群馬県におけるセルフヘルプ・グループと作業療法士との関わり—他機関・職種との比較を通して

Occupational therapists' involvement in self-help groups in Gunma prefecture: Through comparison with the involvement of other health related professionals

要旨：専門職とセルフヘルプ・グループ(以下，SHG)との関わりの比較を通して，作業療法士(以下，OT)のSHGとの関わりのあり方を検討することを目的に，群馬県内の保健・医療・福祉専門職327名に質問紙郵送調査を行った．分析対象者は，166名(うちOTは30名)である．その結果，約4割が過去・現在にSHGとの関わりがあり，職種・機関間に有意差(p＜0.001)がみられた．また，3割強が業務上で対象者をSHGに紹介していた．OTはSHGへの関心は約7割と高く，これを実践につなげるには，情報収集し知識を深めること，教育においてSHGを教授すること，実践を積み重ねSHGへの関わりの理論を構築することが望まれる．

　A questionnaire was administered to 327 health-related professionals via mail. The purpose of this study was to investigate the health-related professionals' experience with and involvement in self-help groups. Also, we aimed to examine the content and meaning of the involvement and future plans, and then to compare our findings, keeping many health related professions in mind, with those professionals who were reconsidering occupational therapists' provision of better service. The participants included 166 health related professionals, 30 having been occupational therapists.

　The result showed that approximately 40% of the subjects had been involved, currently or in the past, in self-help groups. As for experience derived from involvement, in the past and present and according to profession, significant statistics were identified. There were no significant findings with regard to future plans. As for referring people to self-help groups, over 30% of the participants responded "yes". 70% showed an interest in OT SHG, and they show considerable concern for groups.

　It could be concluded that the collection of related information could help make significant changes in the teaching of SHG and in the design and construction of clinical models.