2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Mixed-methods study of a rehabilitation program for advanced cancer patients.
| Project/Area Number |
26350595
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
|
| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
|---|
| Section | 一般 |
|---|
| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
|
|---|
| Research Institution | Seirei Christopher University |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
MORITA Tatsuya 聖隷クリストファー大学, 看護学研究科, 臨床教授 (70513000)
|
|---|
| Research Collaborator |
OHNO Ryo
MIYAKOSHI Koichi
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
|
| Keywords | リハビリテーション / 進行がん / 緩和 |
|---|
| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
A mix-method study was performed on 309 patients with advanced cancer. All patients received physical rehabilitation programs, and were evaluated 1 week later. Improvement on the FIM measures was observed in 57% of all patients. Predictors of improvement included involvement of palliative care team, CRP, grasping power, and clinical impression of the therapists. A qualitative study identified patient-perceived benefits of rehabilitation program.
|
| Free Research Field |
人間医工学・リハビリテーション科学・福祉工学
|
