Substantial study on evaluation of the foot care that is treatment of nursing it using the cardio-ankle vascular index

• Project/Area Number: 24792425
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Akita University
• Principal Investigator: Kaga Midori 秋田大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (50436185)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: フットケア / 糖尿病

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Cardio ankle vascular index (CAVI:) that is an arteriosclerosis index not to be affected by the blood pressure I introduced "blood pressure pulse wave tester VaSera" (バセラ) which could measure CAVI and started a study for the purpose of evaluating treatment "foot care" of nursing it quantitatively.When I pursue progress after having practiced foot care, about CAVI, two of three people were maintained or improved, and one of three people turned worse.A foot lesion of the patients is callus and the nail thickening that patient oneself cannot handle by oneself. Because a CAVI level varied according to having foot lesion or not, it is necessary to examine the factor to have an influence on to lower limbs bloodstream except the foot care.