2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Survey of actual condition of cough capacity and effect of an improvement program for cough capacity in community-dwelling older adults
Project/Area Number |
26350842
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Applied health science
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Research Institution | International University of Health and Welfare |
Principal Investigator |
KANEKO Hideo 国際医療福祉大学, 福岡保健医療学部, 准教授 (20433617)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
HORIE Jun 京都橘大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (60461597)
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Research Collaborator |
SUZUKI Akari 国際医療福祉大学, 保健医療学部, 助手
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | 地域在住高齢者 / 咳嗽力 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The results of our first study revealed that 16% of 143 community-dwelling older adults had reduced cough capacity, and that the forced vital capacity and maximal inspiratory pressure were significant predictors for cough capacity. In our second study, 36 older adults were instructed to perform an improvement program for cough capacity at their home for a month. After the programs, cough capacity and maximal inspiratory muscle strength increased significantly, but no significant increase in cough capacity was observed after six months, although respiratory muscle strength and chest and abdominal wall mobility increased significantly after a year.
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Free Research Field |
呼吸理学療法
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