精神看護学 大江 真人 准教授、長山 豊 教授、山口 千夏 助手らの论文「Difficulties and Coping Strategies of Psychiatric Visiting Nurses After the Noto Peninsula Earthquake: A Qualitative Descriptive Study」がNursing Reports に掲載されました
Background/Objectives
The 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake in Japan severely affected community care for persons with psychiatric disabilities. This study analyzed the difficulties and adaptive coping strategies of psychiatric visiting nurses (PVN) to inform disaster mental health practice.
Methods
A qualitative, descriptive design was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six PVN, and the data were analyzed thematically.
Results
Key findings indicated two main challenges: a system-level paralysis of care owing to infrastructure collapse and the ethical dilemmas experienced by the role of PVN as "dual victims." In response, nurses leveraged pre-existing therapeutic relationships to ensure care continuity and acted as essential liaisons to external teams. The study also documented substantial and unexpected patient resilience.
Conclusions
Based on the findings, this study's primary contribution is a recommendation to reframe disaster policy by shifting focus from merely deploying external aid to empowering existing, trusted community care networks and adopting a strengths-based model for mental health support.
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