JP6754728B2 - Program, childcare support method - Google Patents

Description

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

Infants have insufficient verbal communication, which makes it difficult for those unfamiliar with childcare to know their condition. In particular, infants tend to sleep irregularly, and it is difficult to determine what to do to reduce sleep and night crying. Therefore, a means has been proposed that enables a child-rearing person to understand the condition of an infant by evaluating the quality of sleep according to the age (month) of the infant. For example, in Patent Document 1, the quality of sleep of an infant is determined by determining whether the sleep stage of the infant belongs to dynamic sleep, quiet sleep, or indefinite sleep, and comparing it with a standard value according to the age of the infant. The technology to do is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-197979

However, the sleep of an infant does not necessarily correspond to the age (month age), and there is a discrepancy between the standard value according to the age of the infant described in Patent Document 1 and the actual sleep state of the infant. May be. In such a case, it is difficult to grasp the exact state of sleep of the infant, and the child-rearing person (for example, a new mom who has little experience in child-rearing) may be wondering how to raise the child.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a child-rearing person with accurate child-rearing advice according to the actual sleeping state of the infant.

The main invention for achieving the above object is
From the sleep data acceptance process that accepts the input of sleep data including the time when the infant started sleeping and the time when the infant awakened from the sleep within a predetermined period, and the time when the sleep started and the sleep included in the received sleep data A sleep score calculation process that calculates a sleep score indicating the degree of sleep development of the infant based on the sleep / wake pattern of the infant obtained from the time of awakening, and a plurality of types of child-rearing advice regarding the infant's child-rearing are memorized. It is a program characterized by having a computer execute a child-rearing advice display process for displaying the child-rearing advice corresponding to the sleep score with reference to the child-rearing advice database.
Other features of the present invention will be clarified by the description in the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a child-rearing person with accurate child-rearing advice according to the actual sleeping state of the infant.

It is a figure explaining the childcare support system 1 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the terminal 10. It is a flow chart which shows the processing procedure of the childcare support (advice) operation which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a sleep data input screen 310. It is a figure which shows an example of the sleep data display screen 320 which graphed the sleep data. It is a flow chart explaining various processing performed in the childcare advice display processing (S104) of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of a child care advice database 121. It is a figure which shows an example of the child care advice display screen 330 displayed on the display part 14 of a terminal 10. It is a flow figure explaining various processing performed in the modification of the child care advice display processing (S104).

The description of this specification and the accompanying drawings will clarify at least the following matters.
The sleep data acceptance process that accepts the input of sleep data including the time when the infant started sleeping and the time when the infant awakened from the sleep within a predetermined period, and the degree of sleep development of the infant based on the received sleep data. A sleep score calculation process for calculating a sleep score indicating the above, and a childcare advice display process for displaying the childcare advice corresponding to the sleep score by referring to a childcare advice database in which a plurality of types of childcare advice regarding childcare for infants are stored. , A program characterized by having a computer execute.

Such a program provides parenting advice to the caregiver based on a sleep score calculated according to the actual sleep pattern of the infant. Therefore, it is possible to provide accurate childcare advice according to the developmental stage of sleep of each infant as compared with the conventional uniform childcare advice set based on the age of the baby.

In such a program, it is desirable that the plurality of the childcare advices are stored in the childcare advice database in a state of being divided into a plurality of stages according to the magnitude of the sleep score.

According to such a program, by using a childcare advice database in which multiple childcare advices are divided according to the size of the sleep score, childcare advice according to the stage of sleep development of infants is provided in just proportion. be able to. In addition, if the classification by sleep score is made finer, it becomes easier to provide optimal childcare advice according to the degree of sleep development of each infant.

In such a program, it is desirable that the childcare advice includes at least one of childcare advice regarding environment, sleep, diet, excretion, exercise, and play.

According to such a program, child-rearing advice can be received from various perspectives, so even a child-rearing person who has little experience in child-rearing can safely carry out child-rearing.

In such a program, it is desirable to visually display the input-accepted sleep data on the display unit of the computer as a graph.

Such a program allows the caregiver to visually see how much the infant is sleeping at what time of the day. Therefore, it becomes easier for the child-rearing person to objectively grasp the degree of sleep development of the infant.

In such a program, it is desirable to display the childcare advice and the graph at the same time on the display unit of the computer.

According to such a program, the child-rearing person can easily understand the contents of the child-rearing advice by visually observing the graph of the sleep data together with the child-rearing advice. For example, it becomes easier to visually recognize at what time of the day the infant should be taken for a walk and how much the infant's sleep pattern is reversed day and night.

In such a program, a childcare advice selected from the childcare advice database according to the magnitude of the sleep score is different from the childcare advice based on the age or developmental stage of the infant. It is desirable to have the computer execute the childcare advice change process.

Such a program tends to prevent the display of inappropriate advice for infants of a certain age. In other words, if the content of childcare advice selected based on the size of the sleep score is inappropriate in light of the actual age and developmental stage of the infant, reselecting the childcare advice will result in more accurate childcare advice. Can be provided.

In such a program, in the childcare advice database, a plurality of the childcare advices are divided into a plurality of stages according to the magnitude of the sleep score, and each stage is associated with a reference age and stored. In the childcare advice change process, the reference age associated with a certain childcare advice category selected from the childcare advice database according to the magnitude of the sleep score is the actual age of the infant. When the difference is more than a predetermined size, it is desirable to reselect the childcare advice from the category of the childcare advice database to which the reference age close to the actual age of the infant is associated.

According to such a program, it is easy to select childcare advice according to the actual age of the infant, and it is possible to more easily suppress the display of inappropriate childcare advice. That is, it becomes possible to provide more accurate childcare advice by modifying the childcare advice selected based on the sleep score in consideration of the actual age of the infant.

In such a program, it is desirable that the childcare advice classified into a plurality of stages in the childcare advice database is further divided into a plurality of stages according to the size of the reference age.

According to such a program, among the categories selected according to the sleep score, the childcare advice set in the category closer to the actual reference age of the infant will be preferentially selected. This makes it possible to provide more accurate childcare advice.

In such a program, it is desirable that the childcare advice includes childcare advice regarding outdoor play, and the childcare advice regarding outdoor play is displayed only when the sleep score is equal to or higher than a predetermined value.

According to such a program, it is possible to suppress the display of childcare advice that is not realistic and to prevent childcare troubles from occurring. For example, infants with a sleep score below a certain value are likely to have insufficient sleep development and have not grown large enough to play outside, so for such young infants, it is like playing outside. By preventing inappropriate childcare advice from being displayed, the occurrence of injuries and accidents can be suppressed.

In such a program, it is desirable that the childcare advice includes childcare advice regarding excretion, and the information on the diaper related to the childcare advice regarding excretion is displayed together with the childcare advice regarding excretion.

According to such a program, it is possible to provide the child-rearing person with information on what is necessary for practicing the child-rearing advice (for example, a diaper) at the same time as the child-rearing advice, which is more convenient for child-rearing support. It can be performed.

In addition, a sleep data acceptance step of accepting input of sleep data including a time when the infant starts sleeping and a time when the infant awakens from the sleep within a predetermined period, and a sleep development of the infant based on the received sleep data. A childcare advice display that displays the childcare advice corresponding to the sleep score by referring to the sleep score calculation process that calculates the sleep score indicating the degree of sleep and the childcare advice database that stores multiple types of childcare advice regarding childcare of infants. A childcare support method that has a process and is clarified.

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

=== Embodiment ===
<Structure 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 users (hereinafter, also referred to as “childcare workers”) with advice and the like regarding childcare. 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 wirelessly or by wire in real time. However, in the present embodiment, the terminal 10 does not necessarily have to be communicably connected to the sensor device 20, and the childcare support system 1 can be configured by the terminal 10 alone by downloading and installing the program. Is.
(Terminal 10)
The terminal 10 receives the information output from the sensor device 20 and the input of the information based on the input operation from the user (childcare worker or the operator of the terminal 10), performs various processes, and displays the result on the display unit 14. Display it. The terminal 10 is, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal. The terminal 10 of the present embodiment executes various processes (described later) related to childcare support by executing the downloaded program.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the terminal 10. The terminal 10 of this embodiment has 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 transfers data between each unit and controls the entire terminal, and is realized by the CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a predetermined memory. Further, the control unit 11 includes a sleep data reception processing unit 111, a sleep data display processing unit 112, a sleep score calculation processing unit 113, a childcare advice selection processing unit 114, a childcare advice display processing unit 115, and a childcare advice change. It has a processing unit 116 and a personal information input receiving processing unit 117. The specific processing operation in each part will be described later.

The storage unit 12 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory), which is a read-only storage area for storing programs and the like, and a RAM (Random Access), which is a rewritable storage area used as a work area for arithmetic processing by the control unit 11. Memory), and is realized by, 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 related to childcare advice is stored in the childcare advice database 121.

The input unit 13 is for a user (childcare worker) who uses the terminal 10 to input various data such as sleep data of an infant, and is realized by, for example, a tap operation on a touch panel.
The display unit 14 is a screen that displays various information based on a command from the control unit 11, and is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like.
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, the “infant” refers to a child before entering elementary school, for example, a child under 5 years old (60 months old). FIG. 1 shows an example in which the sensor device 20 is worn on the wrist of an infant. 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 target person, it is possible to continuously measure the activity amount (body movement amount) of the measurement target person (infant) for a long period of time. By analyzing the time-series changes in the measured amount of activity, it is possible to determine whether the infant is sleeping or awake, and to objectively measure the sleep start time and the awakening time.

<Childcare support method>
As a child-rearing support method using the child-rearing support system 1, a method of giving accurate child-rearing advice to a child-rearing person will be described. The childcare advice of the present embodiment is given using the childcare support program (hereinafter, also referred to as “program”) of the terminal 10.

First, the user (child-rearing person) makes initial settings on the terminal 10. When the program is started on the terminal 10 for the first time, the personal information input acceptance processing unit 117 displays the personal information input display screen (not shown) on the display unit 14 and accepts the input of personal information about the infant. The child-rearing person inputs at least the date of birth and the sex of the infant as personal information via the input unit 13 of the terminal 10. In addition, the infant's name and other information may be entered. When the personal information input acceptance processing unit 117 receives the input of personal information, the received personal information is stored in the storage unit 12. The entered personal information should be changeable / correctable later.

After completing the initial settings, it is possible to start the childcare support (advice) operation by the childcare support program. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of the childcare support (advice) operation according to the present embodiment.

When the childcare support operation is started, first, the sleep data acceptance processing unit 111 performs a sleep data acceptance process for accepting input of sleep data of an infant within a predetermined period (S101). The "sleep data" is data including the time when the infant starts sleeping and the time when the infant awakens from sleep within a predetermined period. The predetermined period is a period for evaluating the sleep and wake rhythm of the infant, and is a period of at least 1 day (24 hours), preferably 3 days (72 hours) or more. The predetermined period may be set in advance, or the period may be freely changed at the convenience of the child-rearing person. For example, the period may be automatically extended by inputting sleep data every day. Since the sleep time and timing of infants may vary greatly depending on the day, by setting a predetermined period as long as possible (for example, one week), the error depending on the day becomes small, and sleep data that matches the actual sleep / wake rhythm of the infant. Will be easier to obtain.

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 are input (transmitted) to the terminal 10 via a communication means using wireless or wired to receive sleep data. It is accepted as sleep data by the processing unit 111. By automatically performing the measurement using the sensor device 20, it is possible to acquire accurate sleep data without the trouble of the childcare worker.

On the other hand, the child-rearing person may manually input the 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. Encourage the child caregiver to enter sleep data. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing 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 child-rearing person inputs the date and time when the infant started sleeping in the sleep start time input unit 311. Similarly, the date and time when the infant woke up from sleep is input to the awakening time input unit 312. Then, when the input is completed, the sleep data is registered by pressing (tapping) the registration button displayed on the data registration unit 313. By repeating this input operation during a predetermined period, the sleep data of the infant can be acquired without using the sensor device 20. It should be noted that the input of the sleep start time and the input of the awakening time may be performed independently. For example, when the infant starts sleeping, the sleep start time is input and registered. After that, when the infant wakes up from sleep, the awakening time may be input and registered.

Subsequently, the sleep data display processing unit 112 performs sleep data display processing in which the sleep data received in S101 is graphed and visually displayed (S102). FIG. 5 is a diagram showing 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 above-mentioned "predetermined period". By being able to visually confirm how much the infant is sleeping at what time of the day, it becomes easier for the child caregiver to objectively grasp the degree of sleep development of the infant. For example, how long the nap time makes it easier to understand sleep problems during childcare, such as making it easier to wake up at night and making it easier to cry and sleep at night.

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, 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 as a method for calculating the sleep score. .. For example, a periodogram representing the sleep / wake pattern of an infant obtained from the initially input 24-hour sleep data (body movement data) is analyzed, and a 24-hour circadian rhythm is based on the amplitude of the periodogram. The strength of is calculated as a sleep score. Further, when the sleep data is input for 3 days or more, the sleep score may be calculated using the sleep data for the latest 3 days, or the sleep score may be calculated as an average value during the 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. That is, the sleep score is an index for measuring the degree of sleep development of infants by quantifying the degree of sleep / wake rhythm of infants. In general, humans live with a constant rhythm of going to bed at night and awakening at noon during the day (24 hours), and if the sleep pattern has such a regular rhythm, the sleep score will be high. It gets higher. Conversely, if the sleep pattern is disturbed, the sleep score will be low. For infants, if they often fall asleep and do not have enough sleep at night, or if they sleep too long during the day, their sleep score will be low and they will have less time to wake up at night. The longer you stay awake during the day, the higher your sleep score.

In this embodiment, the sleep score is calculated as a value between 0 and 10. When infants are young, their sleep scores tend to be low due to insufficient sleep development. Then, as the degree of sleep development increases as the age of the moon increases with growth, the sleep score tends to increase.

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

In the childcare advice display processing of the first embodiment, first, the childcare advice selection processing unit 114 determines a predetermined value based on the childcare score from among a plurality of types of childcare advice stored in the childcare advice database 121 of the memory unit 12. Select childcare advice (S141).

Here, the childcare advice database 121 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of the childcare advice database 121. The childcare advice database 121 stores various advices regarding childcare for infants. As the types of childcare advice, "environment", "sleep", "meal", "excretion", "exercise", "play", etc. are set. For example, in childcare advice regarding "environment", recommendations are made to childcare workers from the perspective of switching the brightness and noise level of the room between night and day. In addition, childcare advice on "sleep" is to rest the mind and body regularly, childcare advice on "meal" is to take nutrition regularly, and childcare advice on "excretion" is to change diapers regularly and guide them to the toilet. Make recommendations based on what you do. Childcare advice on "play" is aimed at working on the cognitive function of infants, and childcare advice on "exercise" is aimed at working on physical functions of infants. By giving childcare advice from multiple perspectives in this way, it becomes easier for childcare workers who have little experience in childcare to raise their children with peace of mind. Of course, childcare advice based on cuts other than the above six types may be stored.

In the present embodiment, the advice based on these is divided into five stages according to the size of the sleep score. In the example of FIG. 7, the case where the sleep score is 0 or more and less than 3 is the first stage, the case where the sleep score is 3 or more and less than 4 is the second stage, and the case where the sleep score is 4 or more and less than 5 is the third stage. , The case where the sleep score is 4 or more and less than 5 is classified as the third stage, the case where the sleep score is 5 or more and less than 6 is classified as the fourth stage, and the case where the sleep score is 6 or more and less than 10 is classified as the fifth stage. Multiple types of childcare advice are set for each stage. At each stage, at least one of the above-mentioned six types of childcare advice is stored.

The childcare advice selection processing unit 114 refers to the childcare advice database 121 and selects the childcare 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 childcare advices set in the second stage of FIG. 7 are selected. By classifying multiple childcare advices according to the size of the sleep score, it becomes easier to select childcare advices according to the stage of sleep development of infants in just proportion. In particular, in the childcare advice database 121 shown in FIG. 7, the size of the sleep score is subdivided into three stages between 3 and 6, so that the optimum childcare is performed according to the degree of individual sleep development of the infant. Can provide advice.

In the childcare advice database 121 shown in FIG. 7, reference ages are set in association with each category of the first to fifth stages. The method of utilizing this reference age will be described later.

Next, the child-rearing advice display processing unit 115 determines one or more child-rearing advice selected in S141 as child-rearing advice for the child-rearing person (S142), and displays the determined child-rearing advice on the display unit 14 (S143).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the childcare 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 has a childcare advice display unit 331, a sleep data display unit 332, and a related information display unit 333.

The childcare advice display unit 331 displays the childcare advice selected in S141. If there are many childcare advices to deal with the display, a plurality of childcare advices may be displayed by scrolling the childcare advice display unit 331. By checking the child-rearing advice displayed on the child-rearing advice display unit 331, the child-rearing person can objectively know what kind of child-rearing behavior he / she should take, and can carry out child-rearing 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. The child-rearing person can easily understand the contents of the child-rearing advice by visually recognizing the sleep data (graph) together with the child-rearing advice displayed on the child-rearing advice display unit 331. For example, if "Make a walk a daily routine" is displayed as childcare advice regarding exercise, refer to the sleep data (graph) to determine at what time of the day the infant should be taken for a walk. It will be easier. In addition, if the childcare advice "If the day and night are reversed, check and adjust the amount of exercise, walks, and play involved during the day" is displayed, refer to the sleep data (graph) to see the infant. Since it is possible to recognize at a glance how much the sleep pattern is actually reversed day and night, it becomes easier to plan the adjustment of exercise and walks.

The related information display unit 333 displays useful information for childcare related to the childcare advice displayed on the childcare advice display unit 331. For example, when childcare advice regarding "excretion" is displayed on the childcare advice display unit 331, the recommended diaper product information and the URL of the homepage introducing the diaper are displayed on the related information display unit 333. Child-rearing people can receive child-rearing advice and at the same time obtain information on things necessary for practicing the child-rearing advice (for example, diapers, powdered milk, etc.), so they can receive more convenient child-rearing support. be able to. In addition, the stress of the child-rearing person in child-rearing can be reduced.

As described above, 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, it is possible to provide more accurate childcare advice according to the developmental stage of sleep of each infant as compared with the conventional uniform childcare advice set based on the age of the baby.

In addition, since a plurality of childcare advices are set in stages according to the sleep score, it is possible to provide more realistic childcare advices. For example, among the childcare advices related to "play", the childcare advices about "playing outside" are 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 likely to have poor sleep development and not grow large enough to play outside. Playing such young infants outside may cause injuries or accidents, but if an infant with a sleep score of less than 5 is given advice on "playing outside", they have little experience in raising children. It is dangerous for the child-rearing person to carry out the child-rearing advice as it is. Therefore, "playing outside" is set as childcare advice at a stage where the sleep score is relatively high (4 stages or more).

In addition to "play", other childcare advice such as "meal" and "exercise" is also set according to the stage of the sleep score. For example, in childcare advice regarding "meal", advice on baby food is set up to a sleep score of 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). It is set. In this way, by setting appropriate childcare advice according to the stage of the sleep score, it is possible to suppress the display of childcare advice that is not realistic and to prevent childcare troubles from occurring.

<Modified example of childcare advice display processing>
The childcare advice display process (S104) of FIG. 3 can be modified as follows. In this modified example, childcare advice is determined and displayed by taking into account the data of "age" in addition to the "sleep score" of the infant. FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating various processes performed in a modified example of the childcare advice display process (S104).

As shown in FIG. 9, in this modification, first, the childcare advice selection processing unit 11 determines from a plurality of types of childcare advice stored in the childcare advice database 121 of the memory unit 12 based on the childcare score. 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 childcare advice according to the sleep score calculated in S103 is selected from a plurality of childcare advices stored in the childcare advice database 121 (see FIG. 7) in five stages.

Next, the childcare advice change processing unit 116 has a reference age (see FIG. 7) associated with each stage in which the childcare advice selected in S241 is set (classification of 1 to 5 stages in FIG. 7). By comparing with the actual age of the infant registered in the initial setting, 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 childcare advice database 121 represent the average ages of infants assumed to be applied to the childcare advice set at that stage. In other words, each childcare advice recorded in the childcare advice database 121 is set for infants who have reached the reference age corresponding to the childcare advice. Therefore, if the standard age associated with childcare advice and the actual age of the infant are significantly different, inappropriate advice may be displayed for the infant of that age.

For example, suppose that the fourth stage, "Let's play outside," is selected based on the sleep score of a 3-month-old infant. However, since infants aged 3 months are generally not yet able to walk, the childcare advice "Let's play outside" is inappropriate. Therefore, in the processing of S242, when the reference age and the actual age of the infant deviate from each other by a predetermined value or more (for example, 3 months or more), the childcare advice selected in S241 is determined to be inappropriate advice.

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

On the contrary, when the reference age associated with the category selected according to the sleep score is 3 months or more lower than the actual age, the child is shifted to the category one step higher and set to the category one step higher. The given childcare advice may be selected as new childcare advice.

In this way, the actual age of the infant is compared with the reference age associated with the childcare advice database 121, and if a difference of more than a predetermined value (3 months in the above example) occurs, the childcare advice is repeated. A selection is made. This makes it easier for the childcare advice to be selected according to the actual age of the infant, so that it is possible to suppress the display of inappropriate childcare advice. In other words, it becomes possible to provide more accurate childcare advice by modifying the childcare advice selected based on the sleep score in consideration of the actual age of the infant.

Further, in the childcare advice database 121 shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of types of childcare advice are stored in five stages according to the sleep score, but the childcare advice is further classified according to the reference age in the same division. May be divided. For example, in FIG. 7, the reference age associated with the second stage is 3 to 6 months, but in the second stage, the reference age is 3 or 4 months and the reference age is 5, It is divided into cases of 6 months, and some different childcare advice is set for each category.

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 a sleep score of 3.7 is calculated for an infant of 3 months of age, the childcare advice set in the second stage (reference age of 3 to 6 months) of the childcare advice database 121 is selected. At this time, childcare advice set in a category (3, 4 months) closer to the actual age of the infant is preferentially selected. In this way, more accurate childcare advice can be provided.

In addition, when changing the childcare advice, the "developmental stage" of the infant may be referred to in addition to or instead of the "age" of the infant. Here, the "developmental stage" of an infant is the degree of indicating the infant's motor function, diet, and intellectual / psychological development. For example, regarding motor function, can infants perform each item such as "neck sitting", "turning over", "sitting alone", "high high", "standing up", "walking alone", and "walking alone"? The degree of development is judged based on whether or not it is present. Similarly, regarding meals, "I started baby food", "I can eat by myself", etc., regarding intelligence, "I can speak words", "I can speak bilingual sentences", "I can make gestures such as bye-bye", "What adults say Judgment is made on items such as "I can understand" and "I can play with my friends". Of course, other items may be judged.

When making a judgment based on the "developmental stage" of an infant, first, in the initial setting, each of the above items is registered in advance as a part of personal information as to whether or not the infant is feasible. On the other hand, each of the above items is set as standard developmental stage information in association with each stage of the childcare advice database 121. For example, in the childcare advice database 121, it is set that "sit on the neck" and "turn over" are possible after the second stage, and "sitting alone" is possible after the third stage.

Then, in the process of S242 for determining the "age of the moon", the "developmental stage" is also determined (may be a process different from that of S242 at a young age). The method for determining the "developmental stage" is substantially the same as the method for determining the "age of the moon" described above. That is, when the standard developmental stage associated with the selected childcare advice and the actual developmental stage of the infant deviate from each other, it is determined that the selected childcare advice is inappropriate as the childcare advice for the infant. Will be done. For example, even if the childcare advice classified in the third stage is selected based on the sleep score and age judgment of a certain infant, when the personal information of the infant is referred to, "sitting alone" is still possible. If there is no state, it is determined that the "developmental stage" has not reached the third stage. As a result, in the subsequent processing of S243, the childcare advice is reselected. For example, if it is determined that the "developmental stage" has not reached the third stage, the childcare advice that is divided into the second stage is selected as the new childcare advice by shifting to the second stage, which is one stage lower. ..

The accuracy of the judgment can be improved by making a judgment in correspondence with the actual age of the infant and also making a judgment on the developmental stage. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide childcare workers with more realistic and accurate childcare advice.

When the process of changing (reselecting) the childcare advice (S243) is completed, 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 deviation of a predetermined age or more (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 (S242 is No), the childcare advice display processing unit 115 gives the childcare advice determined to be appropriate in S242 to the childcare worker. It is determined as childcare advice (S244), and the determined childcare advice is displayed on the display unit 14 (S245).

In this way, according to this variant, more accurate childcare advice can be given to childcare workers by making corrections based on the selection of childcare advice based on the sleep score, taking into consideration the actual age and developmental stage of the infant. It will be possible to provide.

=== Other embodiments ===
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above-described embodiments are for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not for limiting the interpretation of the present invention. Further, it is needless to say that the present invention can be changed or improved without deviating from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes an equivalent thereof. For example, the following modifications are possible.

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

Further, the childcare advice may be displayed on a screen different from the display unit 14 of the terminal 10. For example, a graph of childcare advice and sleep data may be displayed on a monitor of a personal computer connected to the terminal 10 so as to be able to communicate with the terminal 10. By using a large screen such as a computer monitor, it becomes easier to display information for the past few days side by side and to enlarge and display the graph of sleep data, making the childcare support system 1 more convenient. Can be enhanced.

Further, communication between the sensor device 20 (sensor unit) and the terminal 10 can be appropriately used. It may be possible to communicate directly with a local network such as a wireless personal area network (WPAN) or a wireless local area network (WLAN), or to communicate using a wireless wide area network (WWAN) such as the Internet. As a 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 treated as a computer together. As a result, even if the amount of information is large, rapid processing is possible.

Further, the above embodiment can be realized by causing the computer or microprocessor to execute the various processes described above by the program. In this case, all the processes may be prepared as a program, or some processes may be processed by the hardware and the remaining processes may be prepared as a program.

It is also possible to supply a program to a computer using a non-transitory computer readable medium with an executable program in which an executable program is stored. Examples of non-temporary 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 terminals (computer),
11 Control unit,
111 sleep data reception processing unit, 112 sleep data display processing unit,
113 Sleep score calculation processing department, 114 Childcare advice selection processing department,
115 Childcare Advice Display Processing Department, 116 Childcare Advice Change Processing Department,
117 Personal Information Input Acceptance Processing Department,
12 Memory
121 Childcare Advice Database,
13 Input section,
14 Display,
15 Communication Department,
20 Sensor device (sensor unit, actigraph),
310 sleep data entry 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 unit, 332 Sleep data display unit,
333 Related information display section

Claims (11)

A sleep data acceptance process that accepts input of sleep data including a time when an infant starts sleeping within a predetermined period and a time when the infant awakens from the sleep.
A sleep that calculates a sleep score indicating the degree of sleep development of the infant based on the sleep / wake pattern of the infant obtained from the time when the sleep is started and the time when the sleep is awakened, which is included in the received sleep data. Score calculation processing and
A childcare advice display process that displays the childcare advice corresponding to the sleep score by referring to a childcare advice database in which multiple types of childcare advice regarding childcare of infants are stored, and
A program characterized by having a computer execute. The program according to claim 1.
A program characterized in that a plurality of the childcare advices are stored in the childcare advice database in a state of being divided into a plurality of stages according to the magnitude of the sleep score. The program according to claim 1 or 2.
The childcare advice is a program characterized in that it includes at least one of childcare advice regarding environment, sleep, diet, excretion, exercise, and play. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
A program characterized in that the sleep data that has received input is visually displayed as a graph on the display unit of the computer. The program according to claim 4.
A program characterized in that the childcare advice and the graph are displayed simultaneously on the display unit of the computer. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
Change a childcare advice selected from the childcare advice database according to the magnitude 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 characterized by causing the 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 magnitude of the sleep score.
The reference age is associated with each stage and stored.
In the childcare advice change process
When the reference age associated with a certain childcare advice category selected from the childcare advice database according to the magnitude of the sleep score differs from the actual age of the infant by a predetermined size or more.
A program characterized in that the childcare advice is reselected from the categories to which the reference age close to the actual age of the infant is associated with the childcare advice database. The program according to claim 7.
In the childcare advice database
The program is characterized in that 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. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
The childcare advice includes childcare advice regarding outdoor play.
The program characterized in that the childcare advice regarding outdoor play is displayed only when the sleep score is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
The childcare advice includes childcare advice regarding excretion.
A program characterized in that information on diapers related to the childcare advice regarding excretion is displayed together with the childcare advice regarding excretion. A sleep data acceptance process that accepts input of sleep data including a time when an infant starts sleeping within a predetermined period and a time when the infant awakens from the sleep.
A sleep that calculates a sleep score indicating the degree of sleep development of the infant based on the sleep / wake pattern of the infant obtained from the time when the sleep is started and the time when the sleep is awakened, which is included in the received sleep data. Score calculation process and
A childcare advice display process that displays the childcare advice corresponding to the sleep score by referring to a childcare advice database in which multiple types of childcare advice regarding childcare of infants are stored, and
A childcare support method characterized by using a computer .

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