2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Epidemiological study on the improvement of oral function in the elderly by the active music therapy
| Project/Area Number |
22500688
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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 |
Applied health science
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| Research Institution | National Institute of Public Health |
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Principal Investigator |
MIURA Hiroko 国立保健医療科学院, 国際協力研究部, 部長 (10183625)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HARA Shuichi 九州保健福祉大学, 保健科学部, 教授 (40435194)
MORIYA Shingo 国立保健医療科学院, 生涯健康研究部, 上席主任研究官 (70344520)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010-10-20 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 加齢・老化 / 口腔機能 / 音楽療法 / 歌唱 / 健康関連QOL |
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| Research Abstract |
First of all, we examined the relationship between the implementation status of the singing program and oral function among independent elderly individuals. In the independent elderly individuals, the singing program was related only to the movement to balloon their cheeks. We also evaluated the validity of oral diadochokinesis. Moreover, we examined the relationship between the implementation of the singing program and each oral diadochokinesis in frail elderly people. The oral diadochokinesis values using the three single syllables were significantly higher in the frail elderly with singing program than them without singing program.
These findings indicated that the singing program may have a positive impact on maintaining oral function for the frail elderly. In addition, it was suggested that the oral diadochokinesis was a useful method to measure the effect of the singing program.
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Research Products
(11 results)
