2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of Home-based program to decrease BPSD and care burden for people with dementia and caregivers to use activities
| Project/Area Number |
23500656
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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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 |
NISHIDA Seiji 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 准教授 (90382382)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KONDO Satoshi 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (70280203)
KAMIJO Kenji 西九州大学, リハビリテーション学部, 准教授 (90454941)
TAKAGI Masayuki 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (90468299)
NISHIMURA Reiko 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (10503104)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
OGAWA Noriyuki 九州保健福祉大学, 保健科学部, 教授 (50331153)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 認知症 / 訪問 / BPSD / 介護負担 / 作業療法 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to discuss whether a home-based program could improve behavior and psychiatric symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and decrease the care burden of family caregivers or not. The program basically consisted of eight sessions once a week. We facilitated persons with dementia to engage with meaningful activities and give family caregivers advice on how to supervise their activity performance. That program also included trying to solve caregivers' concerns regarding their care. Nine dyads completely performed this program. In the results of analysis of their data, we found that this program significantly decreased BPSD and improved family caregivers' concerns regarding their care. Though the burden of family caregivers tended to decrease, there was no significant difference.
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