Effect of "self-help" and "mutual help" of residents-based care prevention.

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K01783
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Kio University
• Principal Investigator: TAKATORI Katsuhiko 畿央大学, 健康科学部, 准教授 (90454800)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 山崎 尚美 (平木尚美) 畿央大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (10425093) ; 松本 大輔 畿央大学, 健康科学部, 助教 (20511554) ; 文 鐘聲 畿央大学, 健康科学部, 准教授 (50460960)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 介護予防 / 地域包括ケア / 住民リーダー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to examine the interaction between “self-help” and “mutual help” in care prevention, we investigated changes in health related indicators of care prevention leaders and participants in care prevention classes managed by the leaders.As a result, in one and a half years of activity as a care prevention leader, leg strength and flexibility were significantly improved (p <0.01). In addition, in the classroom participants, all items except flexibility showed significant improvement (p <0.01). The social capital strength, which represents regional strength, was significantly higher in areas where care prevention leaders engaged in activities than control areas (p <0.01).

Free Research Field

高齢者の健康増進・介護予防

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の結果により，介護予防の担い手となる住民リーダーの活動が地域高齢者の身体的健康状態を改善させるだけでなく，リーダー自身の健康度にも良好な結果をもたらす事が明らかとなった（自助と互助の客観的効果）。これらの結果はこれからの住民主体の介護予防を推進する上で，担い手の獲得と活動支援および地域力の向上に有用なデータとなると考えられる。