Fall prevention and QOL improvement of dementia ,controlled clinical trial and cross-sectional study

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24590803
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Public health/Health science
• Research Institution: Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: OKAMURA Taro 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (30367429)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SHINODA Kunihiko 新潟大学, 人文社会・教育科学系, 教授 (80134906) ; KONISHI Isamu 新潟医療福祉大学, 医療技術学部, 准教授 (70367431) ; TAKESHITA Akiko (林 安希子) 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部リハビリテーション学科作業療法学専攻, 助教 (80387331)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 認知症 / 転倒 / 日常生活活動 / 転倒リスク / 転倒予防 / 作業療法 / BPSD / アルツハイマー病

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We was examined by cross-sectional survey the cause of the behavior and activities of daily living for the fall by dementia . Results dementia behavioral disturbances and activities of daily living was involved by falls. In addition, we have a longitudinal survey for fall risk of dementia. The result , the prediction of a fall is possible from the operation of attaching and detaching the clothes . Finally, we controlled trial for fall prevention of dementia. The result reduction of falls was observed by the intervention of exercise program to prevent falls environment adjustment and alerting program.

Free Research Field

作業療法学、社会医学