Can continuous intergenerational cooperation positively impact the quality of life of elderly Alzheimer's sufferers?

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593534
• 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: Tokyo University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: ROKKAKU Ryoko 東京工科大学, 医療保健学部, 教授 (10382813)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KOBAYASHI Sayuri 東京工科大学, 医療保健学部, 講師 (20238182) ; SEKI Yukari 東京工科大学, 医療保健学部, 助手 (20613285) ; HONMA Akira 社会福祉法人浴風会認知症介護研究, 研修センター・医科学研究所, センター長 (40081707)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 老年看護 / 世代間交流

Outline of Final Research Achievements

An aim of the present study is to examine the impact of inter-generational cooperation on the quality of life of elderly Alzheimer’s sufferers.The subject consist of an intervention and a control groups of six and five sufferers, respectively, who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both groups attend day care services. The intervention group participates in the inter-generational program with children, while the control group does not. In the results, the score of QOL-AD of the subjects has been significantly higher in the intervention group comparing with that of the control group. Also the PGC-ARS, have been significantly higher in the intervention group those in the control group. The magnitude of the change was not so remarkable as to influence QOL-AD at home. The present intergenerational cooperation may improve the quality of life of moderate to severe Alzheimer’s sufferers.

Free Research Field

高齢者看護学