介護老人保健施設でボランティア活動に参加する後期高齢者の活動継続プロセス

The process by which late-elderly people volunteering at a geriatric health services facility were able to continue their activities

要旨：介護老人保健施設でボランティア活動を行ってきた10名の後期高齢者の活動継続プロセスを質的に明らかにすることを目的に，面接データを修正版グラウンテッド・セオリー・アプローチに準拠し分析した．その結果，38概念，14サブカテゴリー，5カテゴリーが生成された．活動継続プロセスは，【活動開始の経緯】により活動を開始し，【ボランティア役割により高まる自尊感情】と【活動への参加による生活の充実化】の相互作用，およびボランティア個人と組織でその時々にみせる【経時的変化に対応した活動継続方略の選択】を用いて継続するための対応を重ね【長期的活動が可能になる環境】に支えられながら活動を継続するプロセスと表された.

　Interview data were analyzed according to a modified grounded theory approach to qualitatively clarify the process by which 10 late-elderly persons volunteering at a geriatric health services facility were able to continue their activities. 38 concepts, 14 subcategories, and 5 categories were generated. The activity continuation process was initiated according to the “background of activity initiation,” supported by an “environment that enables long-term activities,” through the interaction between “self-esteem that is enhanced by the volunteer role” and “enrichment of life through participation in activities,” as well as through a “selection of strategies for continuing activities in response to changes over time” that the individual volunteers and the organization showed from time to time.