Development of the model for safe bathing to prevent the bathing accident of elderly

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463480
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: Shikoku University
• Principal Investigator: OKUDA YASUKO 四国大学, 看護学部, 教授 (30330773)
• Research Collaborator: TOKUYAMA Naoto 四国大学, SUDAchi推進室地域連携, 西部地区コーディネーター ; KYME Naoya 四国大学, SUDAchi推進室地域連携, 南部地区コーディネーター
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者 / 入浴 / 事故予防 / 安全行動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Elderly persons, who live in their home, are known to frequently encounter an accident during bathing more than persons who have stayed in facilities with proper environment, especially for winter season. However, there is not the information to prevent it.In the present study, we conducted to develop a new model for preventing the bathing accident at home. For this, we surveyed the actual situation for taking a bath in elderly person at home, using several measuring tools such as digital sphygmomanometer, thermometer for room or bathtub water. We compared winter and summer seasons.Amang the risk factors, we found that the low temperature in the dressing room during winter season was the most important factor affecting the cardiovasucular dynamics. Our findings may provide a clue to prevent the accident during home bathing in elderly persons, and suggest that the regulation of temperature in the dressing room is an essential method in elderly persons for avoiding bathing accident.

Free Research Field

高齢者看護学