A Study on the Usefulness of a Dietary Care Model for Difficulty in Dietary Intake in Elderly People Requiring Care Toward the End of Life

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13826
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 08030:Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living-related
• Research Institution: Aichi Toho University (2022-2023); University of Kochi (2020-2021)
• Principal Investigator: Miyoshi Yayoi 愛知東邦大学, 人間健康学部, 教授 (60388072)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 食事介護 / 食事ケアモデル / 食事摂取困難 / 看取り介護 / 終末期に至る要介護高齢者 / 介護職

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to verify the usefulness of the “Dietary Care Model for Difficulty in Dietary Intake in Elderly People Requiring Care Toward the End of Life. However, from the time the study was initially adopted in FY2020 through FY2023, it was difficult to conduct the study in elderly care facilities due to the impact of the new coronavirus infection throughout the study period, and the study could not proceed.

Free Research Field

介護福祉　高齢者福祉

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

新型コロナウイルス感染症による影響により、モデルの有用性について調査ができず、研究成果を得ることができなかった。