CN112107425A

CN112107425A - Output device, output method, and storage medium

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Publication number: CN112107425A
Application number: CN202010568827.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 宾岛隆志; 门前择治; 山中康弘; 青山史绘; 中村宪二
Original assignee: Unicharm Corp
Current assignee: Unicharm Corp
Priority date: 2019-06-21
Filing date: 2020-06-19
Publication date: 2020-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 2040-06-19
Also published as: CN112107425B

Abstract

The invention provides an output device, an output method and a storage medium for promoting proper nursing of a person to be cared. The output device according to the present application is characterized by comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires information relating to a person to be cared; an extraction unit that extracts a subject person who is a subject of caretaking in the cared behavior from among the cared persons, based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and an output unit that outputs information on the target person extracted by the extraction unit.

Description

Output device, output method, and storage medium

Technical Field

The invention relates to an output device, an output method and a storage medium.

Background

Conventionally, a technique for reducing the burden of a caregiver on nursing a cared person is known. As an example of such a technique, a technique is known that proposes a method for laying an absorbent article in accordance with a posture at the time of occurrence of urine leakage based on a measurement result of a sensor attached to the absorbent article. In addition, a technique is known which proposes an appropriate absorbent article and replacement timing based on the urine absorption amount of the absorbent article.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2018-202154

Patent document 2: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2018-206381

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, in the above-described conventional technique, it cannot be said that proper care of a person to be cared is promoted in some cases.

For example, in the above-described conventional art, an absorbent article to be used, a method of laying the absorbent article, a timing of replacing the absorbent article, and the like have been proposed only for preventing leakage. Therefore, in the above-described conventional techniques, it is not possible to support actions such as an independent voiding behavior Of a cared person, and it is not always possible to say that the Quality Of Life (Quality Of Life) Of the cared person is improved.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to facilitate proper care for a person to be cared.

Means for solving the problems

The output device according to the present application is characterized by comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires information relating to a person to be cared; an extraction unit that extracts a subject person who is a subject of caretaking in the cared behavior from among the cared persons, based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and an output unit that outputs information on the target person extracted by the extraction unit.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to one embodiment of the present invention, proper care for a person to be cared can be facilitated.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a providing system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the terminal device according to the embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the terminal device according to the embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the caregiver database according to the embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the condition database.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the acquisition process executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the output process executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a first diagram showing an example of a report generated by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a second diagram showing an example of a report generated by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a third diagram showing an example of a report generated by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment.

Fig. 11 is a fourth diagram showing an example of a report generated by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment.

Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a statistical report concerning the number of skin care persons.

Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a statistical report concerning the number of persons who can perform defecation with a predetermined property.

Fig. 14 is a view showing an example of the excretory care instrument panel according to the embodiment.

Fig. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the learning process executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment.

Fig. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration.

Description of the reference numerals

10: an information providing device; 20: a communication unit; 30: a storage unit; 31: a facility database; 32: a database of caregivers; 33: a condition database; 34: a model database; 40: a control unit; 41: an acquisition unit; 42: an extraction unit; 43: a calculation section; 44: a determination section; 45: an output section; 46: a collecting section; 47: a learning unit; 100-102: a terminal device.

Detailed Description

At least the following matters will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

An output device, comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires information relating to a person to be cared; an extraction unit that extracts a subject person who is a subject of investigation of care behavior from the cared persons based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and an output unit that outputs information on the target person extracted by the extraction unit.

Such an output device can extract a subject person who is a study subject of a nursing action among cared persons, and output information on the extracted subject person. For example, the output device extracts a cared-subject who can perform an independent excretion action, such as a cared-subject who is estimated to be able to excrete using a toilet, based on information of the cared-subject, and provides the extracted information of the cared-subject to a carer or the like. As a result of such processing, the output device can assist actions such as, for example, an independent excretion behavior of the cared person, and as a result, can improve the QOL of the cared person and promote appropriate care for the cared person.

Further, the excretion behavior set as independent includes the following behaviors: even if all of the series of actions of going to a toilet, performing excretion, and returning cannot be performed independently, the excretion can be performed by the toilet with assistance. For example, the following actions are also included in the independent excretion actions: the toilet moves to the toilet and sits on the toilet with assistance, and after excretion is performed using the toilet, the toilet moves to a room, a bed, or the like with assistance.

The output device does not extract all of the cared persons, extracts a subject person who is a subject of investigation of a caretaking action from the cared persons, and outputs information on the extracted subject person. For example, the output device outputs information of a subject to be discussed in nursing performance, such as a cared person who is estimated to be able to excrete by using a toilet bowl, or a cared person who has room for improvement in nursing performance. Therefore, the output device can easily grasp the person to be cared for who should be preferentially considered as the subject of caretaking, and thus can promote effective caretaking.

Here, the output device may extract a subject who is a subject of investigation of a behavior related to excretion, which is a nursing behavior.

According to such an output device, for example, a subject person who is a subject of investigation such as timing of guidance to a toilet bowl and contents of assistance at the time of excretion is extracted based on information of a carereceiver, and therefore, appropriate nursing actions related to excretion can be promoted.

The output device extracts, as the subject person, a cared person who has room for improvement of behavior relating to excretion, from the cared persons, based on whether or not the information relating to the cared person satisfies a predetermined condition.

According to such an output device, for example, a subject person whose behavior related to excretion can be improved can be extracted based on a preset condition, and therefore, a cared person to be a subject of investigation of a nursing behavior can be appropriately extracted, and appropriate nursing for the cared person can be promoted.

The output device extracts, as the subject person, a cared person who has room to improve the nursing performance of the cared person, from among the cared persons, based on whether or not the information on the cared person satisfies the predetermined condition.

According to such an output device, for example, a cared-subject who can be a subject of a behavior related to nursing, such as various kinds of assistance for guidance to a toilet, a replacement method of an absorbent article, and the like, can be improved based on a preset condition, and therefore, a cared-subject who should be a subject of a nursing behavior can be appropriately extracted, and appropriate nursing for the cared-subject can be promoted.

In addition, the output device outputs, as the information relating to the subject person, information indicating a measure for improving a behavior relating to excretion of the subject person.

According to such an output device, for example, the behavior related to excretion can be easily improved, and thus appropriate care for the person to be cared can be promoted.

The output device determines a priority level for discussing the nursing behavior of the subject person based on the acquired information, and outputs information on the subject person in an order corresponding to the priority level.

According to such an output device, for example, it is possible to provide a guideline for preferentially discussing which care recipient starts a care action, and thus it is possible to easily realize appropriate care for the care recipient.

In addition, the output device outputs statistical information about the subject person.

According to such an output device, it is possible to provide global information such as how many subjects to be studied about nursing behaviors are, for example, among cared subjects present in a facility, and therefore it is possible to provide information that promotes appropriate nursing from a global viewpoint such as a business viewpoint.

In addition, the output device outputs information indicating chronological transition of the subject person.

According to such an output device, for example, information such as how much the subject person is reduced or the implementation of the accompanying measure can be provided, and therefore the degree of improvement can be easily understood.

The output device outputs information on the absorbent article used by the subject as information on the subject.

According to such an output device, for example, it is possible to provide a guideline for determining whether or not an absorbent article used by a subject person is appropriate and whether or not the article should be reconsidered, and therefore it is possible to promote the achievement of appropriate care.

The output device acquires the information on the person to be cared again after taking measures based on the output information, re-extracts the person to be cared based on the re-acquired information, and outputs information obtained by comparing the information on the person to be cared extracted by the extraction unit in the past with the information on the person to be cared extracted by the extraction unit again.

According to such an output device, for example, information indicating a change in the subject person that occurs as a result of the implementation of the measure can be provided, and therefore the degree of improvement can be easily understood.

The output device acquires information on cared persons in a plurality of facilities, extracts a subject person among the cared persons in the facility for each facility, outputs information on the subject person in the facility for each facility, and outputs information on each facility compared based on the information on the subject person in the plurality of facilities.

According to such an output device, for example, information on the subject in comparison with other facilities is provided, and therefore, it is possible to provide an index for discussing the nursing behavior and the necessity, and as a result, it is possible to promote the realization of appropriate nursing.

The output device further includes a calculation unit that calculates an index value indicating the quality of life of the target person based on the information on the target person, and outputs the index value calculated based on the information on the target person as the information on the target person.

According to such an output device, for example, it is possible to provide a guideline for whether or not the QOL is improved, and as a result, it is possible to promote the realization of appropriate care.

In addition, the output device acquires a history of behavior of the cared person regarding excretion as information regarding the cared person.

According to such an output device, for example, a subject who is a subject of investigation of a nursing behavior related to excretion among cared persons can be extracted, and thus appropriate nursing related to excretion can be promoted.

The output device acquires information on the manner of use of the absorbent article used by the cared person as information on the cared person.

According to such an output device, for example, a cared person who uses an inappropriate absorbent article can be extracted as a subject person, and therefore, appropriate care related to excretion can be promoted.

The output device acquires information indicating an action that can be performed by the cared person as information on the cared person.

According to such an output device, for example, a cared person estimated to be able to perform excretion using a toilet, among cared persons who are assisting excretion, is extracted as a subject person, and therefore, QOL of the cared person can be improved, and appropriate care can be promoted.

In addition, the output device includes: a collection unit that collects information of a subject person whose behavior related to excretion is improved by a measure based on the information output by the output unit, among the subject persons; and a learning unit that learns the characteristics of the information on the subject collected by the collection unit using a model obtained by the learning, wherein the subject is extracted from the cared person.

According to such an output device, for example, a person to be cared for who has room for improvement in nursing practice related to excretion can be extracted as a subject person, and therefore, QOL of the person to be cared for can be improved, and appropriate nursing can be promoted.

The output device outputs a radar map showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating predetermined indexes relating to the excretion care based on the information on the subject extracted by the extraction unit among the information relating to the cared-subject.

According to such an output device, it is possible to grasp at a glance, for example, which index is improved by a certain amount or which index is deteriorated by a certain amount among predetermined indexes related to excretion care, and therefore, it is possible to effectively reconsider the care service.

The output device outputs a radar map showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating the predetermined index based on the information on the target person for the predetermined period, and a radar map showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating the predetermined index based on the information on the target person for the predetermined period before the predetermined period.

According to such an output device, the current improvement situation or the current deterioration situation in comparison with the past can be grasped at a glance with respect to a predetermined index relating to the excretion care with respect to the facility, and therefore the care operation can be effectively reconsidered.

The output device outputs, as the information on the target person, the number information on the number of the target persons who received the skin care associated with the excretion behavior.

According to such an output device, since the current state of execution of skin care can be visualized for the facility, it is possible to effectively reconsider the business related to skin care to the facility.

The output device outputs, as the information on the target person, the number-of-persons information on the number of persons of the target person whose stool state is a predetermined state.

According to such an output device, defecation control can be effectively performed so that more cared persons can naturally defecate.

In addition, the output means outputs information indicating a chronological transition of the information on the number of persons.

According to such an output device, it is possible to grasp at a glance whether the skin care execution status has improved from the past to the present, and whether defecation control for achieving natural defecation has been performed.

Further, when the product used in the facility as the acquisition source from which the information on the cared-receiver is acquired is not a product of a predetermined manufacturer, the output device outputs, as the information on the subject person in the facility, information other than information that may vary depending on the manufacturer of the product, among the information on the subject person.

According to such an output device, it is possible to control so as not to provide unreliable information to the user who uses the provision system according to the embodiment.

An example of a mode (hereinafter, referred to as "embodiment") for implementing the output device, the output method, and the output program will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The output device, the output method, and the output program are not limited to the present embodiment. In the following embodiments, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof is omitted.

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[ 1 ] an example of a providing system ]

First, an example of a providing system according to the embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a providing system according to the embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, the providing system includes an information providing apparatus 10 as an example of an output apparatus, and a plurality of terminal apparatuses 101 and 102 (hereinafter, may be collectively referred to as "terminal apparatus 100").

In the following description, an example of processing performed by the supply system in order to improve various nursing actions related to excretion, which are activities for independent excretion such as guidance to a toilet, prompt excretion, and replacement of diapers, in a cared person will be described, but the embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may extract a care-target person whose QOL of the care-target person can be improved by reconsidering the care-target person as a target person, and may apply the output processing described below to any care-target person.

In the following description, as a nursing practice mainly for assisting an independent excretion behavior of a cared person (a behavior of excreting with a toilet regardless of assistance), a point of view of a significant reduction in leakage of excrement (including urine and feces), an assistance of a good sleep of the cared person at night, and a guidance to the toilet is determined as a main nursing behavior, and a proposal for improvement and an output of a report on the nursing behavior will be described. Furthermore, the correlation of each nursing action with an independent excretion action is as follows. For example, by reducing the leakage of excrement, it is possible to reduce discomfort caused by contamination with excrement of a cared person, and by reducing an increase in work due to replacement of bed sheets and clothes by the cared person, it is possible to secure a time for a nursing activity that assists an independent excretion action. Further, by assisting the good sleep of the cared person at night (sleep during the whole night, falling asleep/getting up at a constant rate, and the like), the life rate of the cared person, that is, the excretion rate can be adjusted, and thus, guidance of an independent excretion behavior and the like can be easily performed. In addition, the cared person can easily wake up and get out of bed in the daytime by sufficiently ensuring sleep at night. Further, by appropriately guiding the person to be cared to the toilet bowl, the person can be excreted into the diaper when the person is not lying in bed, and the person can get out of bed by using the toilet bowl. Further, the promotion of getting out of bed enables the body and mind of the person to be cared to change (e.g., the person rises to reduce residual urine, bedsores, and the like, and psychologically changes by receiving various stimuli due to change of sight line and visual field). In this way, the QOL of the cared person can be improved by reducing the uncomfortable feeling and promoting getting out of bed.

The person to be cared for described below may be a user who receives the care of the caregiver at a predetermined facility, and may be a user who receives the care of an arbitrary form. For example, the cared person may be a user who resides in the facility, a user who receives care in the form of coming back during the day, such as daytime care, or a user who resides in the facility for a fixed period, such as only a period of several days or a period of several weeks.

In the following description, an example is described in which the absorbent article used by the cared person is made of diaper, but the embodiment is not limited thereto, and the absorbent article may be a consumer product including an absorbent article. Disposable diapers, sanitary products, incontinence pads and the like may be cited as examples of absorbent articles in consumer products. Such articles to be used by the cared person are different depending on the use state of the wearer such as physical development, physical condition, and physical behavior (for example, the absorption amount of urine is changed depending on the degree of care (physical freedom, etc.) of the cared person, or the size and absorption amount of the article are changed depending on the excretion amount (whether to be used at night, whether to be used at daytime, physical condition, etc.). Therefore, a consumer product including such an absorbent article is not suitable for purchasing a large amount of one product, and unlike ordinary clothes and the like, it is necessary to periodically purchase an article that meets the condition of the user.

In consumer products having such characteristics as described above, a person who purchases the consumer product always needs to investigate when and what product should be purchased. When the purchase timing is mistaken, a large amount of unused consumer goods is left on the shelf, and when the user continues to use an article unsuitable for the user, there are cases where the user is inconvenienced, for example, leakage of excrement and inflammation of the skin. Thus, it would be very beneficial for a person purchasing the consumer product to provide information about the consumer product purchased by the person rather than just advertisements. The provision system can provide information that is very useful to the user by executing the output processing according to the embodiment with respect to such various consumer products.

The information providing apparatus 10 is an information processing apparatus that performs output processing, and is implemented by, for example, a server device, a cloud system, or the like. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 communicates with the terminal apparatus 100 via a Network N (see fig. 2, for example), such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), various mobile communication systems including LET-Advanced (Generation), which is a type of LET, 5G, which will be standardized in the future, various wireless communication networks such as Wifi (registered trademark) and wireless LAN (Local Area Network), or various wired communication networks.

The terminal device 100 is a terminal device used by various users, is realized by a PC (Personal Computer), a server device, a smart television, a smart phone, a smart tablet, or other smart devices, and is a mobile terminal device capable of communicating with the information providing device 10 via the network N. The terminal device 100 may have a screen having a function of a touch panel such as a liquid crystal display, and may have a function of accepting various operations performed on the content delivered from the information providing device 10, such as a touch operation, a slide operation, and a scroll operation performed by a user with a finger, a stylus pen, or the like.

Here, the terminal apparatus 101 is a terminal apparatus installed in a facility # a in which one or a plurality of caregivers P perform care of a plurality of cared persons R1, R2 (hereinafter, may be collectively referred to as "caregivers R"). For example, the terminal device 101 is a terminal device for the caregiver P to input various information. The terminal apparatus 101 may be configured to receive input of various information (i.e., sensor information) transmitted from sensors, apparatuses located inside and outside the facility # a, and the like. In addition, any number of caregivers P and cared persons R may exist in the facility # a. Note that a person in charge O who makes various business judgments is present at facility # a.

The terminal apparatus 102 is a terminal apparatus used by the proposer C who makes various proposals for the facility # a. For example, the proposer C provides various proposals to the caregiver P and the person in charge O based on information output by the information providing apparatus 10 through an output process described later. Further, the proposer C may be, for example, a user belonging to a business that provides absorbent articles to the facility # a. In addition, the proposer C may be a user existing at the facility # a. In this case, the terminal apparatus 102 may be a terminal apparatus installed in the facility # a, and may be the same apparatus as the terminal apparatus 101, for example.

Next, a flow of output processing performed by the providing system is described. First, the caregiver P collects caregiver information, which is information on the caregiver R (step S1). For example, the caregiver P collects information indicating what behavior is performed on the cared-for person as the cared-for person information. More specifically, the caregiver P collects, as the cared-subject information, information indicating various caretaking actions related to excretion of the cared-subject R, for example, when each cared-subject R has gone to a toilet, when the caregiver P guides the cared-subject R to the toilet, whether to perform excretion using the toilet, how much excretion has been performed, and when to perform a request such as going to the toilet or attempting to perform excretion. The caregiver P collects, as the caregiver information, a word indicating when the caregiver has uttered a sense of excretion. Further, the caregiver P can collect, as the caregiver information, information indicating the date and time when the caregiver R performs certain language, sign language, gesture, and the like, which suggest the excretion behavior of the caregiver R, such as a meaning of intending to perform excretion, a meaning of intending to go to the toilet, a meaning of intending to be guided to the toilet, and the like. In addition, the caregivers P collect information such as who has performed various caregivers, when by several caregivers P.

Further, the cared person information may be information relating to the absorbent article. For example, the caregiver information may be information indicating the product name and size of the diaper. The information on the cared person may be information on urine leakage or feces leakage. For example, the information on the person to be cared may be information on whether or not urine is leaked, feces is leaked, urine volume, feces quality, whether or not clothes are replaced due to urine leakage, feces leakage, or the like, or bedding such as a bed sheet is replaced. The various information may be information specified from a care history recorded individually for each facility or the like. Such various types of information on the carereceiver may be information collected by being detected by various types of sensors and transmitted to the terminal device 100 by the various types of sensors. The above-described various information on the person to be cared for excretion is merely an example.

In addition, the cared person information may be information indicating the physical condition of the cared person R. For example, the cared person information may be information indicating the height, weight, strength of strength (liftable items), and the like of the cared person R. The cared person information may be information indicating an operation that the cared person R can perform and an operation related to excretion that the cared person R can perform. For example, the information on the carereceiver may be information on whether the carereceiver can walk, whether the person can sit on a toilet, whether the person can excrete, whether the person can stand with assistance, whether the person lies in bed, or the like. The caregiver information may be information such as a range in which the hands and feet of the cared-receiver R can move. In addition to these pieces of information, the caregiver P can collect arbitrary information on the nursing actions as the cared-receiver information.

Next, the caregiver P registers the collected information of the cared person in the terminal apparatus 101 (step S2). For example, the caregiver P registers the collected information of the person to be cared in the terminal apparatus 101 as various records related to the care. In this case, the information providing apparatus 10 acquires the caregiver information from the terminal apparatus 101 (step S3). The information providing apparatus 10 may acquire all the information of the carereceiver, or may acquire only information for extracting the subject and proposing a measure as described later.

In the case where the caregiver information is information detected and measured by a sensor or the like, the caregiver information detected and measured by the sensor may be input to the terminal apparatus 101, for example, with respect to the collection of the caregiver information in steps S1 to S2 and the input of the caregiver information to the terminal apparatus 101. The sensor may detect and measure the information of the person to be cared, or the terminal apparatus 101 may process the data detected and measured by the sensor into the information of the person to be cared, or may generate the information of the person to be cared based on the data.

For example, when a sensor or the like is used to detect movement to a toilet or guidance, a sensor such as various wireless tag readers is provided at the entrance of the toilet of facility # a. Such a sensor can detect the cared-receiver R and the carer P to measure cared-receiver information that the carer P guides the cared-receiver R to the toilet or the like. Similarly, various sensing technologies may be used to detect information (for example, replacement of an absorbent article, occurrence of leakage, and the like) detected by various sensors, and the terminal apparatus 101 may collect the detection results to acquire various caregiver information.

Then, the information providing apparatus 10 extracts a subject whose cared-subject information satisfies the condition relating to improvement of excretion behavior among the cared-subject R (step S4). That is, the information providing apparatus 10 extracts, as the subject person, the cared person R having room for improvement in the nursing behavior related to excretion based on the cared person information. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 determines the cared-receiver R estimated to have a large difference between the nursing behavior of the subject person and the behavior that can be performed by the cared-receiver based on the cared-receiver information. More specifically, the information providing device 10 identifies a cared-user R who has a low success rate of excretion using a toilet and a cared-user R who has a large amount of excretion using a diaper, among cared-users R who can excrete using a toilet.

Even if such a user can use the toilet to perform excretion, excretion using the toilet is considered to be problematic in the current nursing practice. For example, when the caregiver R does not intend to discharge the urine even if the toilet is guided to the toilet at a predetermined time such as before bedtime, the toilet is not used for the discharge, and as a result, the urine is not wetted during the bedtime, and the urine may be discharged. It is considered that unnecessary movement to the toilet and discharge to the diaper can be reduced by performing appropriate nursing action on the cared person R, and the quality of life can be improved. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 extracts, as the subject person, the cared-receiver R having a difference between the proper nursing behavior for realizing the excretion by the toilet and the currently provided nursing behavior.

For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may select, as the subject person, the cared-receiver R whose time from excretion before bedtime to bedtime exceeds a predetermined threshold value, or whose time has elapsed or a leak has occurred during bedtime. In such a care recipient R, by promoting excretion immediately before bedtime, the frequency of excretion during bedtime can be reduced, and it is possible to prevent leakage due to excretion during bedtime or for excretion during bedtime, and to realize a stable sleep. Therefore, the information providing device 10 selects, as the subject person, the cared-receiver R whose cared-receiver information indicates that the time from excretion before bedtime to bedtime exceeds a predetermined threshold and that a leak has occurred or occurred during bedtime.

Further, the extraction of these subjects can be realized by whether or not the cared-person information satisfies a predetermined condition. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may extract, as the subject, the caretaker R whose behavior of excretion by the caretaker R differs from the provided nursing behavior, that is, the caretaker R whose behavior has a room for discussion, from the information indicated by the caretaker information, based on the result of determination as to whether or not the behavior that the caretaker R can perform or the behavior of the caretaker R and the nursing behavior of the caretaker R satisfy predetermined conditions.

In addition to the cared-receiver R satisfying the above-described conditions, the information providing apparatus 10 may extract the cared-receiver R estimated to have a room for discussion of the caretaking behavior from the viewpoint of improving the QOL of the cared-receiver R, and may extract the subject satisfying any conditions. That is, the information providing apparatus 10 may extract a cared-subject who has room for improvement in a behavior related to excretion (for example, whether or not to excrete using a toilet) among the cared-subject R and a cared-subject who has room for improvement in a cared-subject behavior (for example, the number of times of guidance for excretion using a toilet) among the cared-subject R as subjects to be studied for the cared-subject behavior based on whether or not the information related to the cared-subject R satisfies a predetermined condition, and may extract subjects based on an arbitrary condition.

Next, the information providing apparatus 10 determines an improvement measure for improving the excretion behavior of the subject person (step S5). More specifically, the information providing apparatus 10 determines, based on the information of the person to be cared for the subject, an improvement measure indicating what kind of care action is performed on the subject to improve the excretion behavior of the subject. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 determines an improvement measure for improving the excretion behavior of the subject person based on whether the cared-person information satisfies a predetermined condition. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may specify an improvement measure that is previously associated with a behavior that the cared-after person R can perform and a nursing behavior performed by the cared-after person R. In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 can specify the improvement measure associated in advance with the behavior that the cared-receiver R can perform.

Then, the information providing apparatus 10 outputs the subject person and the improvement measure to the terminal apparatus 102 (step S6). That is, the information providing apparatus 10 outputs information about the subject person. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 outputs various reports indicating which cared-for person R the subject is, improvement measures for improving excretion behavior of the subject person, and the like.

As a result, for example, the proposer C can provide the facility # a with information for promoting improvement of excretion behavior of the subject person. For example, the proposer C can make a proposal of a specific subject person and improvement measures to the caregiver P who actually takes care of the caretaker R (step S7).

On the other hand, it is considered that statistical information about subjects, such as the proportion of subjects who are improvement targets of nursing behaviors, among the cared-ees R in the facility, is more useful for the person in charge O than information about specific subjects who are improvement targets of nursing behaviors. Accordingly, the proposer C can provide the statistical information for the subject person to the person in charge O (step S8). For example, the information providing apparatus 10 outputs statistical information for the subject person as various reports. Also, proposer C may provide such a report to principal O. As a result of such processing, the information providing apparatus 10 achieves improvement of the global nursing performance and improvement of the local nursing performance, and as a result, can achieve promotion of more appropriate nursing performance.

[ 2 ] an example of a functional structure ]

Next, an example of a functional configuration for realizing the above-described output processing will be described. In the following description, an outline of the functional configuration of the information providing apparatus 10 will be described, and an example of processing that exhibits the functional configuration of the information providing apparatus 10 will be described later.

[ 2-1 ] overview of functional configuration of terminal device 100 ]

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the terminal device according to the embodiment. As shown in fig. 2, the information providing apparatus 10 includes a communication unit 20, a storage unit 30, and a control unit 40.

The communication unit 20 is connected to the network N by wire or wireless, and transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 100. For example, the communication unit 20 is implemented by a circuit for communication or the like.

The storage unit 30 is implemented by, for example, a semiconductor Memory element such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a Flash Memory, a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk, or a storage medium, and registers various data for executing output processing. For example, in the example shown in fig. 2, a facility database 31, a caretaker database 32, a condition database 33, and a model database 34 (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "databases 31 to 34") are registered in the storage unit 30.

Next, an example of information registered in each of the databases 31 to 34 will be described with reference to fig. 3 to 5.

Information on each facility is registered in the facility database 31. Here, the facilities are various facilities in which a caregiver takes care of a cared person, and include, for example, an old person's home. For example, fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the facility database according to the embodiment. As shown in fig. 3, information having items such as a facility ID (Identifier), facility information, terminal information, and report history is registered in the facility database 31. Further, various information related to facilities may be registered in the facility database 31 in addition to the information shown in fig. 3.

Here, the "facility ID" is an identifier for identifying a facility. The "facility information" is information related to a facility, and is information such as a name, a location, a type of a legitimate facility, the number of caregivers that can be cared, and the number of caregivers. The "terminal information" is information for identifying the terminal device 100 installed in the facility, and is, for example, information (various kinds of address information) used when communicating with the terminal device 100. In addition, the "report history" is a history of various reports provided to the facility.

For example, in the example shown in fig. 3, information such as a facility ID "a 1", facility information "facility information # a 1", terminal information "terminal information # a 1", and report history "history # a 1" is registered in association with each other. Such information indicates that the facility information relating to the facility indicated by the facility ID "a 1" is "facility information # a 1", and the terminal device 100 indicated by the terminal information "terminal information # a 1" is provided. Note that such information indicates that the history of various reports provided to the facility indicated by the facility ID "a 1" is "history # a 1".

In the example shown in fig. 3, conceptual values such as "facility information # a 1", "terminal information # a 1", and "history # a 1" are described, but in actuality, numerical values, character strings, data for identifying various addresses of the terminal device 100, data of a provided report, and the like representing facility information such as a name, an address, and the like of a facility are registered in the facility database 31.

The cared person database 32 registers cared person information, which is information on cared persons. For example, fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the caregiver database according to the embodiment. As shown in fig. 4, the cared-subject database 32 registers the cared-subject ID, the facility ID, the identity information, and the cared-subject information in association with each other. In addition to the information shown in fig. 4, arbitrary information on the cared person may be registered in the cared person database 32.

The "cared person ID" is an identifier for identifying the cared person R. The "facility ID" is a facility ID indicating a facility to be cared by the caretaker R indicated by the corresponding "caretaker ID". The "person-concerned information" is various information related to the cared-subject R, and is information such as the name, room number, age, sex, height, weight, and degree of care required of the cared-subject R.

The "information on a person to be cared" is various information collected by a caregiver, a sensor, and the like, and is various information on care for the person to be cared. For example, information having items such as "operation information", "care method information", "action information", "excretion information", and "usage method information" is registered as "care receiver information" in the care receiver database 32. In addition to the information shown in fig. 4, various kinds of information on the care of the cared person may be registered in the cared person database 32 as cared person information.

Here, the "operation information" is information indicating an operation that can be performed by the cared person, and is information indicating ADL (activities of daily living) that can be performed by the cared person, for example. To cite a more specific example, the "action information" includes information indicating whether or not the behavior related to excretion is enabled. The "care method information" is information indicating what kind of care the caregiver has performed, and may include information indicating a care action (excretion care) related to excretion performed on the cared person, for example. The "action information" is information indicating the action of the cared person, and includes, for example, information such as when the cared person gets up, when the cared person goes to bed, and when the cared person eats.

In addition, the "excretion behavior information" is information related to excretion behavior performed by a caregiver, and includes various kinds of information related to excretion such as when urination was performed, defecation was performed, and whether excretion was successful when the person went to the toilet. The "usage information" may include information such as the type and size of the diaper used by the user, whether leakage of urine or feces has occurred, when the diaper is used, whether clothes or sheets have been replaced, and the like.

For example, in the example shown in fig. 4, information such as the cared-subject ID "R1", the facility ID "a 1", the personal information "personal information # R1", the action information "action information # R1", the care mode information "care mode # R1", the action information "action information # R1", the excretion information "excretion information # R1", and the usage mode information "usage mode information # R1" is registered in the cared-subject database 32. Such information indicates that the cared-receiver R indicated by the cared-receiver ID "R1" is cared at the facility indicated by the facility ID "a 1", and various personal information such as the name is "personal information # R1". Note that such information indicates that the care receiver R indicated by the care receiver ID "R1" can perform the operation indicated by the operation information "operation information # R1" and receive the care in the manner indicated by the care method information "care method # R1". In addition, such information indicates that the cared-after person R indicated by the cared-after person ID "R1" performs the action indicated by the action information "action information # R1", and performs the action indicated by the excretion action information "excretion action information # R1" as the action related to excretion. Note that such information indicates that the cared person R indicated by the cared person ID "R1" utilizes an absorbent article such as a diaper in the utilization mode indicated by the utilization mode information "utilization mode information # R1".

In the example shown in fig. 4, conceptual values such as "principal information # R1", "motion information # R1", "care method # R1", "action information # R1", "excretion information # R1", and "usage method information # R1" are described, but various data such as numerical values, character strings, and the like representing various kinds of the above-described information are actually registered.

The condition database 33 registers a condition for extracting a subject from the cared-subject R, that is, a condition indicating whether or not the cared-subject R is a subject of caretaking care. In other words, the condition database 33 registers information indicating whether or not the cared person R is to be treated as a subject of improvement of the nursing performance related to defecation.

For example, fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the condition database. As shown in fig. 5, information having items such as condition IDs, condition contents, improvement scores, and offer information is registered in the condition database 33. In addition, various information may be registered in the condition database 33 in addition to the information shown in fig. 5.

Here, the "condition ID" is an identifier for identifying a condition. The "condition content" is information indicating a condition that is satisfied by the caregiver information of the caregiver R who is the subject of the caretaking action. The "improvement score" is a numerical value that is an index for giving priority to improvement of the care action on the cared person to what degree the cared person information satisfies the condition indicated by the corresponding "condition content". In other words, the "improvement score" is information indicating a priority in improving the nursing performance for the subject person. In addition, the "offer information" is a message for offering improvement in the nursing performance of the cared person who satisfies the condition indicated by the corresponding "condition content".

For example, in the example shown in fig. 5, the condition database 33 registers information such as the condition ID "condition # 1", the condition content "number of times of leakage of urine > a and the time from excretion to bedtime > B", the improvement score "10", and the advice information "advice information #1 (excretion before bedtime)" in association with each other. Such information indicates that, when the cared person information of a certain cared person R indicates that the number of times of urine leakage of the cared person exceeds the threshold a and the time from excretion to bedtime exceeds the threshold B, the cared person R is set as the subject. Note that the information indicates that the priority for improving the nursing action of the subject is "10", and the information indicated by the "offer information # 1" indicates that the subject is under nursing, for example, an offer to drain the subject before a predetermined time of bedtime.

In the example shown in fig. 5, specific examples of the conditions are described with respect to the contents of the conditions, but actually, information on the threshold value and the like corresponding to the information on each caregiver are registered as various formulas. In the example shown in fig. 5, a conceptual value is described as "offer information # 1", but actually, various messages and the like offered to the caregiver P who cares the subject who satisfies the corresponding conditions are registered. In addition, the condition content can adopt any condition. For example, the condition content may adopt a condition indicating either one of "the number of leakage urine > a" and "the time from excretion to bedtime > B", or a condition indicating a logical sum of both.

The model database 34 registers data of a model obtained by learning through a learning process described later. Here, the model is a formula or various models that controls various parameters so that, when input data is input, output data corresponding to the input data is output. For example, such a model can be realized by various models such as a coefficient of a formula learned by multivariate regression analysis, an SVM (Support Vector Machine), a DNN (Deep Neural Network), and the like. Note that various parameters of the model are registered in the model database 34, and detailed illustration of the registered information is omitted.

The description is continued with reference to fig. 2. The control Unit 40 is, for example, an arithmetic Processing device for executing various processes, and is realized by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like, which executes various programs (corresponding to an example of an output program) stored in a predetermined storage device (for example, the storage Unit 30) using a RAM as a work area. The control unit 80 may be implemented by an Integrated Circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

In the example shown in fig. 2, the control unit 40 includes an acquisition unit 41, an extraction unit 42, a calculation unit 43, a determination unit 44, an output unit 45, a collection unit 46, and a learning unit 47, and the control unit 40 executes acquisition processing, output processing, and learning processing described below.

[ 2-2. for acquisition processing ]

First, an example of the flow of the acquisition process will be described with reference to fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the acquisition process executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. For example, the acquisition unit 41 determines whether or not a registration request of the caregiver information is received from the terminal device 100 (step S101). When the registration request is not accepted (step S101: NO), the acquisition unit 41 waits until the request is accepted. When receiving the registration request (yes in step S101), the acquisition unit 41 acquires the caregiver information, which is information on the caregiver, from the terminal device, registers the acquired caregiver information in the database (step S102), and ends the process.

[ 2-3. for output processing ]

Next, an example of the flow of the output process will be described with reference to fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the output process executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment.

First, the extraction unit 42 determines whether or not the predetermined processing timing is reached (step S201). When the processing timing is not the predetermined processing timing (no in step S201), the extraction unit 42 waits until the predetermined processing timing. The predetermined processing timing can be any processing timing such as a predetermined time interval, for example, when a request is issued from a facility or the proposer C or when new information of the caretaker is registered.

When the processing is performed at a predetermined timing (yes in step S201), the extraction unit 42 selects a facility to be processed (step S202). For example, the extraction unit 42 selects, as processing targets, a facility that is a request source of various reports and offers, a facility designated by the offeror C, a facility that does not create the latest various reports, and the like.

Next, the extraction unit 42 specifies the caretaker information of the caretaker present in the selected facility (step S203). For example, the extracting unit 42 refers to the cared-subject database 32 to specify cared-subject information of the cared-subject associated with the facility ID of the selected facility. Then, the extraction unit 42 extracts a cared person whose information satisfies a predetermined condition as a subject person (step S204).

For example, the extraction unit 42 specifies caretaker information satisfying the condition registered in the condition database 33 from among the specified caretaker information, and specifies a caretaker ID corresponding to the specified caretaker information as a caretaker ID of the subject person. To give a more specific example, the extracting unit 42 specifies as the subject person the following person to be cared: a cared person who is estimated to be able to excrete by the toilet from the cared person information but has extremely little excretion by the toilet (for example, a cared person who has a number of excretions by the toilet smaller than a predetermined threshold, a cared person who has a successful rate of excretion by the toilet smaller than a predetermined threshold, or the like), a cared person who has excreted until bedtime, has excreted or leaked into clothes or bed sheets for excretion or urination during bedtime, and the like, while exceeding a predetermined threshold from the date and time of excretion to bedtime.

In this manner, the extraction unit 42 extracts a cared-subject whose information satisfies a predetermined condition for improving the behavior regarding the care of the cared-subject. More specifically, a cared person whose information satisfies a prescribed condition for improving behavior relating to excretion of the cared person is extracted. As a result of such processing, the extraction unit 42 identifies, as the subject person, a cared person who has a room for discussion of the caretaking action, such as a cared person who has a difference between the action that the cared person can perform and the caretaking action, or a cared person who has a room for improvement of the caretaking action. More specifically, the extraction unit 42 extracts a subject who is a subject of investigation of a behavior related to excretion, which is one of nursing behaviors.

The calculation section 43 calculates the priority (step S205). More specifically, the calculation unit 43 calculates the priority of providing information of each subject person to the caregiver P or the like. For example, the calculation unit 43 specifies the value of the improvement score corresponding to the condition that the caregiver information of the subject person satisfies, and sets the total of the specified values of the improvement score as the priority.

The determination section 44 determines a measure plan for improving the nursing behavior for the subject person (step S206). For example, the determination unit 44 determines proposed information corresponding to a condition that the caretaker information of the subject person is satisfied as a measure.

The output unit 45 generates various reports indicating information on the subject person (step S207), and outputs the generated reports to the terminal device 100 (step S208). For example, the output unit 45 generates and outputs a report as follows: a report indicating information on a subject person as a priority based on the information on the carereceiver, and a report indicating a nursing action performed on the subject person; and reports in which the information of each subject is arranged in an order corresponding to the priority for discussing the nursing behavior of the subject. The output unit 45 generates and outputs a statistical report indicating statistical information on the subject person as a report to the person in charge O.

Here, the output unit 45 may generate a statistical report indicating chronological transition of the subject person. In addition, the output unit 45 may generate, as the information about the subject person, a report including information indicating measures for improving the behavior about excretion of the subject person, that is, the measure plan determined by the determination unit 44.

[ 2-4. example of information on output ]

Next, an example of various information generated and output by the output unit 45 will be described with reference to fig. 8 to 11. Fig. 8 is a first diagram showing an example of a report generated by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. Fig. 9 is a second diagram showing an example of a report generated by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. Fig. 10 is a third diagram showing an example of a report generated by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. Fig. 11 is a fourth diagram showing an example of a report generated by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment.

First, an example of the statistical report SR generated and output by the output unit 45 will be described with reference to fig. 8. Fig. 8 shows an example of the statistical report SR generated by the output unit 45 when the target person in the facility # a is extracted. As shown in fig. 8, the output unit 45 specifies statistical information on cared persons who have been targeted from among cared persons belonging to the facility, and generates a statistical report SR in which the specified information is arranged. More specifically, the output unit 45 generates information indicating the ratio of the subject person to the other cared person as statistical information regarding the action related to excretion of the cared person, and generates the statistical report SR in which the generated statistical information is arranged.

For example, in the example shown in fig. 8, the output unit 48 specifies the action of each cared person in the facility # a regarding excretion by a toilet. For example, the output unit 48 refers to the caregiver database 32 to specify, among the cared-ees in the facility # a, a caregiver who properly performs excretion using the toilet (for example, a caregiver shown as "proper" in fig. 8), a caregiver who has a room for discussion regarding the excretion using the toilet (for example, a caregiver shown as "problematic" in fig. 8), and a caregiver who cannot perform excretion using the toilet (for example, a caregiver shown as "not being a toilet use target" in fig. 8). The output unit 48 generates a bar graph indicating the ratio of the identified persons to be cared. The output unit 48 generates a bar graph indicating the ratio of each cared person for a plurality of periods (for example, weekly and monthly) based on the history of the cared person information. The output unit 48 then generates statistical information SR1 in which the histograms are arranged.

The output unit 48 acquires information on a subject identified as a subject of a nursing action related to excretion using a toilet bowl from a report history of the facility # a or the like. For example, the output unit 48 identifies a cared person who has a priority of improvement over a predetermined threshold among cared persons who have room for carer by the excretion of the toilet as a "priority", and identifies a cared person who has a priority of improvement of the cared persons who have room for carer of not more than the predetermined threshold as a "non-priority". The output unit 48 also generates statistical information SR2 in which bar charts indicating the number and ratio of priority users to non-priority users are arranged. For example, when the number of cared-ees having room for discussion is gradually decreased as a result of the response to the priority person, the output unit 48 generates statistical information SR2 as shown in fig. 8, in which the statistical information SR2 indicates that the number of cared-ees having room for discussion is gradually decreased as the proportion of the priority person is gradually decreased. The output unit 48 generates a statistics report SR in which the statistics information SR1 and SR2 are arranged.

In addition to the behavior related to the excretion using the toilet, the output unit 48 may generate a statistical report indicating the number of the subjects and the ratio of the subjects related to various behaviors, or may generate a statistical report indicating the change in the number of the subjects and the ratio of the subjects. The output unit 48 may generate a statistical report indicating the ratio of each subject for each action.

Next, an example of the report CR generated and output by the output unit 45 will be described with reference to fig. 9. Fig. 9 shows an example of the report CR in which the information on the target person in the facility # a is arranged in order of priority. For example, as shown in fig. 9, the output unit 45 generates a list of subjects who are to be discussed about the nursing behavior related to the leak as a leak improvement subject list CR 1.

For example, the output unit 45 determines the priority of the target person extracted as urine leakage or feces leakage whose number satisfies a predetermined condition. The output unit 45 generates a priority list CR3 in which the information of the identified target persons is arranged in order of priority. For example, the output unit 45 generates a priority list CR3 in which the number of urine and feces leaking times in each period of each subject is arranged. Further, the output unit 45 acquires offer information CR2 associated with the conditions that these subjects satisfy. The output unit 45 generates a leakage improvement target list CR1 in which the offer information CR2 and the priority list CR3 are arranged.

As shown in fig. 9, for example, the output unit 45 generates a list of subjects who are to be discussed about the nursing behavior relating to the excretion using the toilet as the excretion list CR 4. For example, the output unit 45 generates a priority list CR6 in which information of the target person extracted as a result of the baby diaper being wet while walking is facilitated is prioritized. For example, the output unit 45 generates a priority list CR7 in which information on target persons who can sit on a toilet or the like with assistance but are extracted as urine absorbent articles is prioritized. The output unit 45 acquires proposal information CR5 associated with these conditions, and generates a drainage list CR4 in which the proposal information CR5, priority lists CR6, and CR7 are arranged.

In addition to such information, the output unit 45 may generate a report CR in which arbitrary information about the subject person is arranged. For example, the output unit 45 may include, in the report CR, a list of subjects who have arrived at bedtime for excretion, in addition to the subjects who satisfy the above-described conditions. In addition to these, the output unit 45 may provide the report CR including information on an arbitrary subject person who is to be considered as a career of the nursing performance in the report CR.

Next, an example of the report PCR generated and output by the output unit 45 will be described with reference to fig. 10. Fig. 10 shows an example of a report PCR in which various kinds of information on a certain caretaker selected as a subject person are arranged. For example, the output unit 45 generates report PCR in which personal information such as the name and room number of the cared-receiver R1, ADL that cannot assist walking, etc., and whether toilet guidance is rejected, etc., is arranged, and which indicates the usage of the diaper by the cared-receiver R1. For example, the output unit 45 generates a report PCR indicating the date and time of use of the diaper used by the caregiver R1 and the product information of the diaper used by the caregiver R1. The output unit 45 generates a report PCR indicating a change with time of the number of times the cared-receiver R1 does not get up to the toilet for going to the toilet, that is, the number of times of good sleep, the number of times of excretion by the toilet, the number of urine and feces leakage, and the like during a predetermined bedtime (for example, from 10 pm to 4 pm).

Next, an example of the report PCC generated and output by the output unit 45 will be described with reference to fig. 11. Fig. 11 shows an example of a report PCC showing a history of the nursing actions of a certain caretaker selected as a subject person. For example, the output unit 45 generates a report PCC showing, for each time, the location where one-day care was performed (for example, the location where excretion was performed) for the cared-for person R1, the presence or absence of urination, defecation, urination, leakage of urine, leakage of feces, and the like, based on cared-for person information of the cared-for person R1. For example, as shown in fig. 11, the output unit 45 generates a report PCC showing a place where care related to excretion is performed, such as a toilet or a bed, that is, a place where a care action related to excretion is performed, and whether or not there is urination, at each time of each day of the week. Further, proposals for improvement of care actions (reconsidering toilet lead time bars, reconsidering night changing bars, etc.) may be included in the reporting PCC. In addition, the nursing behavior to be a subject of improvement may be highlighted in such a report PCC, and the content, time period, and the like of the nursing behavior proposed as a result of improvement may be displayed. With such a configuration, the caregiver can grasp the record and improvement point of the caregiver only by confirming the report PCC.

As a result of outputting such various information, the information providing apparatus 10 can make the person in charge O of the facility # a and the caregiver P recognize which care action should be preferentially considered for which carereceiver. Further, the information providing apparatus 10 can improve the nursing performance for the cared person by outputting various kinds of information, and as a result, can improve the QOL of the cared person and promote proper nursing.

[ 2-5. one other example of information about output ]

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the information providing apparatus 10 (output unit 45) generates and outputs the statistical report SR, the report CR, the report PCR, and the report PCC. However, in addition to these reports, the information providing apparatus 10 may also generate and output reports representing various information related to care (voiding care). For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may generate a report indicating statistical information related to voiding care in a facility based on caretaker information of caretakers present in the facility, and output the generated report. This point will be described with reference to fig. 12 to 14.

[ 2-5-1. information output relating to skin care ]

First, it is important to care the skin of a cared person along with the excretion of the cared person. Examples of such skin care include pudendal cleansing after excretion, ointment application, and the like. For example, if an unsanitary environment continues without wiping off urine and feces adhering to the skin due to excretion, inflammation of the skin is caused, and therefore it is important to regularly clean the pudendal region to keep the skin clean. In addition, when inflammation of the skin of a person to be cared for is caused, it is important to regularly perform a treatment such as ointment application so as to prevent further deterioration of the inflammation.

However, in a facility, it is sometimes difficult to achieve appropriate skin care due to a large amount of traffic, a small number of caregivers, and the like. Even if the skin care is recorded as a nursing record, the result is not sufficiently utilized. Thus, it is considered that, for example, visualizing the current implementation status of skin care for a cared-receiver to staff of a facility is effective to reconsider skin care. Accordingly, the output unit 45 outputs, as the information on the target person, the number information on the number of the target persons who receive the skin care (for example, private part washing, ointment application, and the like) performed along with the excretion. For example, the output unit 45 outputs information indicating a chronological transition of the information on the number of people. For example, the output unit 45 generates a report in which the previous skin care execution status in each month is listed on a monthly statistical chart, and outputs the generated report to the terminal device 100 corresponding to the facility to be processed.

Here, an example of the statistical report C3 regarding the number of persons in skin care that the output unit 45 generates and outputs will be described with reference to fig. 12. Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the statistical report C3 concerning the number of persons who care for the skin. Fig. 12 shows an example of a statistical report C3 generated by the output unit 45 as a subject of a caretaker present at facility # a. In the example of fig. 12, private parts are washed as an example of skin care. That is, facility # a records, for each cared-receiver, information on private parts cleansing performed on the cared-receiver as daily care records (skin care records).

In such a state, the output unit 45 refers to the caregiver database 32 and extracts a caregiver record showing the information on private parts cleansing from among the caregiver information corresponding to the facility # a. For example, the output unit 45 extracts, as such care records, care records in months of the previous seven months and care records in months of the year before (2 months of the previous year if the current month is 2 months).

The output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of persons who have been subjected to private parts cleansing to the number of persons who are present at the facility # a (an example of a subject person who is a subject of investigation of care behavior) on a monthly basis based on the care history corresponding to the month. Taking the last month as an example, the output unit 45 counts the number of the cared persons who received private parts washing once or more a day in the last month, and determines the count result as the number of the cared persons who have performed private parts washing. The output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of persons who have been subjected to pudendum cleaning in the previous month to the number of persons who are present at the facility # a.

The output unit 45 performs the same processing in all months except the previous month, and thereby calculates the ratio of the number of persons to be cared for who performed pudendum cleaning in each month of the previous seven months and each month of one year ago.

The output unit 45 generates a list TB31 showing the ratio of the number of persons who are cared for at facility # a in the month and the number of persons who have been performed private parts washing in the month. For example, the output unit 45 generates a bar chart indicating the proportion of the number of persons who are cared for who have performed private parts cleansing (information on the number of persons who are the subject of skin care accompanied by excretion) monthly, and generates statistical information IF32 in which the generated bar charts are arranged.

The output unit 45 also transmits the contents of the table TB31 and the statistical information IF32 generated in this way to the terminal device 100 as a statistical report C3 concerning the number of persons in skin care. In the example of fig. 12, the output unit 45 specifies the number of persons to be cared (the number of subjects) who were present at the facility # a in the previous month from the care history of the facility # a in the previous month as "85", specifies the number of persons to be cared (the number of persons who were performed for private part cleaning) in the previous month as "28", and thereby calculates the ratio of the number of persons to be cared for who were performed for private part cleaning in the previous month as "33". The output unit 45 also generates a table TB31 showing the calculation results and statistical information IF 32.

In this manner, the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment outputs a report in which the skin care execution status in each month is displayed as a monthly statistical chart in a list. Thereby, the information provision apparatus 10 is able to visualize the current implementation situation of skin care to the facility. As a result, the information providing apparatus 10 can provide the facility with a chance to reconsider the skin care, and thus can effectively prevent the cared person from suffering from the disease by the appropriate skin care.

Here, from the viewpoint of excretion, cared subjects are roughly classified into three modes, i.e., a cared subject who can perform an independent excretion action in a toilet, a cared subject who is estimated to be able to perform excretion by a toilet but has a low success rate of excretion by a toilet or a large amount of excretion by a diaper (a cared subject who has room for improvement in the excretion nursing action), and a cared subject who cannot perform excretion by a toilet. However, many cared persons who belong to any mode are physically inconvenient, and therefore, they cannot properly wipe off excrement by themselves in many cases. Thus, it is desirable that all caregivers receive regular private parts washing (for example, private parts washing more than once a day).

Accordingly, the output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of persons to be cared for who performed private parts washing to the total number of persons to be cared for present in the facility as described above. On the other hand, the output unit 45 may calculate a ratio of the number of persons who have been subjected to private parts washing to the number of persons who have been subjected to private parts washing and who have room for improvement in the nursing performance related to excretion (an example of a subject person who is a subject of investigation of the nursing performance among the cared persons).

Further, the output unit 45 may output the measure information indicating the measure related to the skin care as a remark based on whether the statistical information IF32 satisfies the predetermined condition. For example, when it is determined that the number of persons who have been cared for who have performed vulva cleansing is less than the predetermined ratio and the number of months is more than the predetermined number of months, the output unit 45 may output a measure note such as "to achieve once a day + a target bar for vulva cleansing during defecation" in order to suppress skin troubles. In the example of fig. 12, the output unit 45 may display the relevant measure remarks in the statistical report C3 by determining that the statistical information IF32 satisfies the condition that "the proportion of the number of persons who have been cared for and have been privately cleaned is less than five months or more.

Further, it is possible to specify, for example, what measure remarks the output unit 45 outputs based on whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, by a rule base.

[ 2-5-2. information output relating to stool status ]

In addition, it is also very important to control defecation (stool behavior) of the cared person. For example, the caretaker may have difficulty in naturally defecation due to age, defecation environment, paralysis of hands and feet, a disease with low muscular strength, a problem with the function of the digestive tract, a problem with the function of the rectum or anus, and the like. Thus, in facilities, defecation control is routinely performed with laxatives to eliminate constipation. For example, in a facility, the type of laxative to be taken, the amount of laxative to be taken, the timing of taking laxative, and the like are adjusted for each caretaker. However, the above-described causes are complicated and complicated, and the condition and the degree are different for each cared person, and therefore, the defecation control is not necessarily effective for all the cared persons. Therefore, a situation may arise in which constipation is promoted or diarrhea is aggravated.

Therefore, it is considered that natural defecation as much as possible without using a cathartic is effective for reducing the physical burden on the caretaker and realizing independent defecation. On the other hand, in order to shift to natural defecation, it is required to adjust the type of cathartic to be taken, the amount of cathartic to be taken, the timing of taking, and the like so as to maintain the state of defecation with predetermined properties for as long as possible. In order to achieve this, it is important to manage the change in the number of persons who are cared for and who can discharge stool of a predetermined property, but even if the state of stool is recorded as a stool record, the result is not well utilized. Therefore, it is considered that visualizing, for example, a change in the number of persons who are cared for and can discharge stool of a predetermined property to staff in a facility is effective in reconsidering the defecation control so that natural defecation can be performed. Accordingly, the output unit 45 outputs, as the information on the target person, the number information on the number of the target persons whose stool state is a predetermined state among the target persons.

For example, the output unit 45 generates a report in which the change in the number of persons who are cared for and can discharge stool having a predetermined property is displayed as a monthly statistical chart in a list, and outputs the generated report to the terminal device 100 corresponding to the facility to be treated.

In addition, the Bristol stool quality scale is used as an index value indicating the state of stool (stool quality) of a patient at the medical and nursing sites. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a report based on the Bristol stool quality scale is output. For example, the Bristol stool characteristics tables "1" to "2" indicate that the state of stool is "hard", and it can be said that a cared person judged to have such stool characteristics has a tendency to constipation. On the other hand, the Bristol stool property tables "6" to "7" indicate that the state of stool is "soft" (muddy stool, watery stool), and it can be said that the cared person judged to have such stool properties has a tendency to diarrhea. The Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" indicate the state of the stool "slightly hard to normal to slightly soft", and it can be said that the cared person judged to have such stool properties is relatively normal stool.

Accordingly, the number of cared persons who can naturally defecate increases by controlling the cared persons so that the cared persons can discharge stools having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5". Therefore, the output unit 45 outputs, as a report based on the Bristol stool property scale, a report that can visualize the change in the number of persons of cared persons who can discharge stools having the properties of the Bristol stool property scale "3" to "5".

Here, an example of the statistical report C4 regarding the change in the number of persons who are cared for and who can discharge stool having a predetermined property generated and output by the output unit 45 (hereinafter, abbreviated as "statistical report C4 regarding the change in the number of persons") will be described with reference to fig. 13. Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a statistical report C4 concerning the number of persons who can discharge stool having a predetermined property. In the example of fig. 13, an example of a statistical report C4 generated by the output unit 45 as a target of a caretaker present at the facility # a is shown. That is, facility # a records, for each cared person, information indicating the state of each stool of the cared person by the Bristol stool quality scale as daily care records (defecation records).

In such a state, the output unit 45 refers to the caregiver database 32 and extracts a caregiver record showing information on the state of feces from among the caregiver information corresponding to the facility # a. For example, the output unit 45 extracts, as such care records, care records of months previous to seven months and care records of months one year ago (2 months previous year if2 months are present).

The output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of cared-ees who can discharge stool having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" to the number of cared-ees who are present at the facility # a (an example of a subject who is a subject of investigation of cared activities among cared-ees) in each month based on the care history corresponding to the month.

For example, a cared person who excreted the feces having the characteristics of the Bristol feces property tables "3" to "5" at a ratio (excretion rate) of the excretion frequency to the excretion frequency during one month that is equal to or higher than a predetermined ratio (e.g., eighty percent) is determined as a cared person who can excrete the feces having the characteristics of the Bristol feces property tables "3" to "5". In this case, the output unit 45 calculates the discharge rate for each cared person based on the care history in the previous month, and counts the cared persons having the calculated discharge rate at a predetermined ratio or more. The output unit 45 determines the count result as the number of persons to be cared for who can discharge stool having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" in the last month. The output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of cared-ees who can discharge stools having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" in the last month to the number of cared-ees existing in the facility # a.

The output unit 45 performs the same processing in all months except the previous month, and thereby calculates the ratio of the number of persons to be cared for who can discharge stool having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" in each month of the previous seven months and each month one year ago.

The output unit 45 generates a list TB41 showing the ratio of the number of cared-ees present in the facility # a in the month and the number of cared-ees who can discharge stool having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" in the month in a list by month. For example, the output unit 45 generates a bar chart indicating the proportion of the number of persons to be cared for who can discharge stool having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" (information on the number of persons who are subjects having a predetermined state of stool) on a monthly basis, and generates statistical information IF42 in which the generated bar charts are arranged.

The output unit 45 outputs the contents of the table TB41 and the statistical information IF42 generated as described above to the terminal device 100 as the statistical report C4 concerning the change in the number of people. In the example of fig. 13, the output unit 45 specifies the number of persons (the number of subjects) who are present at the facility # a in the previous month from the nursing record of the facility # a in the previous month as "85", and calculates the number of persons who can discharge stool having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" in the previous month as "45". In the example of fig. 13, the output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of persons to be cared for who can discharge stool having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" in the last month as "53". The output unit 45 also generates a table TB41 showing the calculation results and statistical information IF 42.

As described above, the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment outputs the statistical report concerning the change in the number of persons of the cared person who can discharge stool having a predetermined property. Thus, the information providing apparatus 10 can visualize, with respect to the facility, a change in the number of persons who can discharge stool of a predetermined property. As a result, the information providing apparatus 10 can provide the facility with a chance to reconsider the defecation control, and therefore, measures relating to the defecation control can be effectively taken so that more cared persons can naturally defecate. The information providing apparatus 10 can also grasp how the number of persons to be cared for showing the symptoms of constipation and diarrhea changes in the facility.

Here, from the viewpoint of excretion, cared subjects are roughly classified into three modes, i.e., a cared subject who can perform an independent excretion action in a toilet, a cared subject who is estimated to be able to perform excretion by a toilet but has a low success rate of excretion by a toilet or a large amount of excretion by a diaper (a cared subject who has room for improvement in the excretion nursing action), and a cared subject who cannot perform excretion by a toilet. However, in any mode of the care-receiver, the state of stool varies depending on the contents of diet, the method of prescription of laxatives, whether constipation is present, whether diarrhea is present, and the like. Therefore, all the cared persons are the subject of defecation control.

Accordingly, the output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of cared-ees who can discharge feces having the properties of the Bristol feces property tables "3" to "5" to the total number of cared-ees present in the facility as described above. On the other hand, the output unit 45 may calculate the ratio of the number of persons who can discharge stools having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" to the number of persons who have room for improvement in the nursing behavior related to excretion (an example of persons who are subjects of investigation of the nursing behavior among the persons).

The output unit 45 may output, as a comment, measure information indicating a measure related to the defecation control based on whether the statistical information IF42 satisfies a predetermined condition. For example, when it is determined that the number of persons who are cared for who can discharge stool having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" is larger than the predetermined number of months, the output unit 45 may output a measure note "a target bar for natural defecation in order to perform defecation of the Bristol stool property tables" 3 "to" 5 ". In the example of fig. 13, the output unit 45 may also display the measure remark in the statistical report C4 by determining that the statistical information IF42 satisfies the condition that "the proportion of the number of cared-ees who can discharge stool having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables" 3 "to" 5 "is five months or more in less than five months".

[ 2-5-3 ] output a list of various statistical information relating to voiding care ]

According to the explanation based on fig. 12 and 13 described above, the information providing apparatus 10 outputs the statistical information related to the excretory care individually. For example, in the example of fig. 12, when there is a request for providing a statistical report C3 from a facility or a presenter C, the information providing apparatus 10 generates a statistical report C3 based on the caretaker information corresponding to the request source, and outputs the generated statistical report C3 to the terminal apparatus 100 corresponding to the request source. In the example of fig. 13, when there is a request for providing a statistical report C4 from a facility or a presenter C, the information providing apparatus 10 generates a statistical report C4 based on the caretaker information corresponding to the source of the request, and outputs the generated statistical report C4 to the terminal apparatus 100 corresponding to the source of the request.

On the other hand, the information providing apparatus 10 may generate a list showing various kinds of statistical information related to the excretory care in a list, and output the generated list as an excretory care instrument panel, for example. For example, when there is a request for providing an excretory care instrument panel from a facility or a proposer C, the information providing device 10 generates list contents for displaying various kinds of statistical information (reports) related to excretory care in a list based on the caretaker information corresponding to the source of the request. The information providing apparatus 10 outputs the generated list content to the terminal apparatus 100 corresponding to the request source as the excretion care instrument panel.

Here, an example of the drainage care instrument panel DB generated and output by the output unit 45 will be described with reference to fig. 14. Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the drainage care instrument panel DB according to the embodiment. In the example of fig. 14, an example of a drainage care dashboard DB generated by the output unit 45 as a subject of a caretaker present in the facility # a is shown.

In the example of fig. 14, an example is shown in which the output unit 45 generates a drainage care dashboard DB having a list of contents displayed in a list so that a total of eight pieces of statistical information including: a report RC that displays, as a statistical chart, radar charts showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating predetermined indexes, respectively; a report CM that displays the number of people and notes distinguished by ADL; a report C1 showing changes in the number of cared-ees who have performed night replacement of the prescribed items among cared-ees as a monthly statistical chart; a report C2 showing the variation in the number of cared-ees who have succeeded in excretion with the toilet among the cared-ees as a monthly statistical chart; report C3 illustrated in fig. 12; report C4 illustrated in fig. 13; a report C5 showing the change in the number of caregivers who have suffered an excretory leak as a monthly statistical chart; and a report C6 showing a change with time of the time taken for the replacement service of the prescribed article by the cared person as a monthly statistical chart.

Accordingly, when there is a provision request of the excretory care dashboard from the facility, the proposer C, the output part 45 generates such an excretory care dashboard DB shown in fig. 14 based on the caretaker information corresponding to the request source. Then, the output unit 45 outputs the generated drainage care dashboard DB to the terminal device 100 corresponding to the request source.

Next, the statistical information corresponding to each report displayed in the excretory care dashboard DB shown in fig. 14 will be described. Further, the reports C3 and C4 have already been explained with reference to fig. 12 and 13, and are therefore omitted.

First, a report C1 showing a monthly statistical chart of changes in the number of cared-ees who changed the predetermined article at night among the cared-ees will be described. Here, the predetermined article may be described as a diaper for adults, but may be clothes or a bed sheet for nursing.

For example, the output unit 45 refers to the cared-subject database 32 to extract a care record (night replacement record) showing the following information among cared-subject information corresponding to the facility # a: information on replacement of an adult who is not wet with urine at night due to leakage of excretions (leakage of urine or leakage of feces). For example, the output unit 45 extracts the care record of each month of the previous seven months and the care record of the month one year ago (2 months of the previous year if the current month is 2 months).

The output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of persons to be cared for who the adult is not wet with urine at night to the number of persons to be cared for who the facility # a is present (an example of a person to be cared for who is an object of investigation of the care behavior) on a monthly basis based on the care history corresponding to the month.

For example, a cared person who has been changed to be urination-free at night within one month is determined as a cared person who has been changed to be urination-free at night within one month, the number of times of change of urination-free for an adult being equal to or more than a predetermined number of times (or the rate of change of urination-free for an adult being equal to or more than a predetermined rate) of change of urination-free at night within one month. In this case, the output unit 45 calculates the number of replacements (or the replacement rate) based on the nursing record in the last month, and counts the number of replacements (or the replacement rate) of the cared person whose number of replacements (or the replacement rate) is equal to or more than a predetermined number of times (or a predetermined ratio). The output unit 45 determines the count result as the number of cared-ees who perform the replacement of the adult with urine at night in the previous month. The output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of cared-ees who perform replacement of adults with urine at night to the number of cared-ees existing at the facility # a.

The output unit 45 performs the same processing in all months except the previous month, and thereby calculates the ratio of the number of persons to be cared for who should perform the replacement of the adult with urine at night in each month of the previous seven months and each month one year ago.

The output unit 45 generates a list TB11 showing the ratio of the number of cared-ees present at the facility # a in the month and the number of cared-ees who have replaced the adult with urine-retention in the night in the month. The output unit 45 generates, for example, a bar chart showing the proportion of the number of persons who have been cared for who have had a change with urine-retention performed during the night, and generates statistical information IF12 in which the generated bar charts are arranged.

Output unit 45 also generates report C1, which is a list of table TB11 and statistical information IF12 generated as described above. In the example of fig. 14, the output unit 45 specifies the number of persons (the number of subjects) who were cared for at the facility # a in the previous month from the care history of the facility # a in the previous month as "85", and calculates the number of persons who were cared for at night when the adult was not wet with urine as "28". In the example of fig. 14, the output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of persons to be cared for who should replace the adult with urine at night in the last month to be "33". The output unit 45 also generates a table TB11 showing the calculation results and statistical information IF 12.

In this manner, the information providing apparatus 10 outputs the drainage care dashboard DB including the report C1, and the report C1 displays the change in the number of cared-ees who have performed night replacement of the predetermined article among the cared-ees as a monthly statistical chart. Thus, the information providing apparatus 10 can reconsider the care service to the facility so that night replacement can be reduced. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 reconsiders a care service to sufficiently ensure nighttime sleep of a cared person by reducing nighttime replacement, thereby being able to promote getting out of bed by waking up during daytime.

Next, a report C2 showing the change in the number of cared-ees who have successfully excreted by toilet among the cared-ees as a monthly statistical chart will be described.

For example, the output unit 45 refers to the caregiver database 32 and extracts a caregiver record showing information on excretion (independent excretion) by a toilet bowl from among the caregiver information corresponding to the facility # a. For example, the output unit 45 extracts, as such care records, care records of months previous to seven months and care records of months one year ago (2 months previous year if2 months are present).

The output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of persons who have successfully excreted by the toilet bowl to the number of persons who have been estimated to be able to excrete by the toilet bowl (an example of a subject person who is an object of investigation of the behavior of care among the persons who have been cared) on a monthly basis of the care history corresponding to the month. Further, the information providing apparatus 10 can estimate, based on the action information (ADL) of the cared-subject, a cared-subject who can excrete using the toilet, among cared-subjects existing in the facility # a. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 determines that a cared person such as ADL "cannot sit with assistance" cannot excrete with the toilet.

Taking the last month as an example, the output unit 45 counts the number of cared-ees who have successfully excreted using the toilet a predetermined number of times or more in the last month, and determines the count result as the number of cared-ees who have successfully excreted using the toilet. The output unit 45 calculates a ratio of the number of persons who have been successfully excreted by the toilet to the number of persons who are estimated to be able to excrete by the toilet.

The output unit 45 performs the same processing in all months except the last month, and calculates the ratio of the number of persons who are cared for who successfully excrete using the toilet bowl for each month of the first seven months and each month of the year ago.

The output unit 45 generates a list TB21 showing the ratio of the number of cared-ees estimated to be able to excrete using the toilet in the month to the number of cared-ees who successfully excrete using the toilet in the month. For example, the output unit 45 generates a bar chart indicating the proportion of the number of persons who are cared for who have successfully excreted water in the toilet, and generates statistical information IF22 in which the generated bar charts are arranged.

Further, the output unit 45 generates a report C2 that is a list of the table TB21 and the statistical information IF22 generated as described above. In the example of fig. 14, the output unit 45 specifies that the number of persons to be cared (the number of target persons) who are estimated to be able to excrete using the toilet bowl is "85" from the care history of the facility # a in the previous month, and also calculates that the number of persons to be cared (the number of successful toilet excretion persons) who successfully excrete using the toilet bowl in the previous month is "70". In the example of fig. 14, the output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of persons who have successfully excreted in the toilet in the last month to "82". The output unit 45 also generates a table TB21 showing the calculation results and statistical information IF 22.

As described above, the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment outputs the drainage care dashboard DB including the report C2, in which the report C2 displays the change in the number of cared-ees who have successfully drained through the toilet among the cared-ees, as a monthly statistical chart. Thus, the information providing device 10 can give the facility reconsideration to the toilet training, for example, to increase the number of cared persons who have successfully excreted in the toilet, and can assist the cared persons to independently excrete more.

Next, a report C5 showing a monthly statistical chart of changes in the number of caregivers who have suffered an excretion leak will be described.

For example, the output unit 45 refers to the caregiver database 32 and extracts a caregiver record showing information on the excretion leakage (urine leakage or feces leakage) from among the caregiver information corresponding to the facility # a. For example, the output unit 45 extracts, as such care records, care records of months previous to seven months and care records of months one year ago (2 months previous year if2 months are present).

The output unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of persons who have suffered a leakage per month to the number of persons who are present at the facility # a (an example of a subject person who is a subject of investigation of the care behavior) based on the care history corresponding to the month. In the above month example, the output unit 45 counts the number of cared-ees who have suffered a leakage of excretions a predetermined number of times or more in the previous month, and determines the count result as the number of cared-ees who have suffered a leakage of excretions.

The output unit 45 performs the same processing in all months except the previous month, and thereby calculates the ratio of the number of persons who are cared for and who have suffered from the leakage of excretions in each month of the previous seven months and each month one year ago.

The output unit 45 generates a list TB51 showing the number of cared-ees present in the facility # a in the month and the ratio of the number of cared-ees who have suffered a leakage in the month. For example, the output unit 45 generates a bar chart indicating the proportion of the number of persons who have suffered from the leakage in the month, and generates statistical information IF52 in which the generated bar charts are arranged.

Output unit 45 also generates report C5 showing table TB51 and statistical information IF52 generated as described above in a list. In the example of fig. 14, the output unit 45 specifies that the number of persons to be cared (the number of subjects) existing at the facility # a is "85" from the care history of the facility # a in the previous month, and calculates that the number of persons to be cared (the number of leakage persons) who have excreted leakage in the previous month is "50". In the example of fig. 14, the output unit 45 calculates the percentage of the number of persons who have suffered from the leakage in the last month as "59". The output unit 45 also generates a table TB51 showing the calculation results and statistical information IF 52.

As described above, the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment outputs the drainage care dashboard DB including the report C5, in which the report C5 displays the change in the number of cared-ees who have suffered a drainage leak as a monthly statistical chart. Thus, the information providing apparatus 10 can reconsider the use of the diaper for adults to reduce the number of caregivers who suffer from leakage of excretions, or reconsider the care service to improve the replacement technique. In addition, by reducing the number of caregivers who cause leakage, the information providing apparatus 10 can effectively reduce the burden of the nursing service.

Next, a report C6 showing a change over time in the time taken for the replacement operation of a predetermined article by a cared person as a monthly statistical chart will be described.

For example, the caretaker sometimes loses the chance to say a urine intention by getting assistance without a urine intention, and even forgets to feel the urine intention. On the other hand, if the cared person can feel successful experience and get used to the excretion behavior by confirming whether or not the cared person feels the desire to urinate and the leakage of urine at predetermined time intervals (for example, 1 to 2 hours) and giving a praise when the cared person recognizes the desire to urinate, for example, when there is no incontinence, it is considered that the time required for changing the diaper for the adult to urinate can be reduced, which is caused by excretion in the diaper for the adult due to the inability to feel the desire to urinate. Further, for example, the presence or absence of a desire to urinate before bedtime is confirmed, the toilet stool is used to urinate or defecate when the desire to urinate is told, the toilet stool is used to urinate or defecate when the desire to urinate is not told, and the like, thereby reducing the time required for replacement of the diaper for an adult.

Accordingly, the time required for "replacement of the diaper by not feeling the intention of urination (particularly, replacement at night)" can be said to be a time that can be effectively reduced within the time of the nursing service. The time required for "replacement of the outer cover due to leakage of excretions" and the time required for "replacement of clothes and sheets due to leakage of excretions" can be said to be time that can be effectively reduced during the time of the nursing service.

Therefore, the output unit 45 extracts the care record of each month of the previous seven months and the care record of the month one year ago (2 months of the previous year if the current month is 2 months), and calculates the time that can be reduced in the month for each item on a monthly basis. For example, the output unit 45 calculates an accumulated time, i.e., an accumulated time within one month, taken by the replacement operation indicated by "night replacement of diaper due to inability to sense urination" (night replacement without urination), "replacement of jacket due to leakage of excretion" (jacket leakage replacement), "replacement of clothes and sheets due to leakage of excretion" (clothes/sheet leakage replacement), and the like for each item.

For example, the output unit 45 calculates the cumulative time by setting the time required for each night replacement operation of the diaper due to the inability to sense the urine sensation to 5 minutes. The output unit 45 calculates the cumulative time by setting the time required for each coat replacement operation due to the leakage of the excrement to 10 minutes. The output unit 45 calculates the cumulative time by setting the time required for each replacement operation of clothes and sheets due to the leakage of excrement to 10 minutes.

The output unit 45 calculates the total of the accumulated time taken for the replacement operation indicated by each item as "reducible time" in the month, and generates a list TB61 in which the calculation results for each month are listed. The output unit 45 generates a bar chart showing "reducible time" monthly, and generates statistical information IF62 in which the generated bar charts are arranged.

Further, as shown in fig. 14, the output section 45 outputs a drainage care dashboard DB including a report C6, and the report C6 is a content showing a list TB61 and statistical information IF 62. For example, it is often difficult for people working in a care site to know which traffic can be cut for how much time in heavy traffic. In such a situation, the information providing apparatus 10 can clearly grasp which service can be reduced by how much time by outputting the report C6, and therefore, can reconsider the improvement of the service plan so that the service load can be effectively reduced.

[ 2-5-4. relating to radar diagrams ]

As shown in fig. 14, the output section 45 outputs a drainage care dashboard DB including a report RC that displays, as a statistical chart, radar charts showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating the prescribed indices, respectively. Here, the radar chart will be explained. Specifically, the output unit 45 generates a radar map showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating each of the predetermined indexes related to the excretion care based on the information on the target person extracted by the extraction unit 42 among the information on the cared person. For example, the output unit 45 generates a radar map showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating the predetermined indexes based on the information on the target person for a predetermined period, and a radar map showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating the predetermined indexes based on the information on the target person for a predetermined period before the predetermined period. Also, the output part 45 outputs the excretory care dashboard DB including a report RC showing the generated radar map as a statistical map.

In the present embodiment, six indexes of "independent excretion", "nocturnal good sleep", "defecation control", "skin care", "excretion leakage", and "reduction in traffic load" are exemplified as the predetermined indexes related to excretion care, but any index may be used as the items of the radar map as long as it is an index related to excretion care.

For example, the output unit 45 performs a 10-level evaluation of "independent excretion" in the month to be treated based on the ratio of the number of persons who have been successfully excreted by the toilet bowl in the month to be treated to the number of persons who are estimated to be able to excrete by the toilet bowl (an example of a subject person who is a subject of investigation of the behavior of care among the persons to be treated) (report C2). For example, the output unit 45 evaluates "independent excretion" at a higher value among 10-step numerical values, from the viewpoint that the higher the proportion of the number of persons to be cared for who successfully excrete by the toilet, the greater the improvement in the nursing performance related to excretion.

For example, the output unit 45 evaluates "good night sleep" in the month to be treated based on the ratio (report C1) of the number of persons who have been changed to be large in urine at night to the number of persons who are present at the facility # a (an example of a subject person who is a subject of caretaking in the cared person) in the month to be treated. For example, the output unit 45 evaluates "good sleep at night" as a higher value among 10-degree numerical values, from the viewpoint that the lower the proportion of the number of cared persons who replace adults with urine at night, the greater the improvement in the nursing performance related to excretion.

For example, the output unit 45 evaluates the "defecation control" in the treatment target month at level 10 based on the ratio (report C4) of the number of cared persons who can discharge stools having the characteristics of the Bristol stool property tables "3" to "5" in the treatment target month to the number of persons who are present in cared persons of the facility # a (an example of a target person who is a subject of cared behavior in cared persons). For example, the output unit 45 evaluates "defecation control" at a higher value out of 10-degree numerical values, from the viewpoint that the higher the proportion of the number of cared persons who can excrete feces having the properties of the Bristol feces property tables "3" to "5" is, the greater the improvement in the nursing behavior related to excretion is.

For example, the output unit 45 performs a 10-level evaluation of "skin care" in the month to be treated based on the ratio (report C3) of the number of persons who have been subjected to private parts cleansing in the month to be treated to the number of persons who are present in the cared persons of the facility # a (an example of a subject person who is a subject of investigation of care behavior among the cared persons). For example, the output unit 45 evaluates "skin care" at a higher value among 10-step numerical values, from the viewpoint that the higher the proportion of the number of persons to be cared for who have performed pudendum cleansing, the greater the improvement in the nursing behavior related to excretion.

For example, the output unit 45 evaluates the "leakage in the month to be treated at level 10 based on the ratio of the number of cared-ees who have leaked in the month to the number of persons who are present in the cared-ees of the facility # a (an example of a cared-ee-subject person who becomes a subject of the caretaking action) (report C5). For example, the output unit 45 evaluates "leakage of excretion" at a higher value among 10-step numerical values, from the viewpoint that the lower the proportion of the number of caregivers who have leaked out, the greater the improvement in the nursing performance related to excretion.

For example, the output unit 45 performs 10-level evaluation of "reduction in traffic load" in the month of the processing target based on the cumulative time (report C6) spent on the replacement traffic of the predetermined item for the cared-receiver in the month of the processing target. For example, the output unit 45 evaluates "reduction in the traffic load" at a higher value among 10-step numerical values from the viewpoint of improving the traffic load more as the cumulative time taken for the replacement traffic of the predetermined article of the cared person is shorter. Further, since "reduction of traffic load" involves improvement of nursing actions related to excretion, the output unit 45 may evaluate "reduction of traffic load" based on the reports C1 to C5 in the month of the treatment subject.

Here, in the example of fig. 14, the output unit 45 sets the month to be processed as "the current month" (an example of a predetermined period), evaluates each of the six items based on the information in the current month, and generates a radar map RD2 showing the evaluation result. The output unit 45 sets the other month to be processed as "month before six months" (an example of a predetermined period before the predetermined period), evaluates each of the six items based on the information in the month before six months, and generates a radar map RD1 showing the evaluation result. In the example of fig. 14, the output unit 45 generates a report RC in which the radar maps RD1 and RD2 are superimposed, and outputs a drainage care dashboard DB including the report RC.

As shown in fig. 14, the output unit 45 may display a total evaluation value (in the example of fig. 14, "7.0") obtained by comprehensively evaluating the indexes (six items) related to the excretion care corresponding to "the current month", and a total evaluation value (in the example of fig. 14, "5.2") obtained by comprehensively evaluating the indexes (six items) related to the excretion care corresponding to "the month before six").

In this manner, the information providing apparatus 10 outputs a radar map showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating predetermined indexes related to excretion care, respectively. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 generates radar maps for respective periods based on respective pieces of information for predetermined different periods, superimposes the generated radar maps, and outputs the superimposed radar maps. Thus, the information providing apparatus 10 can make the facility know at a glance which index is improved by how much or which index is deteriorated by how much, and therefore can effectively reconsider the care service.

In addition, the output part 45 may output the excretory care dashboard DB including a report CM showing the number of persons and remarks classified by ADL. For example, the output part 45 outputs the excretory care dashboard DB including a report CM representing, as the number of persons classified by the ADL, statistical information on how the number of persons cared for a prescribed ADL changes from a past prescribed month (for example, a month seven months ago) to "the last month".

For example, the output unit 45 calculates the change in the number of persons to be cared for five items of the ADL "can walk by one person", the ADL "can walk with assistance", the ADL "can stand with assistance", the ADL "can sit with assistance", and the ADL "cannot sit even with assistance", and outputs the excretory care dashboard DB including the report CM indicating the calculation result as the number of persons classified by the ADL.

In addition, the output section 45 may output a separate radar chart for each item included in the radar chart shown in fig. 14. For example, the output unit 45 may generate and output a radar map dedicated for independent excretion based on evaluation values obtained by evaluating each index (item) related to independent excretion such as "a caretaker goes/does not go to a toilet", "can/needs assistance/cannot discharge himself/herself".

The radar map output by the output unit 45 may output, as a reference value, not only the evaluation value before a predetermined period of the same facility but also the evaluation value of other similar facilities (for example, the number of caregivers is similar, and the business situation is similar), the average value of other facilities, and the like. Thus, the facility manager can grasp the level of his/her facility with respect to the measure for excretion care in the industry.

[ 2-6. distribution of information according to utilization conditions ]

The output unit 45 may control the information output to the facility according to the usage status (contract situation) of the product of the facility. For example, when the product used in the facility from which the information on the cared-receiver is acquired is not a product of a predetermined manufacturer, the output unit 45 outputs, as the information on the subject person in the facility, information other than information that changes depending on the manufacturer of the product, among the information on the subject person who is the subject of investigation of the cared-receiver. In other words, when the product used by the facility from which the information on the cared-receiver is acquired is not a product of a predetermined manufacturer, the output unit 45 controls the information, which is changed according to the product manufacturer, to be unreadable, among the information on the target person who is the subject of the study of the nursing performance.

For example, in a nursing facility, a large amount of various nursing products such as disposable absorbent articles such as diapers and bed sheets for adults, and skin care products for wiping off excrement and the like are consumed. Thus, care facilities sometimes contract with a particular manufacturer to receive products for care on a regular basis. Even if such a contract is not made, a large number of care products of a specific manufacturer may be purchased.

Here, for example, the facility # a enters the providing system according to the embodiment, and is thereby in a state of being able to receive the information provision described so far. On the other hand, it is assumed that the facility # a uses a product for care of an operator (operator T2) who is different from the operator (operator T1) who operates the providing system according to the embodiment. For example, facility # a and operator T2 agree to regularly receive a supply of adult diaper PD2 as an absorbent article manufactured by operator T2.

In this case, since various specifications (for example, absorption performance) are different between the adult diaper PD1 manufactured by the operator T1 and the adult diaper PD2 manufactured by the operator T2, the excretion prediction logic based on the adult diaper PD1 is not necessarily applicable to the adult diaper PD 2. Thus, it is considered that: in the supply system according to the embodiment, the supply of the excretion timing predicted from the excretion prediction logic based on the large diaper PD1 is accepted, but in the facility # a using the large diaper PD2, there is a possibility that the prediction result is deviated and the excretion leakage increases.

Accordingly, it can be said that the information on the leakage of urine varies depending on the difference between manufacturers who use urine for adults. For example, it can be said that the ratio (report C5) of the number of cared-ees who perform replacement of the adult diaper at night to the number of cared-ees who exist in the facility # a (an example of a cared-ee subject to study of the nursing actions) is information that changes according to the difference of manufacturers of the adult diaper.

Therefore, the output unit 45 determines whether the facility # a is using the adult diaper PD1 based on the usage status (contract status) of the product in the facility. When it is determined that the adult diaper PD1 is not used at the facility # a (an example of a case where the product used at the facility from which the information on the cared person is obtained is not a product of a predetermined manufacturer), the output unit 45 outputs information other than the report C5, which displays information on the number of persons who are cared for who replace the adult diaper at night (for example, the table TB51 and the statistical information IF52), as the information on the subject person at the facility # a. For example, the output section 45 generates and outputs the drainage care dashboard DB not including the report C5.

When the output unit 45 determines that the adult diaper PD1 is not used at the facility # a, it may control the facility # a so that the nursing note can be used and control the facility # a so that all results based on the nursing note (i.e., the excretion nursing instrument panel DB) cannot be read.

When the output unit 45 determines that the adult diaper PD1 is not used in the facility # a, it may control only one of the information (the report RC, the report CM, and the reports C1 to C6) included in the excretion care instrument panel DB to be viewable, and the other information to be not viewable.

In this manner, the information providing apparatus 10 can control information output to a facility according to the use status (contract status) of a product in the facility. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may control information viewable by a facility according to the use status (contract status) of a product in the facility. Based on the above example, the information providing apparatus 10 controls the facility in which the contract for use of the adult diaper PD1 is made to be viewable for all information, and controls the facility in which the adult diaper PD1 is not used and other company products are used to be viewable for only a part of information. Thus, the information providing apparatus 10 can effectively expand the user who uses the providing system according to the embodiment.

The information for performing control according to the presence or absence of use may be in other forms. For example, although a radar map and a graph of input information are displayed according to the usage state of products in a facility, analysis results obtained by analyzing the input information, trends of other facilities, proposed information of excretion care, and the like may be displayed in a non-display manner. In addition, when the output method is print output, an image in which processing such as overlapping shading, a display example, and another image is performed on a non-display portion may be printed.

[ 2-7 ] an example of learning processing ]

Next, an example of the flow of the learning process will be described with reference to fig. 15. Fig. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the learning process executed by the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment. For example, the collection part 46 determines the subject person whose behavior relating to excretion is improved by the measure among the subject persons (step S301). For example, the collecting unit 46 specifies the cared person R to be excluded from the subject person after being extracted as the subject person from the report history. Then, the collection unit 46 collects the caregiver information of the identified caregiver R (step S302). More specifically, the collection unit 46 collects the information on the person to be cared before the identified person to be cared is extracted as the subject person.

Next, the learning unit 47 learns the features of the collected caregiver information by the model (step S303), registers the learned model in the model database 34 (step S304), and ends the process. For example, the learning unit 47 learns the model so as to output the intention of the cared-subject when the collected information of the cared-subject is input. Such learning can be performed by various known learning methods such as back propagation.

The learned model thus learned can be used for extracting a new target. For example, when caregiver information of a cared person is input to a learned model and the learned model outputs information intended for a target person, the extraction unit 42 may extract the cared person as the target person.

[ 3. variants on treatment ]

Next, a modification of the above-described processing will be described. The output processing described below may be implemented individually or in any combination.

[ 3-1. information on output ]

In addition to the various information described above, the information providing apparatus 10 can provide arbitrary information about the subject person to the caregiver P or the like, thereby promoting proper care.

For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may output information about an absorbent article used by the subject person. For example, when the usage of the diaper is inappropriate, such as the wearing position and the size of the diaper, urine and feces may leak from the diaper. Therefore, a cared person who frequently leaks urine and feces is estimated to be an improper manner of using the absorbent article. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 selects a care-receiver whose number of times of leakage of urine and feces exceeds a predetermined threshold as a subject based on the care-receiver information. The information providing apparatus 10 estimates an absorbent article suitable for the size and function of the subject person from the height, weight, urine, stool amount, and the like of the subject person, and provides information showing the estimated absorbent article. The information providing apparatus 10 may estimate the appropriate number of absorbent articles from the number of urination times, the number of defecation times, and the like of the subject person, and provide information indicating the estimated number.

[ 3-2. regarding priority ]

In the above example, the information providing apparatus 10 provides the information of the subject person in descending order of the total of the improvement scores corresponding to the conditions satisfied by the caregiver information. The embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may determine the priority of each subject by any process as long as it can preferentially apply information of a subject estimated to have a high degree of improvement. For example, in the information providing apparatus 10, the higher the difference between the action that can be performed by the cared person estimated from the cared person information and the actual care action is, the higher the priority may be determined to be.

In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 may calculate the priority in consideration of the cost of the facility and the like. For example, when improving the nursing performance of a predetermined number of subjects in order from the higher priority side, the information providing apparatus 10 may calculate the amount of urine rewet used and the amount of reduction in the number of times of changing clothes or sheets, and determine the priority of each subject so that the calculated amount of reduction is the largest.

The information providing apparatus 10 may extract a predetermined number of target persons in order from the higher priority side, and output only information of the extracted target persons (hereinafter referred to as "extraction target persons"). The information providing apparatus 10 may set an upper limit of the extraction target person for each facility, for example, may set an upper limit of the extraction target person for each predetermined number of caregivers for each room.

In addition, the extraction of the subject person, the calculation of the priority, and the like by the information providing apparatus 10 may employ different logics for each facility. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may employ the condition database 33 different in content for each facility.

[ 3-3. results on discussion ]

Here, the care behavior of the subject is studied based on the information output from the information providing apparatus 10, and it is considered that when a different care behavior is performed, more appropriate care can be promoted by providing information showing the degree of improvement of the care behavior. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 can also provide information showing the degree of improvement accompanying the investigation of the nursing performance.

For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may newly extract the subject person based on newly acquired information on the person to be cared, and output information obtained by comparing information on the subject person extracted in the past with the newly extracted information on the subject person. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may generate and output information showing a change, increase, or decrease in the number of target persons.

In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 may provide information indicating an index value indicating the quality of life of the subject person, showing a change in the index value, and the like. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 calculates an index value indicating QOL based on the caretaker information of the caretaker selected as the subject person. In addition, any logic can be employed for the calculation of such an index value. The information providing apparatus 10 may provide information indicating how the calculated index value of QOL has changed, or information indicating increase or decrease.

By providing such information, the information providing apparatus 10 can provide information on how the subject person has changed before and after taking a measure, and therefore, it is easy to understand the degree of improvement in nursing performance by taking a measure, and as a result, proper nursing can be further promoted.

[ 3-4. for the results of comparison between facilities ]

In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 may output information for comparing information of the target person in each facility. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may acquire information on cared persons in a plurality of facilities, extract a subject person in the cared persons in the facilities for each facility, output information on the subject person for each facility, and output information on each facility compared based on the information on the subject person in the plurality of facilities. For example, the information providing apparatus 10 may generate information obtained by comparing the number of persons of the target person with respect to a plurality of facilities of the same type in a certain area, and output the generated information. By providing such information, the information providing apparatus 10 can promote more appropriate care for each facility.

[ 3-5. other ]

In addition, all or a part of the above-described processes, which are automatically performed, may be manually performed. All or a part of the processes described as the processes performed manually may be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, with respect to the above-described documents, the processing procedures shown in the drawings, specific names, information including various data, parameters, and the like, unless otherwise specified, can be arbitrarily changed. For example, the various information shown in the figures is not limited to the information shown in the figures.

The components of each illustrated device are functionally conceptual, and are not necessarily physically configured as illustrated in the drawings. That is, the specific form of the dispersion/combination of the devices is not limited to the form shown in the drawings. All or a part of the components may be functionally or physically distributed or combined in arbitrary units according to various loads, use conditions, and the like. The above-described processes can be performed in appropriate combinations within a range not inconsistent with each other.

[ 4. hardware construction ]

The information providing apparatus 10 according to the above-described embodiment is realized by a computer 1000 having a configuration shown in fig. 16, for example. Fig. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration. The computer 1000 is connected to an output device 1010 and an input device 1020, and a computing device 1030, a buffer 1040, a memory 1050, an output IF (Interface) 1060, an input IF 1070, and a network IF 1080 are connected via a bus 1090.

The arithmetic unit 1030 operates based on programs stored in the cache 1040 and the memory 1050, programs read from the input unit 1020, and the like, and executes various processes. The buffer 1040 is a buffer for temporarily storing data used for various operations performed by the arithmetic device 1030, such as a RAM. The Memory 1050 is a storage device for registering data used for various operations performed by the operation device 1030 and various databases, and is implemented by a ROM (Read Only Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash Memory, or the like.

The output IF 1060 is an Interface for transmitting information to be output to an output device 1010 such as a monitor or a printer for outputting various information, and may be realized by a standard connector such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus), a DVI (Digital Visual Interface), or an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface). On the other hand, the input IF 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020 such as a mouse, a keyboard, and a scanner, and is implemented by, for example, USB.

For example, the input device 1020 can be implemented as a device for reading information from an Optical recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a PD (Phase change rewritable Disc), a Magneto-Optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical Disc), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. The input device 1020 may be implemented by an external storage medium such as a USB memory.

The network IF 1080 has the following functions: data is received from another device via the network N and transmitted to the arithmetic device 1030, and data generated by the arithmetic device 1030 is transmitted to another device via the network N.

Here, the arithmetic device 1030 controls the output device 1010 and the input device 1020 via the output IF 1060 and the input IF 1070. For example, the computing device 1030 loads a program from the input device 1020 and the memory 1050 onto the cache 1040, and executes the loaded program. For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information providing apparatus 10, the arithmetic device 1030 of the computer 1000 executes a program loaded on the cache 1040, thereby realizing the function of the control unit 140. Further, as the providing method of the present embodiment, the terminal apparatus 101 and the terminal apparatus 102 are provided with dedicated application programs, and the program provided in the information providing apparatus 10 and the application programs provided in the terminal apparatus 101 and the terminal apparatus 102 cooperate with each other, whereby the present embodiment can be provided to the user. The terminal device 101 and the terminal device 102 are equipped with a general browser, and are connected to the information providing device 10 via the general browser of the terminal device 101 and the terminal device 102, thereby providing the user with the present embodiment.

[ 5. Effect ]

As described above, the information providing apparatus 10 extracts, as a subject, a subject who is a subject of investigation of a nursing behavior, that is, a care recipient having room for improvement in the nursing behavior, from various information on the care recipient. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 outputs the extracted information of the target person. As a result of such processing, the information providing apparatus 10 can easily grasp which person to be cared from which to improve the nursing performance in the study of the nursing performance, and thus can promote more appropriate nursing.

In addition, the information providing apparatus 10 extracts, as the subject person, a cared person estimated to be able to independently perform various excretory behaviors. Therefore, the information providing apparatus 10 promotes the independence of excretion behavior, and as a result, the quality of life of the cared person can be improved. Further, since the information providing apparatus 10 can reduce the labor and time required for nursing the subject person, it is possible to secure resources for a nursing action of a person to be cared who cannot independently perform a drainage action, for example, and to promote more appropriate nursing as the entire facility.

The embodiments of the present application are described above in detail based on the drawings. However, these are illustrative, and the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in other ways by implementing various modifications and improvements based on the modes described in the disclosure of the invention and the knowledge of those skilled in the art. The "section (module, unit)" can be interpreted as "unit", "circuit", and the like.

Claims

1. An output device, comprising:

an acquisition unit that acquires information relating to a person to be cared;

an extraction unit that extracts a subject person who is a subject of caretaking in the cared behavior from among the cared persons, based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and

and an output unit that outputs information on the target person extracted by the extraction unit.

2. Output device according to claim 1,

the extraction unit extracts a subject who is a subject of investigation of a behavior related to excretion, which is the nursing behavior.

3. Output device according to claim 2,

the extraction unit extracts, as a subject person, a cared person who has room for improvement of behavior relating to excretion, among the cared persons, based on whether or not the information relating to the cared person satisfies a predetermined condition.

4. Output device according to claim 2 or 3,

the extraction unit extracts, as a subject person, a cared person who has a room for improving a care action for the cared person, from among the cared persons, based on whether or not the information on the cared person satisfies a predetermined condition.

5. The output device of any one of claims 2 to 4,

the output unit outputs, as the information on the subject person, information indicating a measure for improving a behavior related to excretion of the subject person.

6. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 5,

the output unit outputs the information of each subject person in an order corresponding to a priority for discussing the nursing behavior of the subject person based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit.

7. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 6,

the output unit outputs statistical information about the subject person.

8. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 7,

the output unit outputs information indicating a chronological transition of the subject person.

9. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 8,

the output unit outputs information on the absorbent article used by the subject person as information on the subject person.

10. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 9,

the acquisition section reacquires the information on the cared person after performing the measure based on the information output by the output section,

the extraction unit re-extracts the subject person based on the re-acquired information,

the output unit outputs information obtained by comparing the information about the subject extracted by the extraction unit in the past with the information about the subject newly extracted by the extraction unit.

11. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 10,

the acquisition unit acquires information on caretakers in a plurality of facilities,

the extraction unit extracts the subject person among cared persons in each facility,

the output unit outputs information on the subject person in each facility, and outputs information on each facility compared based on the information on the subject person in the plurality of facilities.

12. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 11,

the output unit outputs an index value based on the information on the subject person, the index value indicating the quality of life of the subject person.

13. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 12,

the acquisition unit acquires, as the information on the cared-receiver, a history of behavior related to excretion of the cared-receiver.

14. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 13,

the acquisition unit acquires information on a usage mode of the absorbent article used by the cared person as information on the cared person.

15. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 14,

the acquisition unit acquires information indicating an action that the cared-subject can perform as information about the cared-subject.

16. The output device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized by having:

a collection section that collects information of a subject person whose behavior relating to excretion is improved by a measure based on the information output by the output section, among the subject persons; and

a learning unit that causes a model to learn characteristics of the information of the target person collected by the collection unit,

wherein the extraction unit extracts the subject person among the cared persons by using a model obtained by learning by the learning unit.

17. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 16,

the output unit outputs a radar map showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating predetermined indices related to excretion care based on the information on the subject extracted by the extraction unit among the information related to the cared-receiver.

18. The output device of claim 17,

the output unit outputs a radar map showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating the predetermined indexes based on the information on the target person for a predetermined period, and a radar map showing evaluation values obtained by evaluating the predetermined indexes based on the information on the target person for a predetermined period before the predetermined period.

19. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 18,

the output unit outputs, as the information on the target person, person number information on the number of the target persons who have received skin care associated with excretion.

20. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 19,

the output unit outputs, as the information on the target person, person-number information on the number of the target person whose stool state is a predetermined state.

21. The output device of claim 19 or 20,

the output unit outputs information indicating a chronological transition of the number of people information.

22. The output device of any one of claims 1 to 21,

when a product used by a facility as an acquisition source from which information on the cared-receiver is acquired is not a product of a predetermined manufacturer, the output unit outputs, as information on the subject person in the facility, information other than information that changes depending on a manufacturer of the product, among the information on the subject person.

23. An output method executed by an output device, the output method comprising:

an acquisition step of acquiring information on a person to be cared;

an extraction step of extracting a subject who is a subject of discussion of a nursing behavior among the cared subjects, based on the information acquired in the acquisition step; and

and an output step of outputting information on the target person extracted in the extraction step.

24. A storage medium storing an output program for causing a computer to execute:

an acquisition process of acquiring information on a cared person;

an extraction process of extracting a subject person who becomes a subject of caretaking in the cared behavior among the cared persons based on the information acquired by the acquisition process; and

and an output step of outputting information on the subject person extracted by the extraction step.