2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Study on the evaluation of the continuous nursing program of support for the elderly with myocardial infarction
| Project/Area Number |
12672312
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | Gunma University |
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Principal Investigator |
ITO Mayumi Gunma University, Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (50251137)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KOIZUMI Misako Gunma University, Faculty of Medicine, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (50170171)
MIYAMOTO Misa Gunma University, Faculty of Medicine, Assistant, 医学部, 助手 (20312895)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2001
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| Keywords | Elderly Person / Continuous Nursing / Myocardial infarction / Rehabilitation / Social Activity |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the continuous nursing support program for the elderly with myocardial infarction.
The subjects were 9 patients with first attack of myocardial infarction over 65 years of age. They were provided continuous nursing support based on the program within one year after discharge. And they were interviewed 4 times within one year after discharge and measured the Index of Social Activities. The results are:
The subjects level of social activities within 3 months after discharge was lower than before the onset of the diseases, and from 6 months after discharge their scope of activities become wider after the onset by stages.
The continuous nursing support program was found to be effective for the elderly with myocardial infarction. It is important to provide the continuous nursing support to keep social activities level of elderly patients.
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