2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study on improving life-related diseases by real-time reinforcement of desirable behaviors
| Project/Area Number |
23659380
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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 |
General internal medicine (including Psychosomatic medicine)
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| Research Institution | Kagawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
OKADA Hiroki 香川大学, 医学部, 教授 (00243775)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MASUGATA Hisashi 香川大学, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (70263910)
HIMOTO Takashi 香川大学, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (20325343)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
FUKUI Toshiki NTT西日本高松診療所予防医療センタ, 所長
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011
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| Keywords | 生活習慣病 / 運動量測定 / 行動強化 / リアルタイム評価 |
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| Research Abstract |
We have been adopting a real-time reporting system of physical activity including" reward e-mail" using a mobile phone. In this study, we examined the ways of sending reward e-mail at the time of achieving a target amount of physical activity. Twelve patients(with diabetes mellitus, or obesity, or both) were enrolled and daily step counts were measured for eight weeks. In one group who' s frequency of sending reward mails were reduced in latter four weeks, daily step counts were maintained. In the other group who' s target amount was raised 20% in latter four weeks, daily step counts were not increased, but maintained. However physical activity was maintained irrespective of the way of sending reward mails in these periods, a longer examination is needed for confirmation of this result.
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Research Products
(1 results)
