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Accidents that happen in the bathroom, dressing room, and restroom to elderly people living at home and their environmental factors

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15592250
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Fundamental nursing
Research InstitutionSeinan Jo Gakuin University, Department of Nursing Faculty of Health and Welfare

Principal Investigator

KUBOTA Keiko  Seinan Jo Gakuin University, Department of Nursing Faculty of Health and Welfare, Associate Professor, 保健福祉学部・看護学科, 助教授 (20309991)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TOCHIHARA Yutaka  Kyushu University, Department of Ergonomics Faculty of Design, Professor, 大学院・芸術工学研究院, 教授 (50095907)
YOSHITAKE Misako  Seinan Jo Gakuin University, Department of Nursing Faculty of Health and Welfare, Assistant, 保健福祉学部・看護学科, 助手 (50320388)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Keywordsbathroom environment / dressing room environment / restroom environment / elderly people living at home / facilities / measurements / household composition / height / 推奨基準 / 浴室の構造 / 浴室の設備 / 浴槽の形態 / 段差 / 手すり
Research Abstract

To evaluate the safety and comfort of bathroom, dressing room, and restroom environments and to prevent accidents involving elderly people, we investigated the bathroom, dressing room, and restroom environments of the houses of 195 elderly people living in Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City via a questionnaire and on-the-site measurement. 1) The bathroom, dressing room, and restrooms met recommended size standards, and were equipped with air-conditioners, emergency devices, and handrails, less often in the houses occupied by elderly people alone. 2) The percentage of subjects who had complaints was slightly higher in the taller-than-the-average group when the bathroom, dressing room, and restroom sizes were smaller than the recommended standards. 3) The bathroom and dressing room sizes were adequate, and safety equipment was installed, more often in the houses of the subjects aged 75 years or over who lived with their children's families. However, the restroom size tended to be larger in the houses of those aged less than 75 years. 4) Most of the subjects had some physical disorders. The frequency of the use of the toilet showed considerable individual variation. The distance between the bedroom and the restroom was long in many houses.
As observed above, the bathroom, dressing room, and restroom sizes failed to meet recommended standards, and equipment such as air-conditioners, emergency devices, and handrails were absent, in many of the houses of elderly people. Improvements with regard to the size and equipment of the bathroom, dressing room, and restroom in consideration of physical and physiological states of the elderly are necessary for the prevention of accidents, and they are more urgently needed in houses occupied by elderly people living alone.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2005 2004 2003 Other

All Journal Article (16 results) Publications (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 在宅高齢者の浴室手すりの設置状況2005

    • Author(s)
      吉武美佐子, 窪田惠子
    • Journal Title

      第35回日本看護学会論文集-老年看護-

      Pages: 15-17

    • NAID

      40006888042

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 在宅高齢者の浴室手すりの設置状況2005

    • Author(s)
      吉武 美佐子, 窪田 惠子
    • Journal Title

      第35回日本看護学会抄録集(老年看護)

      Pages: 15-15

    • NAID

      40006888042

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 在宅高齢者の浴室手すりの設置状況2005

    • Author(s)
      吉武 美佐子, 窪田 惠子
    • Journal Title

      第35回日本看護学会論文集(老年看護)

      Pages: 15-17

    • NAID

      40006888042

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 在宅高齢者の脱衣室環境の現状2004

    • Author(s)
      吉武美佐子, 窪田惠子, 栃原裕, 大中忠勝
    • Journal Title

      日本生理人類学会誌 9巻特別号(1)

      Pages: 138-139

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 在宅高齢者の浴室手すりの設置状況2004

    • Author(s)
      吉武美佐子, 窪田惠子
    • Journal Title

      第35回日本看護学会抄録集-老年看護-

      Pages: 15-15

    • NAID

      40006888042

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 高齢者が居住する住宅の浴室環境の現状-世帯構造と身長ならびに年齢との関連-2004

    • Author(s)
      窪田惠子, 庄山茂子, 栃原裕, 大中忠勝, 吉武美佐子
    • Journal Title

      人間と生活環境 11(2)

      Pages: 63-71

    • NAID

      110008447669

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A survey on dressing room environments for the elderly in Fukuoka,2004

    • Author(s)
      K.Kubota, Y.Tochihara, T.Ohnaka, M.Yoshitake
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Physiological Anthropology 9 extra(1)

      Pages: 138-139

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] State of the bathroom environments in houses of elderly people -From the viewpoint of household composition, heights and ages-2004

    • Author(s)
      K.Kubota, S.Shoyama, Y.Tochihara, T.Ohnaka, M.Yoshitake
    • Journal Title

      J. Human and Living Environment 11(2)

      Pages: 63-71

    • NAID

      110008447669

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 高齢者が居住する住宅の浴室環境の現状-世帯構造と身長ならびに年齢との関連-2004

    • Author(s)
      窪田 惠子, 庄山 茂子, 他3名
    • Journal Title

      人間と生活環境 11(2)

      Pages: 63-71

    • NAID

      110008447669

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 在宅高齢者の脱衣室環境の現状2004

    • Author(s)
      吉武 美佐子, 窪田 惠子, 他2名
    • Journal Title

      日本生理人類学会誌 9(1)特別号

      Pages: 138-139

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 在宅高齢者の浴室環境の現状2003

    • Author(s)
      窪田惠子, 栃原裕, 大中忠勝, 吉武美佐子
    • Journal Title

      日本生理人類学会誌 8巻特別号(1)

      Pages: 78-79

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 在宅高齢者のトイレ環境の現状2003

    • Author(s)
      窪田惠子, 栃原裕, 大中忠勝, 吉武美佐子
    • Journal Title

      日本生理人類学会誌 8巻特別号(2)

      Pages: 72-73

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A survey on bathroom environments for the elderly in Fukuoka,2003

    • Author(s)
      K.Kubota, Y.Tochihara, T.Ohnaka, M.Yoshitake
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Physiological Anthropology 8 extra(1)

      Pages: 78-79

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A survey on restrroom environments for the elderly in Fukuoka,2003

    • Author(s)
      K.Kubota, Y.Tocihara, T.Ohnaka, M.Yoshitake
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Physiological Anthropology 8 extra(2)

      Pages: 72-73

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] State of installation of bathroom handrails in houses of elderly people

    • Author(s)
      M.Yoshitake, K.Kubota
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 35^<th> Conference of the Japanese Nursing Association -Geriatric Nursing-

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] State of installation of bathroom handrails in houses of elderly people

    • Author(s)
      M.Yoshitake, K.Kubota
    • Journal Title

      Collection of Papers Presented at the 35^<th> Conference of the Japanese Nursing Association -Geriatric Nursing-

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 窪田 惠子, 栃原 裕, 他2名: "在宅高齢者の浴室環境の現状"日本生理人類学会誌. 8巻・特別号(1). 78-79 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 窪田 惠子, 栃原 裕, 他2名: "在宅高齢者のトイレ環境の現状"日本生理人類学会誌. 8巻・特別号(2). 72-73 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2003-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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