The Foot care program for after stroke patients in lomg term rihabilitation.

• Project/Area Number: 23660042
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Kobe City College of Nursing
• Principal Investigator: IKEDA Sugako 神戸市看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (60224755)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KUROSAWA Kayoko 神戸市看護大学, 療養生活看護学領域, 助教 (60612273)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
• Keywords: 脳卒中 / 維持期 / 終末期 / リハビリテーション / フットケア / プログラム開発 / 介入 / マッサージ / 皮膚の保湿 / 脳血管障害 / 高齢者 / 看護

Research Abstract

The purpose of study to develop foot care program for after stroke patients in community. At first we investigated foot troubles of 48 elderly in nursing home. We demonstrated that major foot troubles were dry skin, tinea pedis and varicose vein of limb.Next we developed program composed limb lymph drainage and foot massage to make improvement vein circulation and joint's range,moisturized skin.This program implemented by physical therapists for 5 elderly in nursing home every day for 6 weeks. As the result, we demonstrated improvement join's rang and vein circulation, dry skin. At last we added to nail care by podiatrist this program. This final program was implemented 4 eldery reciverd home care nursing. Their family or home helper implemented massage and skin care everyday possible and podiatrist cut their thicken nails once for 4 weeks. As we could not demonstrate improvement join's range and vein circulation, but nail condition maintained good.

Research Products

• [Remarks] 第2 段階で作成した「下肢のリンパドレナージ・足部のマッサージ」を、本学3年生のリハビリテーション看護の演習で活用し、フットケアの重要性を教授した。(平成26年4月)