地域がん患者会参加者における会の援助機能評価とベネフィット・ファインディングおよびメンタルヘルスとの関連

The Relations among Evaluation of Supportive Functions of Community-based Self-help Groups for Cancer Survivors, Benefit Finding and Mental Health

Huang Zhengguo

Arai Sawako

コダマ ケンイチ

広島大学大学院教育学研究科紀要. 第三部, 教育人間科学関連領域

Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University. Part 3, Education and human science

The relations among evaluation of supportive functions (ESF) of communitybased self-help groups (SHGs) for cancer survivors, benefit finding (BF), and mental health were investigated. Members of SHGs for cancer survivors (n=314) completed a questionnaire inquiring their background. They also responded to several scales, including the ESF Scale, BF Scale-Revised, and the 28 item Japanese version of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ28). Results indicated that the ESF of SHGs had a direct buffering effect on BF domains. Moreover, ESF of SHGs and BF were significantly mediated by age, time since diagnosis, participation status, and the role in SHGs. Results also indicated a significant relationship between most BF domains and "social activity obstacles" subscale of the GHQ28. These findings suggested that participation in self-help groups was helpful for increasing BF and BF played a role in recovering the mental health of cancer survivors.

self-help group

cancer survivor

benefit finding

セルフヘルプ・グループ

がん体験者

ベネフィット・ファインディング

Education [ 370 ]

jpn

広島大学大学院教育学研究科

[ISSN] 1346-5562

[NCID] AA11625039