2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a safe feeding technique based on the human factor of care worker
| Project/Area Number |
24500647
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Kyushu Dental College (2015)
Kobe Tokiwa Junior College (2013-2014)
The University of Tokushima (2012) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
Matsuyama Miwa 徳島大学, 大学院医歯薬学研究部, 教授 (30253462)
Ishii Makoto 大分大学, 経済学部, 教授 (60280666)
Chiwata Kaoru 九州歯科大学, 歯学部口腔保健学科, 教授 (60442191)
Hoshino Yumi 神奈川歯科大学, 短期大学部, 准教授 (60457314)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 食行動 / 一口量 / 食事介助 / 介護従事者 / 安全な食事介助技術 / 食べる早さ |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In a food experiment pertaining to “mouthful volume” and “eating pace,” everyday eating behavior of care workers were found to affect their caregiving skills. In our study, we compared care workers who were either “heavy eaters” or “fast eaters” with those who were not and found that the former group forced patients to eat large mouthfuls and/or at a fast pace. This occurred despite the fact that they adjusted mouthfuls and eating pace in “feeding situations” to a level that was different from their own in consideration of the patient’s condition. Meanwhile, care workers felt anxiety regarding “mouthful volume” and “eating pace” during actual instances of feeding. Our findings suggest that in order to provide safe feeding technique, caregivers themselves must pay attention to their daily diet and acquire eating behavior that is also good for their own health.
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| Free Research Field |
口腔保健
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