目的：精神科外来看護師が捉える家族支援の充実度とそれに関連する家族支援の内容を明らかにすることである
方法：全国の精神科外来の看護責任者1,204人を対象に質問紙調査を実施した．家族支援の充実度は，「充実している」から「充実していない」までの5件法とした．充実度は「どちらでもない」の回答を除いて2群（充実群・非充実群）に分け，各調査項目について，2群間の差をX2検定で分析した．
結果：有効回答は234人であり，充実群は20.3％，非充実群は45.0％であった．18項目の支援のうち，充実群が非充実群よりも有意に高い実施率の支援は「家族の不安な気持ちを受け止める」「家族の苦労をねぎらう」など9項目であった（p＜0.001～p＜0.017）．また，充実群は，非充実群よりも，支援のための専用の場所が有ること（p＝0.001），家族が集う場が有ること（p＝0.037）が有意に高かった．
結論：家族支援を充実させるためには，外来環境を整えていくこと等が必要である．Purpose: To clarify the level and content of nurses’ support for the families of psychiatric outpatients from the perspective of the nurses.
Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted on 1204 head nurses of psychiatric outpatients nationwide. For the degree of family support, a five-level scale was used, with responses ranging from “full” to “not full.” The degree of fullness was divided into two groups (full and non-full groups), and for each survey item, the difference between the two groups was analyzed by the X2 test.
Results: There were 234 valid responses, 20.3% in the full group and 45.0% in the non-full group. Among the 18 items of support, 9 items were frequently performed by the full group (p＜0.001 to p＜0.017). In addition, compared with the non-full group, the full group indicated that their facilities have“ a dedicated place for support” (p＝0.001) and“ a place for families to gather” (p＝0.037).
Conclusion: In order to improve family support, it is necessary to set up an outpatient environment such as a support locations.報
