| Project/Area Number |
25670995
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Gerontological nursing
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| Research Institution | University of Miyazaki |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
川野 光一 宮崎大学, 医学部, 研究員 (20649537)
奥 祥子 宮崎大学, 医学部, 教授 (40284921)
甲斐 由紀子 宮崎大学, 医学部, 教授 (70621803)
井川 加織 宮崎大学, 医学部, 助教 (90423722)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Keywords | 高齢者 / 栄養評価 / 舌色 / 栄養状態評価 / 栄養評価指標 / 舌 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The objective of this study was to photograph tongue color and measure tongue pressure in elderly residents at a facility for the elderly who were able to ingest food orally, and to develop a nutritional assessment scale with a color chart showing different tongue colors corresponding to physical measurements, biochemical test, and dietary intake in order to investigate the usefulness of the tongue as a nutritional assessment index. Subjects were 4 men and 38 women, with a mean age of 86.6. Results for tongue color distribution showed a tendency for greater lightness in subjects with Alb.>3.5 and normal TTR, and lower lightness in subjects with Alb <3.0 and TTR equal to or below normal value. In addition, a partial correlation was found between tongue lightness and blood test (<0.05). These results suggest that a relationship exists between tongue lightness and blood test, but that the relationship was insufficient to enable a nutritional assessment scale to be drawn up and tested.
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