Development of an excretion independence intervention program focusing on executive functioning in older adults

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K04163
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Okayama Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: HARANO KAORI 岡山県立大学, 保健福祉学部, 准教授 (00390253)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 澤田 陽一 岡山県立大学, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (50584265)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 遂行機能 / 下部尿路症状 / 後期高齢者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on executive functioning as a factor related to excretion independence, clarified their relationship, and conducted a survey with the purpose of promoting the elimination independence of older adults by developing the program intervention method regarding executive function. As a result, it was found that executive function tests were associated with lower urinary tract symptoms. We were also able to confirm this using brain images. It was suggested that the executive function test can be used as a screening test for lower urinary tract symptoms and can be used for individual support planning.

Free Research Field

介護福祉学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、下部尿路症状を、遂行機能からとらえようとするものである。これまで、脳機能と泌尿器の機能とは別々に考えられてきたが、遂行機能との関連性を明らかににしたことは学術的に意義があると考える。また脳画像解析も含めた客観的裏付けをしたことから、介護の実践にとって有用な知見となると考えられる。