If dementia patients smile at caregivers, caregivers' stress might be eliminated. If caregivers are smiling, symptoms of dementia patients might recover.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24300230
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences (2014); Jikei University School of Medicine (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: TOSHIMA Hiroko 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (70328342)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KIMURA Naofumi 東京慈恵会医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (80138742) ; SAITO Kazue 東京慈恵会医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (90601956)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ストレス / 介護福祉士 / 認知症

Outline of Final Research Achievements

[Background and Purpose] The number of dementia patients who are admitted to facilities has increased. Caregivers’ stress has been increased, too. We measured caregivers’ stress objectively.
[Mterial and Method] We measured the stress of caregivers who worked in the nursing home, by using frequency analysis of RR interval. The reaction of the brain against stress, was measured by the event-related potentials and the near-infrared light cerebral blood flow meter. The stress was evaluated in the questionnaire .
[RESULTS] The caregiver felt the stress against an easy business for nurse. When there is support, their stress are reduced .

Free Research Field

ストレス科学