2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Investigating mechanisms of toy therapy: From the viewpoint of biological rhythms.
| Project/Area Number |
23653202
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Clinical psychology
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
HORI tadao 広島大学, 総合科学研究科, 名誉教授 (10020132)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FUKUDA Kazuhiko 江戸川大学, 社会学部, 教授 (20192726)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TAKADA Yasutaka 佛教大学, 社会学部, 教授 (40154794)
FUJIMOTO Kenichi 武庫川女子大学, 生活環境学部, 教授 (00248121)
SHIGETA Masayoshi 京都大学, 大学院・アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 教授 (80215962)
TOYODA Yukio 立教大学, 観光学部, 教授 (20197974)
NAKAGAWA Akira 大阪産業大学, 人間環境学部, 教授 (10207722)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 玩具療法 / 睡眠覚醒リズム / 高齢者 / QOL |
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| Research Abstract |
A Japanese toy company made dolls,which speak during daytime and sleep during nighttime according to their internal clock. Several anecdotal reports suggested that elderly persons showed better mental states after application of the doll into their daily lives. The results can be explained in terms of psychological mechanisms,however,mental conditions are highly affected by the regularity of sleep and wakefulness rhythms. Their improvements of mental conditions can be caused by the improvement of sleep and wakefulness rhythms of 18 elderly women before and after the application of the doll. During the doll application period,the participants showed more early bedtime,higher activities in the morning,and lower activities in the evening periods. These results suggested that their circadian rhythms are advanced by the application of the doll. Doll therapy may have effects through the regulation of circadian rhythms.
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Research Products
(7 results)
