Program for improving well-being of elderly and children

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K11194
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
• Research Institution: Shimane University
• Principal Investigator: Fukuoka Rie 島根大学, 学術研究院医学・看護学系, 助教 (40623814)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 木島 庸貴 島根大学, 学術研究院医学・看護学系, 講師 (10727233)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者 / 子ども / 世代間交流 / 介護老人保健施設

Outline of Final Research Achievements

With the aim of creating an intergenerational exchange program that could be implemented online and verifying its effectiveness, an intergenerational exchange program was implemented by connecting a long-term care health facility for the elderly and a facility for young children via online relay. The intergenerational exchange program consisted of a play and song presentation by the infants, and a hand-playing session with the elderly and infants, one at a time, with a gap between each session. The online intergenerational exchange program resulted in a decrease in blood pressure and a partial improvement in quality of life items among the elderly.

Free Research Field

老年看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

今回開発したオンライン世代間交流プログラムについて，一定の効果があることが明らかになった。簡便なプログラムであることで，継続した世代間交流が可能であると考える。また，遠隔地での世代間交流，感染流行時期においても実施可能であり，今後活用が見込まれる。