Effects of Hand-Bathing Care on Stroke Patients in Convalescence Phase: Promoting Narratives and Subjective Improvement in Hand Movement

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24390473
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: YANO RIKA 北海道大学, 大学院保健科学研究院, 准教授 (50250519)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HASEYAMA Miki 北海道大学, 大学院情報科学研究科, 教授 (00218463) ; WATANABE Reina 北海道大学, 大学院保健科学研究院, 客員研究員 (10431313)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HISHINUMA Michiko 聖路加国際大学, 教授 (40103585)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 手浴 / 脳血管障害患者 / 効果検証 / 言語分析 / 看護技術 / 成果モデル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was conducted as part of a project to formulate a hand bathing care model to help patients improve their well-being and accommodate the post-stroke life. Its purpose was, firstly, to validate the clinical effects of a model showing the hand movement and verbal communication improvement process in hand bathing care of stroke patients in the convalescent phase which had been developed by the author and, secondly, to develop a software-based tool which could be used to analyze the quantity and quality of verbal communication of such patients.
It was verified that, after receiving hand bathing, the patients became more aware of their hand movement and talked more about oneself and more positively. The “hand bathing care analysis system” was developed and data obtained with it were analyzed to examine its usability and identify any problems.

Free Research Field

医歯薬学