The Development of the swallowing function evaluation training system for home care patients applied ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and piezo sensor

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25462990
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Prosthodontics/ Dental materials science and
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: SAKURAI Naoki 新潟大学, 医歯学総合研究科, 非常勤講師 (50251830)
• Research Collaborator: TOYASATO AKIRA
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ピエゾセンサー / 嚥下機能 / 在宅高齢者 / RSST / 食塊移送 / 誤嚥性肺炎 / 遠隔医療 / ICT

Outline of Final Research Achievements

There is a limitation in the clinical application because the danger of the exposure and the contrast medium aspiration and devices are expensive though the VF inspection is useful for the observation of the pharyngeal phase swallowing. We designed the method of sticking PPT on the cervix as a method of evaluating the swallowing function noncritical and handily and analyzing the deglutition movement. A small swallowing function evaluation training device with a piezo sensor for the home care patients was developed as a prototype by using past study results. The detection rate of the normal person's swallowing in RSST by the prototype was 89.4(%), and it was remodeled for the accuracy improvement. In addition, the data from the swallowing function evaluation training system as the telemedicine to be able to transmit to the doctor by applying ICT (Information and Communication Technology) by way of the Internet was constructed.

Free Research Field

補綴理工系