ISHIMOTO, Yasuko

i.yasu cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Research Departments・Position

Environmental Coexistence・Affiliated Associate Professor

Area

Research Interests / Keywords


Overview

A state in which various vulnerabilities related to health has increased due to various functional deterioration and reduction in reserve capacity such as age, musle strength, balance ability, activity and cognitive function, is called “flail”. The purpose of this study is to develop a care model for prevention of flail, showing the relationship between sarcopenia and fall risk . Specifically, 1. Indicate the frequency of flails for elderly people who live a nursing home. 2. To crify differences between evaluation indices of sarcopenia and frail in the elderly with flail and non-flail. We will try to develop care model for individuals with individuality according to daily function according to assessment of changes in priverence of frail, ADLs, degree of care required, care service etc longitudinally with elderly people, facility staff and researchers together. In Japan, where aging is proceeding, social significance is considered to be very high in that it advocates a new way of care and service. we are also considering advocacy and implementation to other countries where the aging is progressing as well.

Research funds

Type Theme Period
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) Developing community-based programs for frailty in elderly people: an action research on primary care interventions in Thailand and Japan 2019 – 2023
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) Empirical research on advance care planning in the community 2019 – 2022
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 精神的・社会的要素を含めたフレイル評価指標の開発 2019 – 2021
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 育児中の在日ブラジル女性の災害時支援ー異文化ケアモデルの構築ー 2016 – 2018
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) アジア地域における高齢者のフレイルに関する複合的研究 2016 – 2018
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) フレイルの実態と予防に関する研究・ケア付き老人ホーム入居者のケアモデルを目指して 2015 – 2018