2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Design of a support system for self-care of lymphedema using an web video phone
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20390552
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | The University of Shiga Prefecture (2009-2011)
Kyoto Municipal Junior College of Nursing (2008) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HOSHINO Akiko 京都府立医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (70282209)
EGAWA Takako 関西看護医療大学, 看護学部, 教授 (40193990)
ARAKAWA Chitose 滋賀県立大学, 人間看護学部, 准教授 (10212614)
YOKOI Kazumi 滋賀県立大学, 人間看護学部, 准教授 (80300226)
HONDA Kanako 滋賀県立大学, 人間看護学部, 助教 (60381919)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Keywords | リンパ浮腫 / セルフケア / 映像 / 支援システム |
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| Research Abstract |
No patients in both the group supported with mobile phone(MP group) and the group supported without mobile phone(CTRL group) developed complications such as cellulitis. Although circumference of affected area didn' t differ significantly between MP and CTRL group, total body water volume of the patients in MP group were significantly lower than that in CTRL group. Therefore, it was suggested that edema were reduced in MP group. The patients in MP group performed appropriate self-care regularly compared to that in CTRL group. In addition, depressive state of the patients in MP group was significantly lower than that in CTRL group.
Using mobile phone for the supports of lymphedema patients facilitate their self-care and improve their depressed mood.
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