Development of a sustainable fall prevention program that brings about behavioral change in elderly couple households living at home

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K12451
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Miura Masako 名古屋大学, 医学部附属病院, 招へい教員 (20759641)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 阿部 恵子 愛知医科大学, 看護学部, 教授 (00444274) ; 藤原 奈佳子 人間環境大学, 看護学部, 教授 (30178032) ; 間瀬 健二 名古屋大学, 情報学研究科, 教授 (30345855) ; 榎堀 優 名古屋大学, 情報学研究科, 講師 (60583309) ; 寺田 八重子 名古屋大学, 医学部附属病院, 助教 (70768382) ; 飯島 佐知子 順天堂大学, 医療看護学部, 教授 (80389890)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者夫婦 / 転倒 / 転倒予防 / 高齢者 / 転倒リスク

Outline of Final Research Achievements

First, we searched the literature and extracted 134 items regarding the actual fall risk in elderly married couple households and measures to prevent falls. Based on this, 10 elderly couple households were surveyed. Items related to fall factors were “sensory function'', “motor function of limbs'', “body balance'', “cognitive function'', and “nutritional status''. Twenty-four items, such as placing a chair at the entrance and not wearing slippers indoors, were raised as measures to prevent falls. After that, we carefully selected the items of fall prediction factors. It was sent to 1,600 people in 800 households of elderly couples, and based on the responses from 607 people, a fall prevention sheet and a fall prevention education program were created.

Free Research Field

home nursing

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

高齢者夫婦世帯を対象に転倒予防プログラムに含む転倒予知評価シートを基に転倒のリスクを早期にキャッチし転倒を予防することは、転倒予防への行動変容が起きると考える。予防に対して切れ目なく継続的に行う事が社会的価値が大きい。