JP2019010417A - Program and child care support method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a proper child care advice to a person who cares a child, according to an actual sleep state of an infant.SOLUTION: A program is configured to cause a computer to execute: sleep data reception processing for receiving an input of sleep data including a time when an infant started sleep and a time when an infant woke up from sleep in a prescribed period; sleep score calculation processing for, based on the received sleep data, calculating a sleep score indicating a degree of growth of the infant; and child care advice display processing for referring to a child care advice database in which plural kinds of child care advices related to child care for infants are stored, for displaying the child care advice corresponding to the sleep score.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a program and a childcare support method.

  Infants have poor verbal communication, so it is difficult for those who are unaccustomed to childcare to know the infant's condition. In particular, infants are likely to sleep irregularly, and it is difficult to determine how to sleep and reduce night crying. In view of this, a means has been proposed for evaluating the quality of sleep according to the age (month age) of an infant so that a child-raising person can grasp the state of the infant. For example, Patent Document 1 determines whether an infant's sleep stage belongs to dynamic sleep, static sleep, or indeterminate sleep, and determines the quality of infant's sleep by comparing with a standard value corresponding to the age of the infant. Techniques to do this are disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-1987

  However, infant sleep does not necessarily correspond to age (month age), and a wrinkle occurs between the standard value according to the age of the infant described in Patent Document 1 and the actual sleep state of the infant. There may be. In such a case, it is difficult to grasp the exact state of the infant's sleep, and a child-care worker (for example, a new mama who has little child-rearing experience) may be at a loss as to how to raise a child.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above problems, and the place made into the objective is to provide the childcare person with the exact childcare advice according to the actual sleep state of the infant.

The main invention for achieving the above object is:
Sleep data reception processing for receiving input of sleep data including a time at which the infant started to sleep within a predetermined period and a time at which the infant awakened from the sleep, and a degree of sleep development of the infant based on the received sleep data A sleep score calculation process for calculating a sleep score, and a childcare advice display process for displaying the childcare advice corresponding to the sleep score with reference to a childcare advice database in which a plurality of types of childcare advice relating to childcare of infants are stored. Is a program that causes a computer to execute.
Other features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the exact childcare advice according to the infant's actual sleep state can be provided to a childcare person.

It is a figure explaining the childcare support system 1 concerning this embodiment. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a terminal 10. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the childcare assistance (advice) operation | movement concerning this embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of the sleep data input screen. It is a figure showing an example of the sleep data display screen 320 which graphed sleep data. It is a flowchart explaining the various processes performed in the childcare advice display process (S104) of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of the childcare advice database. It is a figure showing an example of the childcare advice display screen 330 displayed on the display part 14 of the terminal 10. FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the various processes performed in the modification of a childcare advice display process (S104).

At least the following matters will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.
Sleep data reception processing for receiving input of sleep data including a time at which the infant started to sleep within a predetermined period and a time at which the infant awakened from the sleep, and a degree of sleep development of the infant based on the received sleep data A sleep score calculation process for calculating a sleep score, and a childcare advice display process for displaying the childcare advice corresponding to the sleep score with reference to a childcare advice database in which a plurality of types of childcare advice relating to childcare of infants are stored. , Which causes a computer to execute.

  According to such a program, childcare advice is provided to the childcare person based on the sleep score calculated according to the actual sleep pattern of the infant. Therefore, as compared with the conventional uniform childcare advice set based on the age, it is possible to provide accurate childcare advice according to the developmental stage of sleep of each infant.

  In this program, it is preferable that the plurality of child-care advices are stored in the child-care advice database in a state of being divided into a plurality of stages according to the size of the sleep score.

  According to such a program, by using a childcare advice database in which a plurality of childcare advices are classified according to the size of the sleep score, childcare advice according to the stage of sleep development of infants can be provided without excess or deficiency. be able to. In addition, if the classification based on the sleep score is made finer, it becomes easier to provide optimal childcare advice according to the degree of sleep development of each infant.

  In this program, it is preferable that the child-care advice includes at least one of environment-related advice regarding environment, sleep, meals, excretion, exercise, and play.

  According to such a program, since childcare advice can be received from various aspects, even a childcare person who has little experience in childcare can raise a child safely.

  In this program, it is desirable to visually display the sleep data that has been accepted as a graph on the display unit of the computer.

  According to such a program, the childcare person can visually confirm how much the infant sleeps in what time zone during the day. Therefore, it becomes easy for the childcare person to objectively grasp the degree of sleep development of the infant.

  In this program, it is desirable to display the childcare advice and the graph simultaneously on the display unit of the computer.

  According to such a program, the childcare person can understand the contents of the childcare advice more easily by visually checking the sleep data graph together with the childcare advice. For example, it is easy to visually recognize at what time of day a baby should walk and how much the sleep pattern of the baby is reversed.

  In this program, the childcare advice selected from the childcare advice database according to the size of the sleep score is different from the childcare advice based on the age or developmental stage of the infant. It is desirable to cause the computer to execute a childcare advice change process to be changed to

  According to such a program, it is easy to suppress the display of inappropriate advice for an infant of a certain age. In other words, if the content of the child-care advice selected based on the size of the sleep score is inappropriate in light of the actual age and developmental stage of the infant, more appropriate child-care advice can be obtained by reselecting the child-care advice. Can be provided.

  In this program, the childcare advice database includes a plurality of childcare advices divided into a plurality of stages according to the size of the sleep score, and each stage is associated with a reference age. In the childcare advice change process, the reference age associated with a category of childcare advice selected from the childcare advice database according to the size of the sleep score is the actual age of the infant. When the difference is greater than a predetermined size, it is desirable to reselect the child-care advice from a category in the child-care advice database that is associated with the reference age that is close to the actual age of the infant.

  According to such a program, it is easy to select child-care advice in accordance with the actual age of the infant, and it is possible to more easily suppress the display of inappropriate child-care advice. That is, the childcare advice selected based on the sleep score is corrected in consideration of the actual age of the infant, so that more accurate childcare advice can be provided.

  In this program, it is preferable that the child-care advice divided into a plurality of levels in the child-care advice database is further classified into a plurality of levels according to the size of the reference age.

  According to such a program, parenting advice set in a category closer to the actual reference age of the infant among the categories selected according to the sleep score is preferentially selected. Thereby, child care advice with higher accuracy can be provided.

  In this program, it is preferable that the child-care advice includes child-care advice related to outside play, and the child-care advice related to outside play is displayed only when the sleep score is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

  According to such a program, it is possible to suppress display of child-care advice that is not realistic, and to make it difficult for child-care trouble to occur. For example, an infant with a sleep score less than a predetermined value is not sufficiently developed to sleep and is not likely to grow large enough to play outside. By preventing inappropriate childcare advice from being displayed, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of injuries and accidents.

  In this program, it is preferable that the child-care advice includes child-care advice regarding excretion, and information on diapers related to the child-care advice related to excretion is displayed together with the child-care advice related to excretion.

  According to such a program, it is possible to provide information on necessary items (for example, diapers) when practicing the childcare advice together with the childcare advice to the childcare worker at the same time. It can be performed.

  In addition, a sleep data receiving step for receiving an input of sleep data including a time at which the infant started sleeping within a predetermined period and a time at which the infant awakened from the sleep, and the sleep development of the infant based on the received sleep data A sleep score calculation step for calculating a sleep score indicating the degree of childcare, and a childcare advice display that displays the childcare advice corresponding to the sleep score with reference to a childcare advice database that stores a plurality of types of childcare advice regarding childcare of infants A childcare support method having a process is clarified.

  According to such a childcare support method, childcare support (childcare advice) is provided to the childcare person based on the sleep score calculated according to the actual sleep pattern of the infant. Therefore, as compared with the conventional uniform childcare advice set based on the age, it is possible to provide accurate childcare advice according to the developmental stage of sleep of each infant.

=== Embodiment ===
<Configuration of childcare support system>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a childcare support system 1 according to the present embodiment. The childcare support system 1 provides advice and the like regarding childcare to a user (hereinafter also referred to as “childcare worker”). The childcare support system 1 includes a terminal (computer) 10 and a sensor device (actigraph) 20. Communication between the terminal 10 and the sensor device 20 can be performed in real time by wireless or wired. However, in the present embodiment, the terminal 10 is not necessarily connected to the sensor device 20 so as to be communicable, and the childcare support system 1 can be configured by the terminal 10 alone by downloading and installing a program. It is.
(Terminal 10)
The terminal 10 receives input of information output from the sensor device 20 and information based on an input operation from a user (childcare worker or operator of the terminal 10), performs various processes, and displays the result on the display unit 14. Display. The terminal 10 is, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal. The terminal 10 according to the present embodiment executes various processes (described later) related to childcare support by executing the downloaded program.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the terminal 10. The terminal 10 according to the present embodiment includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, and a communication unit 15.

  The control unit 11 exchanges data between each unit and controls the entire terminal, and is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a predetermined memory. Moreover, the control part 11 is the sleep data reception process part 111, the sleep data display process part 112, the sleep score calculation process part 113, the childcare advice selection process part 114, the childcare advice display process part 115, and the childcare advice change. A processing unit 116 and a personal information input acceptance processing unit 117 are provided. Specific processing operations in each unit will be described later.

  The storage unit 12 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a read-only storage area in which programs and the like are stored, and a RAM (Random Access) that is a rewritable storage area that is used as a work area for arithmetic processing by the control unit 11. For example, a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk. The storage unit 12 in the present embodiment has a childcare advice database 121, and various information relating to childcare advice is stored in the childcare advice database 121.

The input unit 13 is used by a user (childcare worker) using the terminal 10 to input various data such as infant sleep data, and is realized by, for example, a tap operation on the touch panel.
The display unit 14 is a screen that displays various types of information based on commands from the control unit 11, and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD).
The communication unit 15 has a function as a receiving unit that communicates with the sensor device 20 and receives a signal.

(Sensor device 20)
The sensor device 20 is a device that is attached to the wrist or ankle of an infant and outputs various information acquired from the infant to the terminal 10. In the present embodiment, “infant” refers to a child before attending elementary school, for example, a child under 5 years of age (60 months of age). FIG. 1 shows an example in which the sensor device 20 is attached to an infant's wrist. The sensor device 20 is an example of a “sensor device for infants”.

  In the present embodiment, the sensor device 20 is a wristwatch-type sensor unit including an acceleration sensor, and for example, a known actigraph can be used. By wrapping the actigraph around the wrist or ankle of the measurement subject, it is possible to continuously measure the amount of activity (body movement) of the measurement subject (infant) for a long period of time. By analyzing the time-series change of the measured amount of activity, it is possible to determine whether the infant is sleeping or awake and objectively measure the sleep start time and the awake time.

<Childcare support method>
As a childcare support method using the childcare support system 1, a method for giving appropriate childcare advice to a childcare person will be described. The childcare advice of this embodiment is performed using a childcare support program (hereinafter also referred to as “program”) of the terminal 10.

  First, a user (childcare worker) performs initial settings on the terminal 10. When the program is started for the first time on the terminal 10, the personal information input acceptance processing unit 117 displays a personal information input display screen (not shown) on the display unit 14 and accepts input of personal information about the infant. The child-care worker inputs at least the date of birth of the infant and the sex as personal information via the input unit 13 of the terminal 10. Further, the name of the infant and other information may be input. When the personal information input reception processing unit 117 receives the input of personal information, the personal information input reception processing unit 117 stores the received personal information in the storage unit 12. The input personal information may be changed / modified later.

  When the initial setting is completed, the child-care support (advice) operation by the child-care support program can be started. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a childcare support (advice) operation according to the present embodiment.

  When the childcare support operation is started, first, the sleep data reception processing unit 111 performs a sleep data reception process for receiving an input of infant sleep data within a predetermined period (S101). “Sleep data” is data including the time when an infant started to sleep within a predetermined period and the time when the child awakened from sleep. The predetermined period is a period for evaluating the sleep and awakening rhythm of the infant, and is at least one day (24 hours), preferably three days (72 hours) or more. The predetermined period may be set in advance, or the period may be freely changed for the convenience of the child-care worker. For example, the period may be automatically extended by inputting sleep data every day. Infants' sleep time and timing may vary greatly depending on the day, so by setting a predetermined period as long as possible (for example, one week), the error due to the day is reduced, and sleep data that matches the actual sleep / wake rhythm of the infant Makes it easier to get.

  In the present embodiment, the sleep start time and the awakening time of the infant can be automatically measured by the sensor device 20, and input (transmitted) to the terminal 10 via wireless or wired communication means, and sleep data reception It is received as sleep data by the processing unit 111. By performing the measurement automatically using the sensor device 20, accurate sleep data can be acquired without taking care of the childcare person.

  On the other hand, the child care worker may manually input sleep data to the terminal 10 without using the sensor device 20. For example, when the sleep data reception process (S101) is executed, if the terminal 10 and the sensor device 20 are not connected to each other, the sleep data reception processing unit 111 displays the sleep data input screen 310 on the display unit 14. And encourage the childcare worker to input sleep data. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the sleep data input screen 310. The sleep data input screen 310 includes a sleep start time input unit 311, an awakening time input unit 312, and a data registration unit 313. The childcare worker inputs the date and time when the infant started to sleep in the sleep start time input unit 311. Similarly, the date and time when the infant wakes up from sleep is input to the awakening time input unit 312. When the input is completed, the registration button displayed on the data registration unit 313 is pressed (tapped) to register the sleep data. By repeating this input operation during a predetermined period, infant sleep data can be acquired without using the sensor device 20. Note that the sleep start time and the awakening time may be input independently. For example, the sleep start time is input and registered when the infant starts sleeping. Then, when the infant wakes up from sleep, the awakening time may be input and registered.

  Subsequently, the sleep data display processing unit 112 performs a sleep data display process in which the sleep data received in S101 is graphed and displayed visually (S102). FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sleep data display screen 320 in which sleep data is graphed. On the sleep data display screen 320, the time zone in which the infant is sleeping is displayed as a black belt on the axis representing the “predetermined period” described above. By being able to visually check how much time the infant sleeps in one day, it becomes easier for the childcare worker to objectively grasp the degree of sleep development of the infant. For example, how long the nap time is increased makes it easier to understand problems related to sleep during childcare, such as being easy to wake up at night and crying and falling asleep easily.

  Subsequently, the sleep score calculation processing unit 113 performs a sleep score calculation process for calculating a sleep score indicating the degree of sleep development of the infant based on the sleep data received in S101 (S103). As an example of the method for calculating the sleep score, the method disclosed in Jenni OG, Devoer T, Achermann P (2006) Development of the 24-h rest-activity pattern in human infants.Infant Behav Dev 29 can be used. . For example, a periodogram representing an infant's sleep / wake pattern obtained from the first 24 hours of sleep data (body movement data) is analyzed, and the circadian rhythm of 24 hours is analyzed based on the amplitude of the periodogram. Is calculated as a sleep score. In addition, when sleep data is input for three days or more, the sleep score may be calculated using the sleep data for the most recent three days, or the sleep score may be calculated as an average value during a predetermined period. May be calculated.

  The sleep score calculated in the sleep score calculation process is an index indicating whether the sleep / wake rhythm of the infant is regular or irregular. In other words, the sleep score is an index for determining the degree of sleep development of the infant by quantifying the degree of the infant's sleep / wake rhythm. In general, humans live at a constant rhythm of going to bed at night and awakening in the day of the day (24 hours). If the sleep pattern has such a regular rhythm, the sleep score is Get higher. Conversely, if the sleep pattern is disturbed, the sleep score is lowered. Infants often fall asleep due to frequent sleeps, or if they spend too much time sleeping at night, or if they sleep too long during the day, the sleep score will be low and the time to wake up at night will be reduced. The sleep score increases as the time spent awake during the day increases.

  In this embodiment, the sleep score is calculated as a value from 0 to 10. When the infant is young, the sleep score is likely to be low because the degree of sleep development is insufficient. And when the age of sleep increases as the age increases with growth, the sleep score tends to increase.

  Subsequently, the childcare advice display processing unit 115 performs childcare advice display processing for displaying childcare advice corresponding to the sleep score calculated in S103 (S104). FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining various processes performed in the child-care advice display process (S104) of the present embodiment.

  In the childcare advice display process of the first embodiment, first, the childcare advice selection processing unit 114 selects a predetermined number based on the childcare score from among a plurality of types of childcare advice stored in the childcare advice database 121 of the storage unit 12. Childcare advice is selected (S141).

  Here, the childcare advice database 121 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the child-care advice database 121. The childcare advice database 121 stores various advices related to childcare for infants. As types of childcare advice, items related to “environment”, “sleep”, “meal”, “excretion”, “exercise”, “play”, and the like are set. For example, in childcare advice related to “environment”, recommendations are given to childcare workers from the perspective of switching between room brightness and noise level during the night and during the day. The childcare advice on “sleep” regularly rests the mind and body, the childcare advice on “meal” regularly takes nutrition, and the childcare advice on “excretion” regularly changes diapers and leads to the toilet. Make recommendations based on what you do. Childcare advice related to “play” is intended to encourage the infant's cognitive function, and childcare advice related to “exercise” is a recommendation intended to encourage the infant's physical function. By providing child-care advice at a plurality of points as described above, it becomes easy for a child-care worker who has little experience of child-care to raise a child with peace of mind. Of course, child-care advice based on cuts other than the six types described above may be stored.

  In the present embodiment, advice based on these points is divided into five levels according to the size of the sleep score. In the example of FIG. 7, when the sleep score is 0 or more and less than 3, the first stage, when the sleep score is 3 or more and less than 4, the second stage, and when the sleep score is 4 or more and less than 5, the third stage When the sleep score is 4 or more and less than 5, it is classified as the third stage, when the sleep score is 5 or more and less than 6, it is classified as the fourth stage, and when the sleep score is 6 or more and 10 or less, it is classified as the fifth stage. Several types of childcare advice are set for each stage. In each stage, at least one kind of advice among the above-mentioned six kinds of childcare advice is stored.

  The child-care advice selection processing unit 114 refers to the child-care advice database 121 and selects the child-care advice set in the category based on the sleep score calculated in the sleep score calculation process (S103). For example, when the calculated sleep score is 3.7, a plurality of child care advices set in the second stage in FIG. 7 are selected. By classifying a plurality of childcare advices according to the size of the sleep score, it becomes easy to select childcare advices according to the stage of sleep development of infants without excess or deficiency. In particular, in the childcare advice database 121 shown in FIG. 7, the sleep score is finely divided into three levels between 3 and 6, so that the optimal childcare according to the degree of sleep development of each infant. Advice can be provided.

  In the child-care advice database 121 shown in FIG. 7, a reference age is set in association with each of the first to fifth stages. A method for utilizing this reference age will be described later.

  Next, the childcare advice display processing unit 115 determines one or more childcare advices selected in S141 as childcare advice for the childcare worker (S142), and causes the display unit 14 to display the determined childcare advice (S143).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the child-care advice display screen 330 displayed on the display unit 14 of the terminal 10. FIG. 8 shows an example of a screen displayed when the infant's sleep score is 3.7. The childcare advice display screen 330 includes a childcare advice display unit 331, a sleep data display unit 332, and a related information display unit 333.

  The child-care advice display unit 331 displays the child-care advice selected in S141. In addition, when there are many childcare advices to be displayed, a plurality of childcare advices may be displayed by scrolling the childcare advice display unit 331. By checking the child-care advice displayed on the child-care advice display unit 331, the child-care worker can objectively know what kind of child-rearing behavior should be performed, and can raise children with peace of mind. .

  The sleep data display unit 332 displays a graph related to sleep data similar to the sleep data display screen 320 (see FIG. 5) described above. By looking at the sleep data (graph) together with the child-care advice displayed on the child-care advice display unit 331, the child-care worker can easily understand the content of the child-care advice. For example, when “Adjust walking to daily routine” is displayed as childcare advice related to exercise, it is determined which time zone during the day the infant should take a walk by referring to sleep data (graph). It becomes easy. In addition, when childcare advice is displayed, “If you reverse the day and night, check and adjust the amount of exercise, walks, and engagement play during the day,” by referring to sleep data (graph), infants Since it is possible to recognize at a glance how much the sleep pattern actually reverses day and night, it becomes easier to plan exercise and walk adjustments.

  The related information display unit 333 displays information useful for childcare related to the childcare advice displayed on the childcare advice display unit 331. For example, when child-care advice regarding “excretion” is displayed on the child-care advice display unit 331, recommended product information of the diaper and a URL of a home page introducing the diaper are displayed on the related information display unit 333. Childcare workers receive childcare advice and receive information on things necessary for practicing the childcare advice (for example, diapers and powdered milk) at the same time. be able to. Moreover, the stress of the childcare person in childcare can be reduced.

  Thus, in the childcare support system of the present embodiment, the sleep score is calculated according to the actual sleep pattern of the infant, and the childcare advice is displayed based on the calculated sleep score. Therefore, as compared with the conventional uniform childcare advice set based on the age, it is possible to provide more accurate childcare advice according to the developmental stage of sleep of each infant.

  In addition, since a plurality of child-care advices are set in stages according to the sleep score, it is possible to provide child-care advice that is more realistic. For example, child-care advice regarding “playing outside” among child-care advice relating to “play” is displayed only when the sleep score is 5 or more (4 levels or more) (see FIG. 7). Infants with a sleep score of less than 5 are not likely to develop enough sleep and are not growing large enough to play outside. Playing such young infants outside may cause injuries or accidents, but if infants with a sleep score of less than 5 are advised about "playing outside", they have little experience in childcare There is a possibility that the childcare person may execute the childcare advice as it is, which is dangerous. Therefore, “play outside” is set as childcare advice at a stage where the sleep score is relatively high (four or more stages).

  In addition to “play”, other child-care advice such as “meal” and “exercise” is set according to the stage of the sleep score. For example, in childcare advice on “meal”, advice on baby food is set until the sleep score is less than 5 (3 levels or less), and advice on snacks is given when the sleep score is 6th or higher (5 levels or more). Is set. Thus, by setting suitable child-care advice in accordance with the stage of the sleep score, display of child-care advice that does not match reality is suppressed, and child-rearing troubles are less likely to occur.

<Modification of childcare advice display processing>
The childcare advice display process (S104) in FIG. 3 can be modified as follows. In this modified example, childcare advice is determined and displayed in consideration of “monthly age” data in addition to the “sleep score” of the infant. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining various processes performed in the modified example of the child-care advice display process (S104).

  As shown in FIG. 9, in this modified example, first, the childcare advice selection processing unit 11 selects a predetermined number based on the childcare score from among a plurality of types of childcare advice stored in the childcare advice database 121 of the storage unit 12. Childcare advice is selected (S241). The selection of childcare advice is the same as the process described in S141 of FIG. That is, a predetermined child-care advice according to the sleep score calculated in S103 is selected from a plurality of child-care advice stored in the child-care advice database 121 (see FIG. 7) in five stages.

  Next, the child-care advice change processing unit 116 includes reference months (see FIG. 7) respectively associated with the stages where the child-care advice selected in S241 is set (in FIG. 7, 1 to 5 stages). The actual age of the infant registered in the initial setting is compared, and it is determined whether or not there is a deviation of a predetermined value or more between the reference age and the actual age of the infant (S242).

  The reference ages associated with the first to fifth stages of the child-care advice database 121 represent the average ages of infants assumed as the application targets of the child-care advice set at that stage. In other words, each child-care advice recorded in the child-care advice database 121 is set for an infant who has reached the reference age associated with the child-care advice. For this reason, if the reference age associated with the childcare advice and the actual age of the infant are significantly different from each other, inappropriate advice may be displayed for the infant of that age.

  For example, it is assumed that the childcare advice “Let's play outside” in the fourth stage is selected based on the sleep score of an infant three months old. However, infants who are 3 months old are generally not ready to walk, so the childcare advice “Let's play outside” is inappropriate. Therefore, in the process of S242, when the reference age and the actual age of the infant are different from each other by a predetermined value or more (for example, 3 months or more), the childcare advice selected in S241 is determined as inappropriate advice.

  When it is determined that the selected childcare advice is inappropriate (Yes in S242), the childcare advice change processing unit 116 selects new childcare advice from the childcare advice database 121 (S243). That is, a process for changing the child-care advice selected in S241 to a different child-care advice is performed. As an example of a method for changing childcare advice, if the minimum value of the reference age associated with the category selected according to the sleep score is three months or more higher than the actual age, shift to a category that is one step lower Then, there is a method for selecting the child-care advice set in the one-step lower category as new child-care advice. For example, when the sleep score of an infant 8 months old is calculated to be 5.2, the child-care advice set in the fourth stage of the child-care advice database 121 in the process of S241 is selected. However, the reference age associated with the fourth stage is 12 to 36 months, and there is a difference of 3 months or more between the minimum value of the reference age (12 months) and the actual age of the infant (8 months). There is. Therefore, the childcare advice set in the third stage is reselected by shifting to the third stage, which is one stage lower than the fourth stage.

  Conversely, when the reference age associated with the category selected according to the sleep score is lower than the actual age by 3 months or more, it is shifted to a higher level and set to the higher level. You may make it select the made childcare advice as new childcare advice.

  In this way, when the actual age of the infant is compared with the reference age associated with the child-rearing advice database 121, if a difference greater than a predetermined value (3 months in the above example) occurs, the child-rearing advice is re-read. A selection is made. Thereby, since it becomes easy to select the child-care advice in accordance with the actual age of the infant, it is possible to suppress the display of inappropriate child-care advice. That is, the childcare advice selected based on the sleep score is corrected in consideration of the actual age of the infant, so that more accurate childcare advice can be provided.

  In the childcare advice database 121 shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of types of childcare advice are stored in five levels according to the sleep score. May be classified. For example, in FIG. 7, the reference age associated with the second stage is 3 to 6 months. In this second stage, when the reference age is 3 or 4 months, It is divided into the case of 6 months, and different childcare advice is set for each division.

  Therefore, the childcare advice change processing unit 116 may preferentially select the childcare advice set in the category closer to the actual reference age of the infant among the categories selected according to the sleep score. . For example, when the sleep score is calculated to be 3.7 for an infant 3 months old, the childcare advice set in the second stage (the reference age is 3 to 6 months) of the childcare advice database 121 is selected. At that time, the child-care advice set in the category (3 or 4 months) closer to the actual age of the infant is preferentially selected. In this way, child care advice with higher accuracy can be provided.

  In addition, when changing the childcare advice, the “development stage” of the infant may be referred to in addition to or in place of the “month” of the infant. Here, the “development stage” of an infant is a degree indicating the motor function, meal, intelligence and psychological development of the infant. For example, with regard to motor functions, can infants be executed for each item such as “sit down”, “turn over”, “sit alone”, “hi-high”, “stand up”, “walk around”, “walk alone”, etc. The degree of development is judged based on whether or not. Similarly, “I started eating baby food”, “I can eat myself”, etc. regarding intelligence, “I can speak words”, “I can speak two words”, “I can gesture bye bye”, “What adults say” "I can understand" and "I can play with friends". Of course, other items may be determined.

  When the determination is made based on the “development stage” of the infant, first, in the initial setting, whether or not the infant can be executed is registered in advance as part of the personal information for each item described above. On the other hand, the above-mentioned items are set in association with the respective stages of the child-care advice database 121 as reference development stage information. For example, in the child-rearing advice database 121, it is set that “neck sitting” and “turning over” are possible after the second stage, and “sitting alone” is possible after the third stage.

  Then, in the process of S242 for determining “month age”, the “development stage” is also determined (may be a process different from S242). The “development stage” determination method is substantially the same as the “month age” determination method described above. In other words, if the standard development stage associated with the selected childcare advice is different from the actual development stage of the infant, it is determined that the selected childcare advice is inappropriate as the childcare advice for the infant Is done. For example, even if the child care advice classified in the third stage is selected based on the sleep score and age determination of a certain infant, referring to the infant's personal information, “sitting alone” is still possible. If not, it is determined that the “development stage” has not reached the third stage. As a result, the childcare advice is reselected in the subsequent process of S243. For example, if it is determined that the “development stage” has not reached the third stage, the stage shifts to the second stage which is lower by one stage, and the childcare advice classified into the second stage is selected as the new childcare advice. .

  Judgment is made in correspondence with the actual age of the infant, and further the judgment is made on the developmental stage, so that the accuracy of the judgment can be further increased. Therefore, it is possible to provide the childcare person with accurate childcare advice that is more realistic.

  When the process (S243) for changing (reselecting) the childcare advice ends, the process returns to the process of S242, and the determination of the reference age and the actual age of the infant is performed again. As a result, when it is determined that there is a divergence greater than or equal to the predetermined age (S242 is Yes), the process of S243 is further repeated. On the other hand, when it is determined that the reference age and the actual age of the infant are smaller than the predetermined value (No in S242), the childcare advice display processing unit 115 gives the childcare advice determined to be appropriate in S242 to the childcare worker. The childcare advice is determined (S244), and the determined childcare advice is displayed on the display unit 14 (S245).

  As described above, according to the present modification, more accurate childcare advice is provided to the childcareer by taking into account the actual age and developmental stage of the infant while taking into account the selection of childcare advice based on the sleep score. It becomes possible to provide.

=== Other Embodiments ===
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, said embodiment is for making an understanding of this invention easy, and is not for limiting and interpreting this invention. Further, the present invention can be changed or improved without departing from the gist thereof, and needless to say, the present invention includes equivalents thereof. For example, the following modifications are possible.

  In the above-described embodiment, the child-care advice is displayed on the screen (display unit 14) provided in the terminal 10, but the terminal 10 may be provided with a speaker and notified by voice, music, light, or the like. Thereby, the childcare person can know the information of each notification, even if he / she does not always look at the terminal 10. Moreover, you may make it display a sound, a music, etc. with a screen display.

  In addition, child-care advice may be displayed on a screen different from the display unit 14 of the terminal 10. For example, a childcare advice or sleep data graph may be displayed on a monitor of a personal computer connected to the terminal 10 so as to be communicable. By using a large screen such as a personal computer monitor, it becomes easy to display information for the past few days side by side or to enlarge and display a graph of sleep data, thereby improving the convenience of the childcare support system 1. Can be increased.

  Communication between the sensor device 20 (sensor unit) and the terminal 10 can be used as appropriate. Communication may be performed directly with a local network such as a wireless personal area network (WPAN) or a wireless local area network (WLAN), or may be performed using a wireless wide area network (WWAN) such as the Internet. As the communication between the sensor device 20 (sensor unit) and the server via a network, the server may perform each process and data management, and the terminal 10 may be used as a display screen. At this time, the server and the terminal 10 can be combined and handled as a computer. As a result, even if the amount of information increases, it is possible to perform rapid processing.

  Moreover, said embodiment is realizable by making a computer or a microprocessor perform the various processes which the program mentioned above. In this case, all the processes may be prepared as a program, or a part of the processes may be processed by hardware and the remaining processes may be prepared as a program.

  In addition, the program can be supplied to the computer by using a non-transitory computer readable medium with an executable program stored therein. Examples of non-transitory computer-readable media include magnetic recording media (for example, flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), CD-ROMs (Read Only Memory), and the like.

1 Childcare support system,
10 terminal (computer),
11 Control unit,
111 sleep data reception processing unit, 112 sleep data display processing unit,
113 sleep score calculation processing unit, 114 childcare advice selection processing unit,
115 childcare advice display processing unit, 116 childcare advice change processing unit,
117 Personal information input acceptance processing section,
12 storage unit,
121 Childcare advice database,
13 Input section,
14 Display section,
15 communications department,
20 Sensor device (sensor unit, actigraph),
310 Sleep data input screen,
311 sleep start time input unit, 312 awakening time input unit, 313 data registration unit,
320 sleep data display screen,
330 Childcare advice display screen,
331 Childcare advice display section, 332 sleep data display section,
333 related information display section

Claims (11)

A sleep data receiving process for receiving an input of sleep data including a time when the infant starts sleeping within a predetermined period and a time when the child awakened from the sleep;
A sleep score calculation process for calculating a sleep score indicating a degree of sleep development of the infant based on the received sleep data;
Childcare advice display processing for displaying the childcare advice corresponding to the sleep score with reference to a childcare advice database in which a plurality of types of childcare advice relating to childcare of infants are stored,
A program characterized by causing a computer to execute. The program according to claim 1,
A plurality of the child-rearing advices are stored in the child-rearing advice database in a state of being divided into a plurality of stages according to the size of the sleep score. The program according to claim 1 or 2,
The childcare advice includes at least one of childcare advice regarding the environment, sleep, meal, excretion, exercise, and play. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A program for visually displaying the sleep data that has received an input as a graph on the display unit of the computer. The program according to claim 4,
A program for causing the display unit of the computer to display the childcare advice and the graph at the same time. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Childcare advice change for changing a childcare advice selected from the childcare advice database according to the size of the sleep score to a childcare advice different from the childcare advice based on the age or developmental stage of the infant A program for causing a computer to execute processing. The program according to claim 6,
In the childcare advice database,
The plurality of childcare advices are divided into a plurality of stages according to the size of the sleep score,
Each stage is associated with a reference age and stored,
In the childcare advice change process,
When the reference age associated with a category of childcare advice selected from the childcare advice database according to the size of the sleep score differs from the actual age of the infant by a predetermined amount or more,
A program for re-selecting the child-care advice from a category in which the reference age close to the actual age of the infant is associated in the child-care advice database. The program according to claim 7,
In the childcare advice database,
The childcare advice divided into a plurality of stages is further divided into a plurality of stages according to the size of the reference age. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The childcare advice includes childcare advice related to outside play,
The child-care advice regarding the outside play is displayed only when the sleep score is a predetermined value or more. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The childcare advice includes childcare advice regarding excretion,
A program for displaying diaper information related to childcare advice related to excretion together with childcare advice related to excretion. A sleep data receiving step for receiving an input of sleep data including a time at which the infant started to sleep within a predetermined period and a time at which the infant awakened from the sleep;
A sleep score calculating step for calculating a sleep score indicating a degree of sleep development of the infant based on the received sleep data;
A childcare advice display step of displaying the childcare advice corresponding to the sleep score with reference to a childcare advice database in which a plurality of types of childcare advice relating to childcare of infants are stored;
Having a childcare support method.

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