The development of dual task walking program in-home to improve gait and executive function.

• Project/Area Number: 26285129
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University of Education
• Principal Investigator: Kitazawa Kazutoshi 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (00204884)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 森 満 札幌医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (50175634)
• Research Collaborator: SHOWA Satoko 認定NPO法人地域健康づくり支援会ワンツースリー, 副理事長
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥8,190,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,890,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
• Keywords: 認知機能改善 / 歩行機能改善 / 二重課題運動 / 在宅 / ふまねっと運動 / 二重課題歩行運動 / ふまねっと / 認知機能

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to develop a novel dual-task walking exercise program in-home to improve gait and executive function in old people. We invented a exercise which make people to walk over a net without stepping on it and named it Fumanet exercise (R). It is an advantage of Fumanet that old person who use wheel chair or cane are able to attend and enjoy walking exercise in-home by Fumanet. This research verified safety and continuity of Fumanet exercise for old people. The effect of Fumanet exercise to improve gait and executive function have been investigated in two years preliminary session. RCT is needed to clarify the effect of Fumanet exercise.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Influence of volunteer-led net step exercise class on older people's self-rated health in a depopulated town: A longitudinal study. (2016)
  • Author(s): Showa S., Kitazawa K., Takeuchi M., Mori M.
  • Journal Title: SSM-Population Health Volume: 2 Pages: 136-140
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Net-step exercise and depressive symtoms among the community-dwelling elderly in Japan, (2016)
  • Author(s): Showa S., Kitazawa K., Takeuchi M., Mori M.
  • Journal Title: Sapporo Med J Volume: 84 Pages: 19-26
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Net-step exercise and depressive symptoms among the communitydwelling elderly in Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): Satoko Showa, Kazutoshi Kitazawa, Mitsuru Mori
  • Journal Title: The Sapporo Medical Journal Volume: 84 Pages: 19-26
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Influence ofvolunteer-lednetstepexerciseclassonolderpeople’s self-ratedhealthinadepopulatedtown:Alongitudinalstudy (2016)
  • Author(s): Satoko Showa, Kazutoshi Kitazawa, Miki Takeuchi, Mitsuru Mori
  • Journal Title: SSM -PopulationHealth Volume: 2 Pages: 136-140
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Effect of a Dual-Task Net-Step Exercise on Cognitive and Gait Function in Older Adults (2015)
  • Author(s): Kazutoshi KITAZAWA, Satoko SHOWA, Mitsuru MORI
  • Journal Title: Journal of GERIATRIC Physical Therapy Volume: 00 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-8
  • DOI: 10.1519/jpt.0000000000000029
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] 「ふまねっと運動」で高齢者を地域社会の「担い手」へ (2015)
  • Author(s): 北澤一利、尚和里子、大島寿美子
  • Organizer: 日本老年社会科学会
  • Place of Presentation: 岐阜県下呂市
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-07 – 2015-06-08
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 「ふまねっと」による町作り再生への挑戦 (2014)
  • Author(s): 北澤一利、尚和里子
  • Organizer: 日本認知症ケア学会北海道大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道札幌市
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-16
  • Invited