Efficacy of the Small Change Method based on the external force adjustment and the cost-effectiveness

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463218
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Yamaguchi Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: Tanaka Makiko 山口県立大学, 看護栄養学部, 教授 (80227173)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: スモールチェンジ法 / 体圧 / ずれ力 / 傷の物性変化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We proposed the Small change method as intervention for a physical part and, as a method for the conventional changing position of every 2 hours when the bedsore prevention was performed in consideration of the evil to a body for an example, examined the effect from an aspect of body pressure, misalignment, the cost-effectiveness.
A same class above-mentioned effect was provided in comparison with a result, a conventional changing position from before, and the reduction of the burden with the physique conversion was shown in more than 80% of nurses, care worker. Thus, we can point out that the Small change method is a superior effective method for the conventional changing position.

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