2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The development of a morphing-based assessment tool to deepen nursing students' understanding of age-related changes in the integumentary system
| Project/Area Number |
23660029
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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 |
Fundamental nursing
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| Research Institution | Gihu University of Medical Science |
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Principal Investigator |
HIROKAWA Seiko 岐阜医療科学大学, 保健科学部, 准教授 (30389100)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIMATANI Tomohiko 広島国際大学, 看護学部, 教授 (80325191)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
YAMANAKA Masaaki 広島国際大学, 工学部, 講師 (00352047)
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| Research Collaborator |
YADA Yukihiro 花王株式会社, ヒューマンヘルスケア研究センター, 上席主任研究員
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 看護技術 / フィジカルアセスメント |
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| Research Abstract |
Physical assessment competency, in which visual inspection and palpation are used to determine the state of patients, is essential to nursing. Therefore, to develop the physical assessment competency of nursing students in the case of elderly individuals who account for the majority of patients, we attempted to develop a morphing-based visual learning tool to deepen nursing students' understanding of age-related changes in the integumentary system (skin, nails, etc.) and as a means of determining deviations from the norm. Specifically, we gathered images showing age-related changes in the integumentary system and the deviated state of adolescents and middle to old-aged individuals. In addition, we showed averaged face images for each decade using morphing and then created
teaching tool scenarios to deepen visual understanding of age-related physiological changes. We hope to further develop materials for teaching in the future.
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