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ID 109699
Title Alternative
施設に入所中の認知症高齢者の自律神経活動の特徴
Author
Fuji, Shoko Tokushima University
Sato, Miki Shikoku University
Purnell, Marguerite J. Florida Atlantic University
Keywords
Elderly Dementia
Actigraph
Heart Rate Variability
Autonomic Nervous Activity
Behavior Observation
Care Activities
Content Type
Thesis or Dissertation
Description
This study clarified the characteristic autonomic nervous activity of institutionalized elders diagnosed with dementia using Hasegawa’s Dementia Scale-Revised. Twenty-six healthy adult persons (HPs) in their 20 s - 40 s met the inclusion criteria, and 16 persons (27.6 ± 8.2 years old) completed the research procedure. Of 70 persons with dementia (PDs) residing at the one geriatric health services facilities, only 24 persons met the inclusion criteria, and only nine (N = 9, 83.44 ± 9.45 years old) completed the procedure. Actigraph and ambulatory electrocardiographic instruments measuring autonomic nervous activity were attached to the subjects for 24 hours. Activities and behaviors of PDs and HPs were observed by clinically experienced staff nurses and care workers. High frequency (HF) power indicating parasympathetic activity and LF/HF ratio indicating sympathetic activity were calculated. When awake, PDs’ LF/HF ratio was significantly lower than HP’s (Z = −2.60, p < 0.01), showing significant differences in the LF/HF ratios between waking and sleeping, more than those of the PDs (p < 0.001). Similarly, when awake, significant positive correlations were observed in the LF/HF ratio and actigraph activity count (AC) in 11 HPs and 3 PDs (range r = 0.17 to 0.49, p < 0.05); however, significant negative correlation was found in HF and AC of 12 HPs and 3 PDs (range r = −0.55 to −0.18, p < 0.05). While sleeping, significant positive correlations were observed in LF/HF and AC of 3 HPs and 1 PD (range r = 0.35 to 0.42, p < 0.05) and significant negative correlation was found in the HF and AC of 1 HP (r= −0.32, p < 0.001) and 1 PD (r = −0.32, p < 0.05). The mean value of LF/HF in a wakeful state was significantly lower for PDs than HPs. Combined results of behavioral observation, actigrapy and heart rate variability (HRV) analyses suggested that PDs showed positive correlations between LF/HF and AC in a wakeful state. Compared to those who showed no positive correlation, they did not require much nursing care.
Journal Title
Open Journal of Psychiatry
ISSN
21617325
21617333
Publisher
Scientific Research
Volume
6
Issue
1
Start Page
34
End Page
39
Published Date
2015-12-29
Remark
内容要旨・審査要旨・論文本文の公開:
内容要旨 : LID201606131001.pdf
審査要旨 : LID201606131002.pdf
論文本文 : LID201606131003.pdf
本論文は, 著者Shoko Fujiの学位論文として提出され, 学位審査・授与の対象となっている。
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Copyright: © 2016 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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language
eng
TextVersion
ETD
MEXT report number
甲第2910号
Diploma Number
甲保第21号
Granted Date
2016-03-23
Degree Name
Doctor of Health Science
Grantor
Tokushima University
departments
Medical Sciences