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The significance and difficulties associated with pet animals among elderly residents in need of care: from the perspective of narrative approach
No full textP(論文)In this study, the relationship between pet animals and elderly residents in need of care was examined using a narrative approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven elderly residents of Nobeoka-city, Miyazaki, and with the social workers assigned to them. The author enquired about the relationship between the elderly individuals and their pets and focused on the benefits or difficulties associated with the animals in daily life. The analysis of narratives focused not only on the narrative content, but also on the manner in which the stories were narrated. The narratives fell into two general categories: (1) narratives including attachment and emotional bonding with the pet, based on a"model story"about the pet, and (2) narratives of the individuals own life story structured by their relationship with their pets. It is suggested that relationships with pet animals may contribute to the process of reconstructing the life story of elderly individuals.departmental bulletin pape
The influence of the deprivation of visual sensory on taste in eating process
No full textP(論文)[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of visual sensory deprivation during the anticipatory stage on eating. [Methods] The subjects were asked to ingest a banana by themselves under 2 different conditions: their vision was blocked and their vision was not blocked. To measure the emotions related to eating, an evaluation of 5 indicators was conducted. In addition, we measured trait anxiety by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Form JYZ (STAI-JYZ). The results were classified into 2 groups: the visually deprived group and the visually non-deprived group. We compared the 2 groups in terms of the mean value of all the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) indices and STAI.[Results] Compared to the values of the VAS index in the visually non-deprived group, values in the visually deprived group were found to be lower in terms of 5 indicators (p < 0.01). There was no clear difference or trend regarding the STAI. [Conclusion] Visual sensory deprivation had an impact on affectivity such as appetite, eating texture and sense of good taste, and also on the pharyngeal stage of deglutition, namely the ease of swallowing.departmental bulletin pape
Community work-based activities for mentally disabled people
No full textP(論文)Socialwork is generally divided into direct assistance and indirect assistance. In the field of mental healthwelfare, directassistance is very helpful. However, in recent years indirect assistance has proven to be more useful to communitywork. Inparticular, when mentally ill people need help social workers need to collaborate with social resource citizen groups. However, access to social resources is quantitatively and qualitatively less for the mentally ill, compared with who have the other part of medical impairments. I propose a civic action plan to strengthen social resources in community-based mental health work.departmental bulletin pape