: l ) share their information with other participants, 2 ) enhance their self-efficacy, 3 ) heal wounded mind, 4 ) head for socialization of caregiving, 5 ) adjust and coop self consciousness, 6 ) learn with pleasure. Through joining in ' tsudoi , participants had achieved self-actualization and had emphasized fellow feeling as the results of interaction with the other participans.2 ) Our statistical analysis showed that 74.0 % of participants were satisfactory to 'tsudoi'. Contents of satisfaction were 'speak worries of care issues ( 50 % )', 'gain information about care skill and services ( 47 % )', 'useful for others ( 28 % )' et al.3) The reasons of nonparticipation in 'tsudoi' were 'busy ( 63.6 % )', 'no sub caregiver ( 36.4 % )', 'hate talking with the others ( 22.7 % )'