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Development of an application to support health self-care for menopausal women

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K12319
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Lifelong developmental nursing
Research InstitutionBunkyo Gakuin University (2018-2022)
Tokyo Medical University (2017)

Principal Investigator

FUJIMOTO Kaoru  学校法人文京学院 文京学院大学, 保健医療技術学部, 教授 (10310476)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 高橋 眞理 (高橋 真理)  順天堂大学, 大学院医療看護学研究科, 客員教授 (20216758)
宮内 清子  和洋女子大学, 看護学部, 教授 (40459649)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords更年期女性 / アプリケーション / セルフケア / 健康行動 / 目標設定 / 目標 / 更年期症状 / 行動変容 / 健康関連アプリ / 健康関連アプリケーション / ウェラブル端末 / ウェアラブル端末 / 健康促進 / 看護
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of the study was to develop a self-care support application ("app") for menopausal women. Through a research company, women between the ages of 45 and 55 were asked to use the application for one month. At the start, they were asked to set goals related to self-care (exercise, diet, relaxation) and to register their daily menopausal symptoms and self-care behaviors. Of the 33 women for whom data were collected, 28 who met the recruitment criteria were included in the analysis. The mean age was 49.7 years, 13 were postmenopausal, and the mean pre-simplified menopausal index was 46.6. The subjects were able to set and engage in self-care goals. Factors that contribute to continued behavior, and the relationship to menopausal symptoms need to be explored, and more effective and easy-to-use applications need to be considered.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

更年期症状により日常的な不調を感じている女性は多い。情報過多の時代に、自分の健康管理に必要な情報を入手し、日常生活の中でセルフケアに組み入れていく力が必要とされる。しかしながら更年期に関する適切で必要な情報を得たり、セルフケアを継続したりすることは容易ではない。更年期に関する情報を簡単に得て、自身の体調に応じたセルフケアについて目標を立て、実践の記録ができるアプリは、健康に関心をもち、自己の健康管理を継続する契機となる。今回の結果をふまえ、アプリ内容、サンプル数、アプリ使用期間などを再検討し、更年期症状の緩和への効果を明らかにしていくことで、更年期女性の健康支援に貢献することができると考える。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2020 2019

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 更年期からのオプティマルヘルス 良い睡眠、質と時間2020

    • Author(s)
      宮内清子、藤本薫
    • Journal Title

      更年期と加齢のヘルスケア

      Volume: 19巻1号 Pages: 9-15

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] A Web Survey on Mental Health in Climacteric Japanese Women: In Relation to Health App and Wearable Device-Usage,Lifestyle, and Climacteric Symptoms2019

    • Author(s)
      藤本薫、宮内清子、髙橋眞理
    • Organizer
      8TH World Congress on Women’s Mental Health, program, p25, Paris
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 「スマフォンアプリで上手にセルフケア」&「ロボットとグッド生活習慣」2019

    • Author(s)
      髙橋眞理、藤本薫、鈴木紀子
    • Organizer
      第18回日本更年期と加齢のヘルスケア学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 更年期女性の健康増進行動と更年期症状がQOLに及ぼす影響2019

    • Author(s)
      藤本薫、宮内清子、髙橋眞理
    • Organizer
      第18回日本更年期と加齢のヘルスか学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] A Web Survey on Mental Health in Climacteric Japanese Women: In Relation to Health App and Wearable Device-Usage, Lifestyle, and Climacteric Symptom2019

    • Author(s)
      Kaoru Fujimoto, Kiyoko Miyauchi, Mari Takahashi
    • Organizer
      8TH World Congress on Women’s Mental Health
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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