Risk Managements of repeat falls among the elderly with dementia : Holistic strategies based on therisk assessment

• Project/Area Number: 21792312
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Community health/Gerontological nurisng
• Research Institution: Kitasato University
• Principal Investigator: KOBAYASHI Nami 北里大学, 看護学部, 教授 (90311406)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: 認知症 / 転倒 / リスク管理 / 家族看護 / 包括的評価 / 転倒リスク予測尺度 / 高齢者ケア施設 / リスク評価尺度 / 介入研究

Research Abstract

As results of the study that aimed to clarify the effective risk managements for repeat falls among the elderly with dementia, electronic fall sensors, futons, wearing safety helmets and pants, activities for preventing falls, and using fall assessment tools wereidentified as effective strategies. This tool should be used only for the elderly diagnosed as dementia or cognitive impairment.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 高齢者の安全管理・傷害予防のために高齢者の傷害予防工学に向けて (2011)
  • Author(s): 小林奈美、西田佳史、本村陽一
  • Journal Title: 福祉介護機器TECHNOプラス Volume: 43 Pages: 5-8
• [Journal Article] Severity of dementia as a risk factor for repeat falls among the institutionalized elderly in Japan. (2009)
  • Author(s): Nami Kobayashi, et al.
  • Journal Title: Nursing and Health Sciences Volume: 11 Pages: 388-396
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Severity of dementia as a risk factor for repeat falls among the institutionalized elderly in Japan (2009)
  • Author(s): Nami Kobayashi, et al., (他4名)
  • Journal Title: Nursing and Health Sciences 11 Pages: 388-396
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Preventing Repeat Falls in Nursing Homes (2012)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, N
  • Organizer: 9th International Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Kobe, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2012-07-01
• [Presentation] Family Nursing Practice Scale : Japanese Version (2011)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi N, Simpson P, Takubo Y, Bell JM
  • Organizer: The 10^<th> International Family Nursing Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto. Japan
• [Presentation] Trends in Electronic Medical and Nursing Records from aCognitive Perspective (2010)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, N, Katayama, S
  • Organizer: The 7th International Conference of Cognitive Science
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing, China
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-22
• [Presentation] Trends in Electronic Medical and Nursing Records from a Cognitive Perspective. (2010)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, N, Katayama, S.
  • Organizer: the 7^<th> International Conference of Cognitive Science.
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing, China.
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-22
• [Presentation] Within-and between-observer reproducibility of the Sugai-Kobayashi Fall Risk Assessment Tool for the Elderly with Dementia (2009)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, N., Yamamoto, M., Sugiyama, T., Sugai, Y
  • Organizer: 1st International Nursing Research Conference of WANS
  • Place of Presentation: Kobe, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-19
• [Presentation] Within- and between-observer reproducibility of the Sugai-Kobayashi Fall Risk Assessment Tool for the Elderly with Dementia (2009)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, N., Yamamoto, M., Sugiyama, T., Sugai, Y.
  • Organizer: 1^<st> International Nursing Research Conference of WANS
  • Place of Presentation: Kobe, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-19
• [Presentation] Using the intervention of speaking the unspeakable : A case study using the Illness Beliefs Model (2009)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, N
  • Organizer: 9^<th> International Family Nursing Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Reykjyavik, Iceland
  • Year and Date: 2009-06-03