Publication

The present study, involving foster homes, family group homes, and foster parents, which take care of children who cannot live with their parents, aimed to examine problems related to nursing, as well as discuss needs for consultation and support provided by nurses, from the viewpoints of self-reliance/lifestyle support for abused children. The results of the survey suggest that the children had difficulty learning:（1）communication skills, （2）stress-coping, （3）age-appropriate academic abilities, （4）rules for family members to follow, and（5）basic lifestyle habits. Furthermore, the rates of foster homes, family group homes, and foster parents that had difficulty nurturing children with disabilities and chronic diseases were also high - problems related to health/medical care to be addressed. Regarding needs for consultation/support provided by nurses, there were high rates of facilities that wished to consult nurses on “the physical and health conditions” and “children?s psychiatric problems”