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Development of an assessment tool for falls from a sitting position based on behavioral characteristics of the elderly

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25670998
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Gerontological nursing
Research InstitutionOsaka City University

Principal Investigator

SHIRAI Midori  大阪市立大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 教授 (30275151)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) AKIYAMA Yoko  大阪大学, 大学院工学研究科, 准教授 (50452470)
SASAKI Yachiyo  大阪市立大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 准教授 (10382243)
KITAMURA Yuka  大阪医科大学, 看護学部, 助教 (10438236)
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords高齢者 / 転倒 / 転落 / アセスメント / 事故 / ヒヤリ・ハット / 座位姿勢 / 動作 / 車いす / 介護保険施設 / アセスメントツール
Outline of Final Research Achievements

To develop an assessment tool capable of predicting falls from a sitting position in disabled elderly individuals, we asked 12 long-term care facilities for the elderly to report any accidents involving near misses in the preceding year. Falls from a sitting position amounted to 846 incidents, mostly occurring in day rooms and while using a wheelchair. The elderly individuals involved were mostly seated in a sacral sitting position and were often doing nothing at the time of the incident.
We asked three healthy elderly individuals and five adults to perform sacral sitting and normal sitting in a chair and wheelchair. We then observed behaviors, sitting pressure, and other factors for 30 min. During sacral sitting by the elderly, two individuals promptly corrected sitting posture soon after the observation started. Falls from a sitting position are associated with sitting pressure distribution represents a potential tool for predicting these incidents.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2016 2015

All Presentation (2 results)

  • [Presentation] 車椅子の普通座りと仙骨座りにおける座圧分布と行動の経時的変化2016

    • Author(s)
      白井みどり
    • Organizer
      日本老年看護学会第21回学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      大宮ソニックシティ(埼玉県さいたま市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-23
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 介護老人保健施設における座位からの転倒転落の実態 第1報2015

    • Author(s)
      白井みどり
    • Organizer
      日本老年看護学会第20回学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      パシフィコ横浜(神奈川県・横浜市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-13 – 2015-06-14
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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