Development of Oral Function Improvement Program for Prevention of Frail Using IoT

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K10269
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 57080:Social dentistry-related
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Kashiwazaki Haruhiko 九州大学, 歯学研究院, 教授 (10344516)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 岸本 裕歩 九州大学, 基幹教育院, 准教授 (00596827) ; 水谷 慎介 九州大学, 歯学研究院, 准教授 (90643312)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者歯科学 / フレイル / 口腔機能 / IoT / オーラルフレイル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

From the viewpoint of extending healthy life expectancy, it is an urgent issue in Japan to prevent frailty. Though the improvement of oral frailty seems to make the aid of the frailty prevention, there is no clear evidence. The purpose of this study is to develop a "Oral rail prevention and improvement program" to prevent frailty, to construct a training and guidance system using IoT, and to verify the frailty preventive effect of the new program for local elderly residents. It aims at the establishment of the evidence that the health of the oral cavity is connected with the extension of healthy life.

Free Research Field

高齢者歯科学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

IoT を活用することにより，地域高齢者が簡便に取り組むことができる口腔機能向上プログラムや環境が整備され，効率性の高い介入が可能になる。これにより，口腔機能向上がフレイル予防につながるか否かの因果関係の解明につながる。フレイル改善効果について，先行研究である運動介入試験の成果と比較検証ができる。