| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study aimed to investigate the effects of stretch training on stress associated with care work. We examined changes in saliva cortisol and immunoglobulin A, body anteflexion, mood, and low back pain level in caregivers. Subjects were randomly allocated to either a training intervention group (IG) or a non-training control group (CG). The exercise program involved stretching according to lower back pain prevention techniques and poses. IG was instructed to perform the program immediately before bedtime every day. Significant interactions with two factors were identified for body anteflexion and cortisol in women. IG showed a significantly greater increase in body anteflexion than the CG at the end of the intervention period. Cortisol increased over the study period in the CG, but decreased in IG in women. These results suggest that stretching exercise programs may be effective for promoting greater improvements in stress response by improving flexibility in caregivers.
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