Development of Eating Assistance Method that Corresponds toFunctional Level of Swallowing for Patients with a Swallowing Disorder

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22592432
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Fundamental nursing
Research Institution	Kurume University
Principal Investigator	MORIMOTO Kimiko 久留米大学, 医学部, 准教授 (80268953)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	NOMURA Shihoko 順天堂大学, 看護学部, 教授 (00218356)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywords	口腔機能 / 嚥下障害 / 神経難病 / 舌筋力 / 食事援助 / 神経難病患者 / 看護学 / 医療・福祉
Research Abstract	It is aimed to find out measuring method that can objectively judge eating/swallowing function level of patients at home and facilities, and it is targeted to develop assisting method to reduce difficulties of eating meal practice by patients/helpers and assistance.Eating/swallowing function of healthy people was measured, and judging indexes and measuring method were examined. Next as a result of measuring patients of intractable neurological diseases at home and facilities likewise, characteristics of swallowing function of intractable neurological diseases are clarified and possibility is gained to utilize this time measuring method in judging swallowing function of intractable neurological diseases patients at home and facilities.