Cost effectiveness of a new life function risk prevention programs that you can practice while homebound.

• Project/Area Number: 25560022
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Home economics/Human life
• Research Institution: Saitama Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: Akihito Kubota 埼玉県立大学, 保健医療福祉学部, 講師 (40315726)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 生活機能リスク予防 / 生活機能リスク予防プログラム / 閉じこもり予防

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Purpose:The purposes of this study were to compare physical and mental effects by the each menu between Nordic walking group (NW) and Community volunteer group (CV), investigate the relationship between EQ-5D-5L and the medical cost in three months.Method:Forty-six elderly participated in this study. Subject were assigned to two groups and investigated by a questionnaire, measured the motor function. We examined two-factor non-factorial ANOVA.Result:8-Item Short-Form Health Status Survey(SF-8)（Physical Summary Score: PCS）was increased by NW, although SF-8（Mental Summary Score: MCS）was increased by CV.
When ending, gait factors and the muscle strength were increased significantly. The medical cost of eighteen NW subjects reduced 224,118 yen.