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Professor Etsuko Kawakubo receives the 2024 Ishizaki Prize

teaching activity

2024.08.23

Professor Kawakubo holding the award certificate

 

Prof. Etsuko Kawakubo of Faculty of Nursing Department of Nursing has been awarded the 2024 Ishizaki Prize. The Ishizaki Prize is given to those who have made excellent presentations at the Japan Society for Dementia Care Conference. The award is based on a score of 1~10 points for each item of originality, usefulness, and development, and the top 20 abstracts are awarded.
Professor Kawakubo gave a presentation titled "Examination of the Effects of Activity Care for Dementia" at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Dementia Care held on June 15 and 16, 2024, and received the Ishizaki Prize out of more than 200 presentations.
This Research has been accepted as a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research in FY2022.

Research Summary

In this Research, three types of activity care (art therapy, coloring, and other activities such as exercise and games) were implemented for 18 weeks in 33 elderly people with dementia (average age 87 years) residing in group homes, and the effectiveness of each activity care was examined using a QOL assessment questionnaire, behavioral and psychological symptom assessment scale, and psychosocial effect assessment scale. Of the three types, art therapy was found to tend to improve QOL. In terms of psychosocial effects, it was found that art therapy and other activities (exercise and games) had better psychosocial conditions than coloring. Facilitators were involved in these two types of activities, and the intervention of facilitators is thought to be effective in increasing the positive emotions of elderly people.

Comment from Professor Kawakubo

Various types of activity care are routinely carried out in facilities for elderly people with dementia, but their effectiveness has not been sufficiently verified. We will continue to conduct Research in order to contribute to improving the quality of dementia care.