2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The development of combined oral-functional improvement program including speech and swallowing function for community-dwelling elderly.
| Project/Area Number |
23593115
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Social dentistry
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University of Health and Welfare |
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Principal Investigator |
HARA Shuichi 九州保健福祉大学, 保健科学部, 教授 (40435194)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MIURA Hiroko 国際保健医療科学院, 地域医療システム研究分野, 統括研究官 (10183625)
YAMASAKI Kiyoko 九州保健福祉大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (20331150)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 加齢・老化 / 発話 / 摂食嚥下 / 口腔機能向上 |
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| Research Abstract |
We conducted the survey of the oral function for community-dwelling elderly, to develop the oral-functional improvement program. We investigated the change of oral function after the 6-month continuously practice of the program. We also conducted the two-year longitudinal study to investigate the determinants of the change of the oral function. Decline of the oral function or satisfaction for communication significantly associated with lower score of ADL, QOL, and vitality. Subjects with practicing 6-month combined oral and motor functional improvement program showed the maintenance of speech and swallowing function. In the two-year longitudinal study, decline of elaborateness in lip and tongue movements reflected the increasing of dysphagia risk. Our results indicated that oral functional improvement program, including the physical activity and exercise to heighten the elaborateness in motor function of lip and tongue is more effective for community-dwelling elderly.
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