老人の退院時における生きがいと生活行動および生活信条との関連

退院を控えた老人が,どの程度生きがいを持って退院していくのか,老人自身のどのような生き方が生きがいに影響しているのかについて知るため,それまでの健康状態や,生活信条,生活行動について,退院許可の出た70歳以上の患者92名を対象として,独自の調査用紙に基づき面接調査を行った｡生きが いとこれまでの健康度,生活信条,生活行動の関連性を,分散分析及びt検定により解析した｡生きがいの平均得点が高かった生活行動は｢ボランティア｣で,続いて｢植物｣であった。生きがいの平均得点が高かった生活信条は｢その日を楽しく生きる｣と回答した人が,回答しなかった人との間に有意差があり,老人の退院時の生きがいの得点が高い傾向を示すことが明らかとなった｡

There have been few researches about Ikigai of the elderly at the time of leaving the hospital and about the ways of their home nursing care. The purpose of this study is to clarify the relation of Ikigai to one's behavioral pattern and belief. In three national university hospitals and a general hospital in Chugoku region and Shikoku region, ninety-two patients above the age of 70, ready to discharge, were interviewed and given a questionnaire. The questions were about their body condition, behavioral pattern, and belief, and their Ikigai. More than eighty percent of them seem to lead a life worth living at the time of leaving the hospital. The behavioral pattern scores on the "working as a volunteer" and "growing plants" are on a high level of Ikigai. The belief scores on the "enjoy every day" is also on a high level of Ikigai. In this paper the result of this interview is reported and a better nursing care for them is discussed.