Non-pharmacological treatment of BPSD by the intervention in the feeling of loneliness

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25893203
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Psychiatric science
• Research Institution: Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
• Principal Investigator: MATSUOKA TERUYUKI 京都府立医科大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (40636544)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 孤独感 / BPSD / 認知症

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The psychological factor including the feeling of loneliness might affect the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). However, it has not yet been fully elucidated. First, we investigated the feature of the patients who exhibited the first manifestations of psychosis after the age of 60. In the study, living alone was not associated with the psychosis. Second, we examined the relationship between the feeling of loneliness and BPSD. The BPSD were not influenced by the feeling of loneliness. These results suggested that living alone and feeling of loneliness did not affect the BPSD. However, in some cases, the feeling of loneliness affected the BPSD, and the intervention in the feeling of loneliness improved the BPSD. Further studies are needed.

Free Research Field

老年精神医学