2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The clinical utility of makeshift beds in the Great East Japan Earthquake shelters
| Project/Area Number |
24659342
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
General internal medicine (including Psychosomatic medicine)
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
AOKI Masashi 東北大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (70302148)
TAMADA Tsutomu 東北大学, 大学病院, 講師 (80396473)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
FUKUDO Shin 東北大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (80199249)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 災害医療 |
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| Research Abstract |
Strong earthquake have been reported to increase the incidence of diseases. One reason for these increases may be the stress from the poor living environment for evacuees in disaster shelters. To reduce stress, makeshift cardboard beds were introduced in shelters in the Ishinomaki region, one of the areas heavily damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The study was performed to determine whether use of the beds offered a reduction in the disease burden.
Blood pressure measurements, Timed Up & Go test which assesses functional mobility, and questionnaire survey scores improved significantly 1 month after the introduction of the beds.
Makeshift beds of cardboard could be very useful in disaster shelters.
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