Development of tools for the optimal selection of assistive devices through facilitating interprofessional collaboration and client participation

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K01485
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Kyorin University (2016-2018); Teikyo University of Science & Technology (2015)
• Principal Investigator: Tomoko Kondo 杏林大学, 保健学部, 教授 (90274084)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 井上 剛伸 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所 福祉機器開発部, 研究部長 (40360680) ; 澤田 有希 帝京科学大学, 医療科学部, 助教 (40747995) ; 硯川 潤 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所 福祉機器開発部, 研究室長 (50571577) ; 竹嶋 理恵 帝京科学大学, 医療科学部, 准教授 (80534130)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 福祉用具・支援機器 / 健康・福祉工学 / 医療社会福祉学 / 人間医工学 / 高齢者福祉 / 高齢者生活

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to develop tools that facilitate collaborative professional work and client participation for the optimal selection of assistive devices. In this study, the assistive device selection process in public rehabilitation centers and long-term insurance systems were investigated and compared. The study clarified the shared and individual perspectives of different professions, the four processes, such as introduction, evaluation, judgment, and adjustment, and the methods of knowledge-sharing. The study also revealed the current problems with assistive choices in the long-term care insurance system. The results suggest that a holistic approach was necessary, including the development of an inter-professional educational program, in addition to the development of the practical tools. The results will contribute to building a framework of educational programs and developing practical tools.

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の研究成果は，現状に制度やマンパワーを最大限に活用することにつながり，最適な福祉用具を活用することによる高齢者の自立生活や社会参加の維持・促進など，高齢者の生活の質を支えるために有意義である．また，現状で生じている不適切な福祉用具選択による新たなる疾患や障害の発生による医療費の増大を抑制したり，不必要な福祉用具の貸与状況を減じることにつながり，介護保険費の抑制にもつながると考える．