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Relationship of low back pain to physical activity and psychological factors in nurses/care workers engaged in the care of the elderly

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K17497
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Gerontological nursing
Research InstitutionAkita University

Principal Investigator

NAGATA Minaka  秋田大学, 医学系研究科, 講師 (10461716)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords高齢者看護 / 高齢者介護 / 腰痛 / 腰痛予防対策 / 日常生活 / 心理的要因 / 身体活動
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Care workers/nurses in long-term care insurance facilities throughout Japan were surveyed to analyze the relationship between low back pain and adoption of measures to prevent low back pain and between low back pain and factors such as daily life activities and the environment. Low back pain affected daily life activities by exerting an influence on posture maintenance, walking and sleeping. In addition, circumstances that forced the care workers/nurses to excessively concentrate their efforts on their work and satisfaction with the job/intention to continue working were also speculated as being involved in the occurrence of low back pain. The findings suggested that as low back pain preventive measures, it is important to reduce the physical/psychological load and create a working environment that would keep the care workers/nurses motivated to work.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

高齢者ケアの現場では、介護・看護職員の腰痛の増加が顕著である。腰痛は離職意向にも影響するといわれており、人材確保の観点からも重要な課題である。高齢者の安全や生活の質を保証するためにも職員の腰痛予防が重要であるが、腰痛に関連する要因および福祉機器・補助具の利用、導入をはじめとする取り組みや効果に関する報告は少ない。高齢者ケアに従事する介護・看護職の腰痛と腰痛予防への取り組み、腰痛に関連する要因について調査した結果を分析し、腰痛発生要因の検討や予防対策の基礎的資料とする。

Report

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

    (3 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 介護サービス事業所に勤務する看護職の職業継続意思2018

    • Author(s)
      永田美奈加、鈴木圭子
    • Journal Title

      秋田大学大学院医学系研究科保健学専攻紀要

      Volume: 26 Pages: 69-77

    • NAID

      120006471568

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 高齢者ケアに従事する介護職・看護職の腰痛と関連要因2019

    • Author(s)
      永田美奈加、鈴木圭子
    • Organizer
      日本看護研究学会第45回学術集会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 高齢者ケア施設の看護職における道徳的感受性2017

    • Author(s)
      永田美奈加、鈴木圭子
    • Organizer
      第37回日本看護科学学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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