2011 年 26 巻 p. 8-13
This study reviewed empirical studies regarding home caregivers for the elderly. As a result, the following points were clarified. Aging in Japan has advanced rapidly, and the number of the elderly who needs care increases. The nursing load of home caregivers is large. A lot of researches of the factor in which it influences the home caregivers nursing load have been reported. But, the research on the stress management program that the home caregivers were able to practice for oneself was not reported. The development of the stress management program that can be done for oneself including the test that the home caregivers can diagnose own stress for oneself is hoped for.