Development of oral function improvement program for the elderly based on quantitative characteristics of utterance function

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K11461
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: Kyushu University of Health and Welfare
• Principal Investigator: Hara Shuichi 九州保健福祉大学, 保健科学部, 教授 (40435194)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 三浦 宏子 国立保健医療科学院, その他部局等, 部長 (10183625) ; 山崎 きよ子 九州保健福祉大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (20331150) ; 森崎 直子 姫路大学, 看護学部, 教授 (30438311)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 介護予防 / 口腔機能向上 / 高齢者 / オーラルディアドコキネシス / 発声持続時間 / ICT

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between 1-hear change of oral diadochokinesis (ODK) and dental-related factor in the local inhabitants of north Miyazaki area. Furthermore, we established a program to evaluate and improve oral function used by ICT for maintaining and improving speech function and cognitive function in the elderly. We acquired　the following results; 1) In the ODK / pa /, / ka / and / pataka /, the group aged 85 years and older showed a significant 1-year decline in the number of ODKs compared to other age groups. 2) The presence of periodontal disease affects the decrease of ODK, while the treatment of teeth may contribute to maintenance and increase of ODK. 3) We constructed a trial system for the elderly that enabled to evaluate speech voluntarily to maintain or improve oral function / cognitive function at facilities.

Free Research Field

言語聴覚療法学、摂食嚥下機能療法学