2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Organize a comprehensive system of prevention fall for healthy community-dwelling elderly
| Project/Area Number |
21240064
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied health science
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YAMAJI Shunsuke 福井大学, 医学部, 准教授 (40311021)
SATO Susumu 金沢工業大学, 基礎教育部, 准教授 (90291757)
YAMADA Takayoshi 福井大学, 教育地域科学部, 講師 (60413770)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
NAGASAWA Yoshinori 京都薬科大学, 薬学部, 准教授 (40299780)
MIYAGUCHI Kazuyoshi 石川県立大学, 生物資源環境学部, 教授 (60457893)
ISHIHARA Kazunari 福井県立大学, 学術教養センター, 准教授 (80347690)
KITABAYASHI Tamotsu 東京理科大学, 理学部, 講師 (30381693)
UCHIYAMA Masanobu 秋田県立大学, 総合科学教育研究センター, 准教授 (30464556)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 加齢・老化 / 転倒予防 |
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| Research Abstract |
Falls are a major public health issue in the elderly population, and there has been a focus on fall prevention based on fall risk assessment. This study aimed to develop the questionnaire of fall risk assessment (Demura's Fall Risk Assessment chart: DFRA), propose the test and exercise of fall-related physical function including fall avoidance ability, and examine the characteristics of the elderly with potential for falling. We developed the DFRA consisting of 3 items assessed the fall risk level and 47 items identified the fall risk profile. New 8 tests and exercises were developed, and were confirmed the availability to predict a fall risk and to prevent a fall.
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