A study of an effective nursing intervention music therapy for elderly severe dementia

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19592567
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	Kobe University
Principal Investigator	SAKAMOTO Mayumi Kobe University, 大学院・保健学研究科, 助教 (10437444)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	松本大輔畿央大学, 健康科学部, 助手 (20511554) 川又敏男神戸大学, 保健学研究科, 教授 (70214690) 山崎郁子神戸大学, 医学部, 教授 (90295428) 中村美優神戸大学, 医学部, 准教授 (40189064) 安藤啓司神戸大学, 医学部, 教授 (30144562) 傳秋光神戸大学, 医学部, 教授 (40143945)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	KAWAMATA Toshio 神戸大学, 大学院・保健学研究科, 教授 (70214690) ANDO Hiroshi 神戸大学, 大学院・保健学研究科, 教授 (30144562) YAMAZAKI Ikuko 神戸大学, 大学院・保健学研究科, 教授 (90295428) THUTO Akimithu 神戸大学, 大学院・保健学研究科, 教授 (40143945) NAKAMURA Miyu 神戸大学, 大学院・保健学研究科, 准教授 (40189064)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords	重度認知症高齢者 / 音楽 / 自律神経 / 音楽聴取 / 近赤外分光法NIRS(Near-Infrared Spectroscopy) / 自律神経指標 / 生活機能 / 能動的 / 受動的
Research Abstract	This study is to clarify what influence music brings to autonomic nerve function of the elderly with sever dementia. This method first divided the serious dementia senior citizen into the active participation group, the passive participation group, and the control group, and did intervention that used favorite music next once a week individually. The evaluation method used the Acceleration Plethysmography (Autonomic nerve function) and Face Scale (feeling). As a result, it was confirmed that both of a passive listening and an active singing that used favorite music were effective of mental stability.