| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to obtain basic data to develop support programs employing foot care education for elderly by assessing our foot care education that physically and psychologically assist elder's empowerment, through continuing nursing intervention of the education. In the first year, 2005, we examined measuring instruments and methods, and how to intervene. We then recruited 240 healthy elders to conduct a fact finding study on foot care, as the fist basic investigation. In 2006, the second year, we carried out another fact finding study of 37 weak elderly persons who were able to walk independently to understand the current situation of foot care for healthy and weak elderly. The healthy persons were divided into two; one cared with their feet, the other did not. There were differences in foot care between the two groups. These findings implied intervention based on their interest about their foot could be effective for the future foot care education. It was also shown th
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at weak elderly has less interest in their foot and less conscious of maintaining healthy foot. Based on these findings, the third investigation was conducted, where we provided a three-month regular group-exercise program to 22 weak elder persons and assessed the effect. Additionally, five of them were provided another 3-month personal program including foot massage and nail care, and the effect was evaluated. The results showed no significant improvement of body function was obtained by regular group-exercise program alone, while their interest about foot was increased, and an improvement tendency was found. Their mood was significantly rose after 3-month personal program. The measurement values were improved, while no significant differences were found in leg muscular strength, balance function and FSE. For the future foot care education, the starting point should be to provide elder persons any chance to arouse interest about their foot. Elder persons could acquire independent gait from support of group education from which they would derive pleasure and a sense of the need for foot care and simultaneous personal education. Less
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