Abstract
[Purpose] Cooperation between different types of duties is indispensable for patient support in medical institutions. Therefore, we investigated the rehabilitation intervention methods and actual factors affecting the psychological stress experienced by care workers while performing their duties, when rehabilitation practitioners offered information to care staff. [Subjects and Methods] A questionnaire survey and saliva sampling were conducted of 30 care staff employed in a dementia hospital. [Results] The results of POMS, a subjective stress assessment method, showed significant differences among duties in the tension-anxiety and anger-hostility items. sAMY showed a significant difference between diaper exchange and other duties. [Conclusion] Rehabilitation practitioners provide information on individual patients’ care needs and methods based on medical assessments of their physical and mental functions, and they need to cooperate with care staff while giving consideration to avoiding raising their stress levels.
