Daily living specialized for Japanese elderly people and actual situation of Sarcopenia and prediction Related factors extraction

• Project/Area Number: 15K15895
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: Musashino University (2016-2017); Seitoku University (2015)
• Principal Investigator: NAKAMURA katsuki 武蔵野大学, 看護学部, 助教 (10736854)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: サルコペニア / 要支援 / 軽度要介護 / 要支援・軽度要介護高齢者 / 高度生活機能 / 栄養 / 要介護高齢者 / QOL / 舌圧 / 日常生活活動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Necessary assistance for the day service of the City of Chugoku district central city Required support; A survey was conducted on the prevalence of sarcopenia and related factors for 238 elderly people who require mild care. The prevalence of sarcopenia was about 50% higher than the results of previous studies for healthy volunteers. In addition, as a factor related to Sarcopenia,
Function (JST Version Activity Capability Index: Social Participation), Presence of Hobby, Tongue Pressure, Nutritional State (Albumin, Protein), Diabetes, Cerebrovascular Disease, TUG (timed up & go test) was extracted