2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on effect of Vibroacoustic Therapy and Foot-spa for BPSD of Alzheimer's disease
| Project/Area Number |
20500458
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Prefectural University of Hiroshima |
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Principal Investigator |
KOIKE Yoshihisa Prefectural University of Hiroshima, 保健福祉学部, 准教授 (20368723)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KANO Yosio 吉備国際大学, 保健科学部, 教授 (70116200)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 振動音響療法 / フット・スパ / 抑うつ / 全般性注意 / p38MAPK |
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| Research Abstract |
Vibroacoustic Therapy ; Vibroacoustic Therapy was performed on 18 nursing home residents with symptoms of depression for two weeks.As a result, Vibroacoustic Therapy provide relaxation effect for the 18 nursing home residents, improving depressive symptoms and sleep.
Foot-spa ; Foot-spa was performed on 13 geriatric hospital patients for two weeks. As a result, for the evaluation of cognitive performance using MMSE, a significant improvement cognitive performance due to Foot-spa was confirmed geriatric hospital patients.
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Research Products
(2 results)
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[Journal Article] Differential Response of Heat-Shock -Induced p38 MARK and JNK Activity in PC12 Mutant and PC12 Parental Cells for Differentiation and Apoptosis.2010
Author(s)
Murai H, Hiragami F, Murai H, Hiragami F, Kawamura K, Motoda H, Koike Y, Inoue S, Kumagishi K, Ohtsuka A, Kano Y.
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Journal Title
Acta Medica Okayama 64(1)
Pages: 55-62
Peer Reviewed
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