The rehabilitation effect of people with Parkinson's disease by tourism resources

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23614029
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Tourism Studies
• Research Institution: Bukkyo University
• Principal Investigator: AKAMATSU TOMOKO 佛教大学, 保健医療技術学部, 教授 (80283662)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): FUKUYAMA Hidenao 京都大学, 健康長寿社会の総合医療開発ユニット, 特任教授 (90181297) ; KAWAMATA Toshio 神戸大学, 保健学研究科, 教授 (70214690) ; ISHII Mitsuaki 佛教大学, 保健医療技術学部, 准教授 (70445972) ; SHIRAI Haruna 佛教大学, 保健医療技術学部, 准教授 (90346479) ; URUHA Shigehiko 佛教大学, 保健医療技術学部, 教授 (20445969) ; OKAMURA Masayuki 佛教大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (00268054)
• Research Collaborator: KAZIWARA Kaori ; YOSHIDA Ayako ; KAMEI Yukako ; HIROSE Aya ; KIMURA Mikiko ; HAYASHI Sachiko
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 観光学 / リハビリテーション / パーキンソン病 / ヘルスツーリズム / 行動学 / 社会心理学 / 作業療法学 / QOL

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to verify the rehabilitation effect of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) using tourism resources. After conducting a preliminary survey of environmental conditions of sightseeing spots the person of PD wants to visit, we conducted sightseeing for about one hour. As a result of investigating changes in people's mood, Quality of life (QOL) situation and PD-derived stress of PD, emotional stability and improvement in QOL were recognized. Activities to visit sightseeing spots can be expected as a means of new rehabilitation that contributes to maintaining and improving the QOL of people of PD.

Free Research Field

リハビリテーション科学