Nursing Model for Lifestyle-related Disease Prevention: Based on the Results of a 20-year Large-scale Randomized Follow-up Study

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H05102
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Kajita Etsuko 名古屋大学, 医学系研究科(保健), 教授 (50135373)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中谷 芳美 福井県立大学, 看護福祉学部, 教授 (90217753) ; 玉置 淳子 大阪医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (90326356) ; 伊木 雅之 近畿大学, 医学部, 教授 (50184388)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): WATAI Izumi 名古屋大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 准教授 (20509830) ; NAGAI Kuniyoshi 豊橋創造大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (70402625) ; ITO Naoko 名古屋大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 助教 (80456681)
• Research Collaborator: HAMADA Masami ; ARAI Kiyomi
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 生活習慣病 / 追跡調査 / 指導指針

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To measure lifestyle and physical factors associated with osteoporosis and other lifestyle-related diseases, and develop guidelines for the provision of health guidance as a preventive measure against them, a long-term longitudinal study was conducted, involving 2,039 randomly selected residents of 5 municipalities throughout Japan.
The hospital service use rate was approximately 68%. Osteoporotic fractures accounted for 40% of all cases. There were no regional differences in the incidence of metabolic syndrome. On examining the physique, lifestyle, and changes in the latter, the proportion of lean persons increased and that of obese persons decreased in all areas. Based on these results, a nursing model was created, and guidelines for community-based nurses to provide health guidance to prevent fracture/osteoporosis were developed.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生看護学