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2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of program using quilt according to cognitive function level of female elderly

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 25463536
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Lifelong developmental nursing
Research InstitutionHiroshima Bunka Gakuen University (2013, 2015-2016)
Gihu University of Medical Science (2014)

Principal Investigator

AYUKAWA Masayo  広島文化学園大学, 看護学部, その他 (60554293)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) SASAKI Hidemi  広島文化学園大学, 看護学部, 教授 (10352006)
Research Collaborator Crew Partricia  ネブラスカ州立大学, 付属インターナショナルーキルト研究センター, 付属美術館長
MacDowell Marsha  ミシガン州立大学, 家政学部, 教授
Luz Clare  ミシガン州立大学, 医学部家族医学科, 准教授
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywords手芸 / キルト / 中高年 / 高齢者 / うつ / GDS / 軽度認知障害:MCI
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is to investigate how handicrafts influences on QOL improvement and depressive tendency.Baseline depressive tendency had significant association with self-rated health, but not with age, favorite activity or presence of disease.Average GDS score at 1year later(3.35±1.9) was significantly down from baseline(5.12±2.9). Depressive tendency proportion reduced by 24.6% to 23.1% 1years later from 47.7% at baseline. Significant reduction saw in proportion of depressive tendency presence per self-rated health at baseline.Creative handicrafts intervention indicates possibility of effectiveness in depressive tendency prevention/improvement in middle-aged.

Free Research Field

看護学 認知症 成人・高齢者看護学

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Published: 2018-03-22  

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