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Development of Self-Monitoring System for Elderly People with Dementia Using a Robot

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K12438
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Gerontological nursing
Research InstitutionInternational University of Health and Welfare (2019-2020)
Mukogawa Women's University (2017-2018)

Principal Investigator

Yokojima Keiko  国際医療福祉大学, 小田原保健医療学部, 教授 (50369469)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 杉浦 圭子  地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター(東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所, 研究員 (10563877)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywordsコミュニケーションロボット / 認知症高齢者 / ライフログ / セルフモニタリング / 認知機能向上 / 軽度認知障害 / 手続き記憶
Outline of Final Research Achievements

For elderly people with mild cognitive impairment, living alone during the day, or residing in an institution, we examined whether reflecting on their daytime activities through hourly verbal communication with a communication robot would improve their cognitive function. As a result, although caregiver intervention was necessary in the case of elderly people with severe dementia, increased facial expressions and vocabularies were observed in most of the subjects due to the conversations with the robot and the robot's responses emitted when touched. Furthermore, paying attention to the robot's questions and talking to the robot led to improved results of frontal lobe function measurements and other tests, suggesting that reflection on behavior using a communication robot can affect improved cognitive function.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

在宅認知症高齢者は約270万人で、独居高齢者は約43万人にのぼり、在宅独居高齢者の認知症高齢者の支援は喫緊の課題である。本研究では認知機能向上と介護予防に向けてインターネット回線を必要としない生活行動を振り返ることができるコミュニケーションロボットをプログラムした。コミュニケーションロボットを単なる見守りや寂しさの解消となる活用ではなく、自己を表現することが困難な状態になっても、認知症高齢者がロボット自体を積極的に自分自身の生活に取り込み、自分の情報を伝える手段として活用することで、認知機能の活性化につながり、MCIや軽度認知症高齢者の介護予防に大きく貢献できることが示唆された。

Report

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

    (8 results)

All 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] 独居高齢者に対するコミュニケーションロボットを用いたライフログの効果2019

    • Author(s)
      横島啓子、杉浦圭子、久山かおる、徳重あつ子
    • Journal Title

      日本看護学会論文集 ヘルスプロモーション)

      Volume: - Pages: 155-159

    • NAID

      40021849530

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] サービス付き高齢者住宅入居中のMCI高齢者に対するコミュニケーションロボットを用いた認知機能の検討2020

    • Author(s)
      横島啓子、杉浦圭子、徳重あつ子、久山かおる
    • Organizer
      日本看護研究学会第46回学術集会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Utilization effects of communication robot for elderly persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) living alone2020

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Yokojima, Keiko Sugiura, Atsuko Tokushige, Kaoru Kuyama
    • Organizer
      2020 Taiwan International Nursing Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日中独居の認知症高齢者に対するコミュニ ケーションロボット活用の効果2019

    • Author(s)
      横島啓子、杉浦圭子、徳重あつ子、久山かおる
    • Organizer
      第50回日本看護学会-ヘルスプロモーション
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Relationships between the usage for ICT device and the psychological and physical status for older adults living alone in Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Sugiura, Keiko Yokojima, Atuko Tokushige
    • Organizer
      22nd East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effects of improving cognitive function on older people living alone through a communication robot2019

    • Author(s)
      Keiko Yokojima, Keiko Sugiura, Atuko Tokushige, Kaoru Kuyama
    • Organizer
      International Council of Nursing Congress 2019
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 高齢者に対する視覚運動系学習課題と認知機能評価テストとの関連性の検討2018

    • Author(s)
      杉浦圭子、横島啓子、久山かおる、徳重あつ子、岩﨑幸恵
    • Organizer
      日本老年看護学会第23回学術集会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 独居高齢者に対するコミュニケーションロボットを用いたライフログの効果2018

    • Author(s)
      横島啓子、杉浦圭子、徳重あつ子、久山かおる
    • Organizer
      第49回日本看護学会 ヘルスプロモーション
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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