Usefulness evaluation of recreation programs in a dementia care centre using data mining and gamification

• Project/Area Number: 25330374
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Web informatics, Service informatics
• Research Institution: Institute of Wellness and Ecological Sciences (Global Research Center for Applied System Science) (2014-2015); International University of Health and Welfare (2013)
• Principal Investigator: NARITA Tetsuo 有限会社自然医科学研究所(実証システム国際研究センター), その他部局等, 研究員 (30521372)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MUTO Masaki 国際医療福祉大学, 医療福祉学研究科, 教授 (60433629)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 認知症ケア / ゲーミフィケーション / データマイニング / 労務環境調査 / 労働環境計測調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the gamification effects of recreation programs in a dementia day service centre by data mining techniques. These programs were found to suppress behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia patients, to potentially delay progress of the psychotic state of dementia, and to reduce operation workload of the staff. This study’s limitation was the restricted environment of a dementia day service centre. However, its significance included introduction of scientific methods into improvement of such recreation programs for dementia. The results supported empirical approach to improved programs in dementia day service centre.