The introduction, evaluation and practical of a care program for the promotion of independence among the at-home elderly requiring low-level nursing care

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25463585
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: Gihu University of Medical Science
• Principal Investigator: MINAI Junko 岐阜医療科学大学, 保健科学部, 教授 (10445124)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YAMAGATA Zentaro 山梨大学, 医学部社会医学講座, 教授 (10210337)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 軽度要介護 / 在宅高齢者 / 自立支援 / ケアプログラム / i-Pad

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was aimed at identifying the type of support required for promoting an independent local lifestyle among the elderly not in need of high-level nursing care. To this end, we developed a care program to promote activities of daily life as a factor affecting daily function in at-home elderly. To simplify the procedure, we built and utilized a digital software program called “Yarigaisan”. Significant improvements were observed for exercise, nutrition, oral hygiene, and depression. The iPad application is fun to use, with some subjects stating that they wanted to do it on a monthly basis, leading to a willingness to continue with the program autonomously.

Free Research Field

在宅