Construction of regional disaster prevention system aimed at disaster-prevention measures for elderly people

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593477
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health/Gerontological nurisng
• Research Institution: Mie University
• Principal Investigator: ISOWA Tokiko 三重大学, 医学部, 教授 (30336713)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KAWAGUCHI Jun 三重大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (50224746) ; GRINER Chieko 神戸大学, 保健学研究科, 教授 (20305270) ; SAWAI Shiho 日本女子体育大学, 体育学部, 教授 (10245631) ; HIRAMATSU Mayuko 三重大学, 医学部, 准教授 (50402681) ; KITAGAWA Akiko 三重大学, 医学部, 助教 (20422876) ; HATTORI Yuka 三重大学, 医学部, 助教 (30705405)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者 / 災害時要援護者 / 災害看護 / 防災対策 / システム構築 / 介護予防

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research was construction of regional disaster prevention system for elderly people. In this system, maintenance and improvement of health is placed as a part of a disaster prevention measure. First, physical educators and disaster prevention coordinators for elderly people were developed, and next cooperated with administration and build this regional disaster prevention system. In the results, almost of participants were old-old, but motor function and mental function were increased or maintained. Furthermore, the awareness of disaster-prevention measures and the preparations have been strengthened.

Free Research Field

老年看護学