通所施設職員の負担感とQOLに関する研究

We studied the relationship between the feelings of burden at work including its factors and quality of life (QOL) among the staff working in day care institutions where elderly people staying at home commute to. We examined a total of 111 people. In addition to asking their attributes, we placed to them a questionnaire consisting of 6 items related to their feeling toward work and 15 items to BAQL (Basic Quality of Life Scale).The survey produced the following results : 1. 20.7% of them had feelings of burden heavily, 18.0% of them slightly, while 61.3% to a certain extent; 2. The feelings of burden had more relation to their age than their working conditions (p < 00.05); 3. People with the feelings of burden had a higher sense that their work was hard and too much of a bother (p<0.01); 4. The feelings of burden were related to QOL (p<0.05), especially to physical condition and psychological sense of stability (p<0.01), as well as feeling of comfort, intercommunion and pleasure (p<0.05). From these results, we could guess that the feelings of burden tended to depend on thephysical condition at work and the degree of psychological sense of stability apart from the fact that pleasure and intercommunion were not interactively working. As QOL of the personnel might have a direct influence on users, a support system was thought necessary to achieve psychological sense of stability

アルツハイマー型および血管性軽度認知障害(MCI)の神経心理学的徴候 : 日本版COGNISTATによる認知障害プロフィールの検討

Objective: The goal of this research is to investigate the neuropsychological characteristics of probable Alzheimer type mild impairment (MCI) and vascular MCI (VaMCI). Participants: Post acute stroke patients (n=22) were recruited from the post stroke rehabilitation unit; and community dwelling elderly people without cardiovascular disease, stroke and dementia (n=11) were also recruited. Methods: Cognitive performance was assessed using the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (COGNISTAT). Participants were classified into five groups by their COGNISTAT scores and MCI criteria: elderly people with normal cognitive functions (controls) (n=7), MCI (n=4), VaMCI (n=18), vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) (n=4) and post stroke with non cognitive impairment (NCI) (n=2). Results: Deficits of construction and judgment were seen in MCI and VaMCI compared to controls. However, MCI were significantly more impaired on tests of repetition and Memory compared to the controls and VaMCI. Construction and judgment scores correctly classified participants (96.9%) into two groups (controls and MCI groups), and repetition and memory score correctly discriminated between MCI and VaMCI (100.0%) by the discriminant analysis. Conclusions: The results suggested that impairments of construction and judgment were characteristics of both MCI and VaMCI, though deficits of repetition and memory were specific features of MCI

学生の考える高齢者QOLに関する一考察 : 高齢者QOLと比較して

This study aimed to investigate the quality of life (QOL) of elderly people as judged by university students. A comparison was made between the QOL of the elderly as judged by university students with the actual QOL of the elderly. Subjects were 136 elderly with a mean age of 73.1±5.5 years, and 35 students with a mean age 21.7±1.12 years. A basic QOL scale was applied for the measurement of QOL. It was found that the elderly QOL judged by the students was generally a low value. Moreover, subjective well-being was viewed differently by the two groups. It was found that the elderly QOL judged by students was influenced by the students own QOL. It was concluded that the QOL of elderly peoples as judged by university students related to the actual QOL of the students

QOLの視点からみた新入生の入学動機と意識変化の検討

In this paper we compare the motivations, views on life and pre-course knowledge of occupational therapy among entering students from the year 1999 and 2008. In 1999 a total of 49 students were enrolled and in 2008 a total of 42 students were enrolled. Informed awareness of the subject area increased significantly between 1999 and 2008 (p<0.01), which followed a similar trend of the nation. Students who entered in 2008 had increased information about occupational therapy from their high school teachers. We also found the later period student sought advice from enrolled students and that location was a greater factor in their enrollment decision. For students entering in 2008 there was a shift in their focal concerns. We used the Basic Quality of Life Scale (BAQL) to quantify differences between the groups and found differences in levels of desire, confidence, lifestyle and social networks between the groups

認知症高齢者のQOL向上を目的としたリハビリテーションについての研究

This study investigates the effects of the rehabilitations that would promote the Quality of Life in the elderly with dementia. The salivary amylase activity and communications activity indicated that music therapy significantly diminished the stress level and increased verbal communication of the participant. Although dementia had kept developing, she seemed to enjoy therapy sessions. The results suggested that music therapy could decrease the stress and promote the Quality of Life in the elderly with dementia

スポーツ飲料の摂取が中強度の運動中の脂肪燃焼率に与える影響について

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sports drinks on respiratory quotient (RQ) during moderate exercise, Six young male subjects (aged 20 yr) participated in this study, after the informed consent was obtained from all subjects. Subjects performed a maximal test and four exercises at 50% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO[2]max) using a bicycle ergometer. During exercise tests VO[2], carbon dioxide excretion and RQ were measured by the respiratory gas analyzer. Subjects randomly drunk water or three sports drinks (Pocarisweat, VAAM, Gatorade) (200 ml) before 10 min at the beginning of each exercise, then exercised at 50% VO[2]max for 20min. At rest VO[2] and RQ were 3.6±0.4 ml/kg/min and 0.90±0.09, respectively. VO[2] increased 1.6±3.8 ml/kg/min at 20 min exercise (p<0.001). RQ during exercise was not statistically different from at rest. The differences in VO[2] and RQ among four drinks were not found. These results suggest that VO[2] and RQ during exercise is not extended by the intake of sports drinks