Development of a Novel Comprehensive System for Preventing Nursing Care with Cultivation of Senior Exercise Volunteers

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25282213
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: OKURA Tomohiro 筑波大学, 体育系, 准教授 (60396611)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HOTTA Kazushi 茨城県立医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (00569121) ; KIM Hunkyung 地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター(東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), 研究副部長 (20282345) ; TANAKA Kiyoji 筑波大学, 体育系, 教授 (50163514) ; TAKEDA Fumi 筑波大学, 体育系, 教授 (80216902)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 介護予防 / スクエアステップ・エクササイズ / 運動支援ボランティア / 身体機能 / 認知機能

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study created a comprehensive system for preventing nursing care. The primary aim of the study was to cultivate training senior volunteers as an exercise assistant, called the “leaders”. It also evaluated an effect of the participating in the activities on their health status, and an effect of their diffusion to their community. The results showed that participating in the activities managed by the leaders and also managing those activities as a leader could maintain and/or improve their physical and cognitive functions. It is also suggested that diffusion of the leaders’ activities might be able to make both recognition of the exercise and participation in the exercise activities improve in the community.

Free Research Field

健康増進学