2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effect of laughter brought by visual media in elderly patients with dementia
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23660120
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Community health/Gerontological nurisng
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| Research Institution | The Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing |
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Principal Investigator |
KAMIYA satoko 日本赤十字豊田看護大学, 看護学部, 助教 (90440833)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FUKUTA Yukiko 椙山女学園大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (00321034)
TAKEUCHI Takako 日本赤十字豊田看護大学, 看護学部, 講師 (70559145)
OKUMURA Junko 日本赤十字豊田看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (40300222)
SUGIURA Misako 椙山女学園大学, 看護学部, 教授 (40226436)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 看護学 / 老年看護 / 認知症高齢者 / 非薬物的療法 / 笑い |
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| Research Abstract |
Research was conducted to verify the healthy influence laughter has on dementia in elderly people looking from the points of autonomic nerve activity and stress indicators. At healthcare facilities for the elderly, fourteen elderly dementia residents with an average age of 85.5 years watched six different DVDs and then their saliva cortisol levels, facial changes, and pulse rate were measured. There were six type of DVDs; a foreign comedy, an impersonation gag, Japanese Rakugo, an animal film, a comic conversation, and a sketch comedy. Also, cognitive function was evaluated by the HDS-R and DBD scale. In the results, differences couldn't be seen caused by the different DVDs.According to the research, clear results of stress reduction caused by an expression of laughter or laughter couldn't be obtained.
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Research Products
(2 results)
