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Verification of the effectiveness of hand bathing before meals with the aim of promoting food intake

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K17431
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 58050:Fundamental of nursing-related
Research InstitutionMie Prefectural College of Nursing

Principal Investigator

Sugawara Keita  三重県立看護大学, 看護学部, 講師 (60733615)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords手浴 / 食事ケア / 看護技術 / エビデンス / 食事摂取量
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We set out to clarify the effects of hand bathing before meals on the body from the perspective of autonomic nerve activity and food intake, and to examine the effectiveness of hand bathing before meals as a new nursing technique to promote food intake. The results of a survey of university students suggested that brief hand bathing (immersion of the left hand up to the wrist in a thermostatic bath kept at 40°C for 2 minutes) may decrease sympathetic nerve activity. Considering that increased sympathetic nerve activity suppresses motor and secretory functions of the gastrointestinal tract, the results suggest the possibility of using hand bathing as pre-meal care to reduce increased sympathetic nerve activity via the centers involved in body temperature regulation and emotion by increasing skin temperature.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

食前に実施する短時間の手浴が、亢進した交感神経活動を減弱させる食前のケアとして活用できる可能性が示唆された。日常の習慣では当たり前に行われている「手を洗う」という行為に着目し、食事摂取を促すケアとして、看護場面に取り入れられるといった点で学術的に意義があると考える。手浴は、準備や手技が簡便であり、対象者への負担が少ないため、対象者と援助者双方にとって、取り入れられやすい援助であるといえる。また、臨床現場だけではなく、「高齢者の低栄養防止・重症化予防等の推進(フレイル対策)」の一環として、在宅場面でも活用できるケアへと発展させることができると考える。

Report

(6 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
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2022 2020 2019

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

  • [Journal Article] Impact of Pre-Meal Hand Bath Performed with a Practical Method in Clinical Settings2020

    • Author(s)
      菅原啓太
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Nursing Art and Science

      Volume: 19 Issue: 0 Pages: 140-145

    • DOI

      10.18892/jsnas.19.0_140

    • NAID

      130007958365

    • ISSN
      1349-5429, 2423-8511
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 一般病床において食事量が低下している後期高齢患者の朝食前の温湯による手洗いケアの反応2022

    • Author(s)
      菅原啓太
    • Organizer
      日本看護技術学会第20回学術集会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 食事摂取を促すことを目的とした、食前に実施する手浴の基礎的研究2019

    • Author(s)
      菅原啓太
    • Organizer
      第39回日本看護科学学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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