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2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of the assessment tool for fall prevention from BPSDz8Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia) and Frail for elderly people with dementia

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 25463301
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Fundamental nursing
Research InstitutionShimane University

Principal Investigator

FUKUMA Miki  島根大学, 医学部, 准教授 (40325056)

Research Collaborator Miyamoto Mayumi  島根大学, 医学部, 助教 (80551746)
Oda Akiko  元西九州大学, 看護学部, 助教
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywords認知症高齢者 / 転倒予防 / アセスメント
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, it was revealed that the fall risk may be linked to the cognitive functions such as spatial cognitive ability and memory ability, emotional reaction, physical function, and treatment environment. Also,when having a fall experience once, the going out frequency is the cause which decreases and raises further fall risk.
Therefore, these things become important to the fall prevention to a recognition elderly; these were assessment of the symptom, an obstacle and the hospitalization environment, assessment of the needs a patient can't express and assessment based on patient's remaining function.

Free Research Field

基礎看護学

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Published: 2018-03-22  

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