Indicating comprehensive indicator of a new swallowing disorder diet taking into consideration tongue pressure, body muscle mass and swallowing disability degree

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350089
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Eating habits
• Research Institution: Yamagata University
• Principal Investigator: MIHARA NORIKO 山形大学, 地域教育文化学部, 講師 (80533687)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TOGASHI Hitoshi 山形大学, 保健管理センター, 所長 (60192209) ; TAMURA Asako 新潟県立大学, 人間生活学部, 教授 (60240991)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 物性値 / 摂食嚥下調整食 / サルコペニア / 舌圧 / 要介護高齢者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

When you become an elderly, swallowing disorder will occur. In current hospitals and welfare facilities, nutritional status and meals are selected by a managed nutritionist, and the state of swallowing is diagnosed by a doctor or a hearing impaired person. In addition, the chewing function is diagnosed by the dentist. In this way, each will be judged. New indices that have nutritional status, swallowing status, and chewing function are necessary. The research results proposed physical property values by academic classification. We also proposed a "meal form selection table" for elderly people who need long-term care, incorporating chewing function and sarcopenia judgment.

Free Research Field

臨床栄養学、給食経営学