JP7161196B2 - Core body of hand-made model suitable for rehabilitation of oral cavity and swallowing function - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act On March 27, 2018, published in WP2-1, the 13th Japan Society of Kansei Engineering Spring Conference Proceedings published by the Japan Society of Kansei Engineering. Presented at the 13th Spring Conference of the Japan Society of Kansei Engineering on March 28, 2018. On June 21, 2018, announced on the website of the 65th Spring Research Presentation Meeting of the Japan Institute of Design. Corresponding address https://www. j stage. jst. go. jp/article/jssd/65/0/65_370/_article/-char/ja/ Corresponding address https://www. j stage. jst. go. jp/article/jssd/65/0/65_372/_article/-char/ja/ On June 23, 2018, announced at the 65th Spring Research Presentation Meeting of the Japan Institute of Design.

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a core of a hand-made model, and more particularly to a core of a hand-made model suitable for rehabilitation of oral cavity and swallowing functions.

In recent years, in Japan, the number of elderly people requiring nursing care is steadily increasing as the super-aging society progresses rapidly. In general, the elderly tend to have a lower swallowing function, but a lowering of the swallowing function increases the risk of aspiration pneumonia. The maintenance and improvement of this is an important issue.

Regarding this point, in response to a research report that consciously blowing (forced exhalation) is effective in maintaining and improving swallowing function, we gave residents toys such as rubber balloons, blowbacks, and blowguns to play with. There are facilities that practice programs such as forced exhalation in the Also, various devices applicable to such programs have been studied (for example, Patent Document 1).

A program that incorporates play as described above can be expected to have a certain effect on elderly people who maintain their cognitive functions in good health. However, in the case of elderly people suffering from dementia, interest in things is often waning, and it is extremely difficult to get them to actively participate in the above-mentioned play. There was a problem of lack of

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The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a core of a hand-made model suitable for rehabilitation of oral cavity/swallowing function.

The inventor of the present invention, while studying a method of rehabilitating the swallowing function of elderly people requiring nursing care, has found that even dementia patients who are less interested in things can use their own dolls. discovered that there is a tendency to have a strong attachment, leading to the present invention.

That is, according to the present invention, there is provided a core body of a hand-made molded article that incorporates an exhalation sensor for detecting exhalation.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, according to the present invention, rehabilitation of oral cavity/swallowing function using a core body of a hand-made model having a built-in breath sensor becomes possible. In particular, through a doll-making program using a core body of a handmade doll with a built-in breath sensor, it becomes possible for elderly people requiring nursing care (particularly patients with dementia) to undergo swallowing function rehabilitation.

The figure which shows the core body of the handmade doll of this embodiment. The figure which shows the structure of the module built in the handmade doll of this embodiment. A diagram for explaining the structure of the core body of the handmade doll of the present embodiment. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system including handmade dolls according to the present embodiment; FIG. A photograph of the handmade doll created in this experiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in the drawings. In addition, in each figure referred to below, the same reference numerals are used for common elements, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

Hereinafter, as one embodiment of the core body of the hand-made modeled article of the present invention, the "core body of a handmade doll" will be described as an example.

Currently, in facilities such as special nursing homes for the elderly requiring care (hereinafter sometimes referred to as facilities), programs such as origami, coloring, and handicrafts are widely implemented as part of recreation. It is assumed that the core of the handmade doll of this embodiment is used in a "doll making program" positioned as one of such programs.

FIG. 1 shows the core body 10 of the handmade doll of this embodiment. 1(a) shows a top view of the core 10, and FIG. 1(b) shows a front view of the core 10. FIG. The core body 10 of the present embodiment functions as a framework for a handmade doll, and is made up of seven corrugated paper strips (two gourd-shaped paper strips a, a, and 5) with slits formed at appropriate positions. It is formed by fitting together circular pieces of paper b, c, d, e, and f). The core body 10 has a portable size, and the completed doll is assumed to have a size that can be easily carried.

As shown in FIG. 1(b), the core 10 incorporates a module 12, an LED array 17 (light emitting means), and a small speaker 18 (audio output means). The housing of the module 12 is formed with an opening 13 for taking in exhaled air.

FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the module 12. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, module 12 incorporates microcomputer 14 , breath sensor 15 , and communication interface 16 .

The breath sensor 15 is a sensor for detecting breath, and is mounted at an appropriate position within the module 12 so as to detect breath introduced through the opening 13 . Note that the breath sensor 15 may be a sensor that detects changes in air pressure caused by the introduction of breath, or may be a sensor that detects sound generated when breath is introduced.

The microcomputer 14 has a function of receiving a sensor output from the exhalation sensor 15, detecting the introduction of exhalation, and recording data related to the detected exhalation. In addition, the microcomputer 14 has the function of causing the LED array 17 to emit light and outputting a predetermined sound from the small speaker 18 in response to detection of exhalation. Furthermore, the module 12 has a function of outputting the recorded breath-related data to the outside via the communication interface 16 . The communication interface 16 may be of either wired or wireless standard, or may be a network interface connectable to a network such as a LAN or the Internet.

The configuration of the core body 10 of the handmade doll of the present embodiment has been described above. Next, an outline of the "doll production program" using the core body 10 of the handmade doll will be described.

First, the space formed in the core 10 (the space surrounded by pieces of paper of corrugated cardboard) is stuffed with appropriate stuffing (for example, crumpled newspaper), and then the stuffing is attached to the corrugated board using paper tape or the like. fixed to the framework of the Here, when fixing the stuffing to the framework, the tubular body 19 for introducing exhaled air to the exhalation sensor 15 built in the module 12 is fixed. As a result, the core body 20 of the handmade doll as shown in FIG. 2(a) is completed.

FIG. 2(b) shows a perspective view of the core 20 of the handmade doll with the tube 19. FIG. As shown in FIG. 2(b), the tube 19 is positioned so that one end opening coincides with the opening 13 of the module 12, and the other end opening is the outermost portion of the core 20. As shown in FIG. It is fixed to the core body 20 so as to be exposed on the surface.

In the actual program, the core body 20 is made and prepared in advance, and distributed to each participant of the recreation (hereinafter referred to as the target person) who is to undergo rehabilitation of the swallowing function. assume that However, depending on the ability of the subject, if possible, the step of creating the core 20 may be incorporated into the program.

Subsequently, the assistant staff urges the subject to process the core body 20 as desired to complete the doll. The processing referred to here includes drawing a face on the head of the core body 20 with paints or color pens, and attaching colored paper torn into appropriate sizes to the core body 20 to dress the doll. is assumed. FIG. 2(c) exemplarily shows a matryoshka-style hand-made doll 30 completed by the subject's hand to the core 20. FIG.

When the doll making is finished, the assistant staff finds an appropriate timing and prompts each target person to insert a straw into the tubular body 19 of the hand-made doll 30 he or she made and blow breath into it. When the subject responds by blowing into the handmade doll 30, the subject's exhalation is introduced through the opening 13 of the module 12 and detected by the built-in exhalation sensor 15. - 特許庁Upon detection of expiration, the microcomputer 14 of the module 12 causes the LED array 17 to emit light and causes the small speaker 18 to output a predetermined sound.

The "doll production program" using the core body 10 of the handmade doll of the present embodiment has been described above. As described above, it is assumed that the handmade doll core 10 of the present embodiment is mainly provided to facilities as recreational kits for dementia patients. In this case, in addition to providing the set of the core 10 and the tubular body 19 shown in FIG. 1 as a kit, the intermediate shown in FIG. A mode to do is also conceivable.

Next, the rehabilitation of the swallowing function using the handmade doll 30 produced by the "doll production program" will be explained.

In daily life, care staff of the facility occasionally places the handmade doll 30 made by the subject in front of the subject and urges the subject to breathe into the handmade doll 30. - 特許庁

Here, even if a ready-made doll is placed in front of a dementia patient whose interest in things is waning, it would be extremely difficult to get them to pay attention to it. In the case of the hand-made doll 30 made with great care, even dementia patients tend to show a strong interest in it and have a strong attachment to it. Then, the dementia patient develops a deeper attachment to the handmade doll 30 through the act of placing the handmade doll 30 on his/her hand and looking at it, and through the experience of the reaction (light, sound) in response to blowing into the doll. come to have

According to the present embodiment, the attachment to the handmade doll 30 fostered in this way greatly contributes to the habituation of the action of blowing into the handmade doll 30 (forced exhalation), and as a result, the dementia patient's swallowing function rehabilitation will be realized effectively.

FIG. 4 shows a network system using a handmade doll 30 produced by a subject. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the module 12 incorporated in the handmade doll 30 is linked to the subject, and each module 12 is connected to the network 40, so that the forcing performed by each subject is determined. Data related to exhalation can be accumulated in the administrator's PC 50 or server 60, and the accumulated data can be graphed for functional evaluation, and progress management of rehabilitation can be performed based on the accumulated data.

As described above, the core body 10 of the handmade doll has been described as an embodiment of the core body of the handmade modeled object of the present invention. , is not limited to objects with human motifs, and the motif can be anything as long as it can be anthropomorphized. This is because it is believed that the work of adding eyes and mouths when creating an anthropomorphic object is a trigger to develop a strong attachment to that object. Therefore, as long as the motif of the hand-made object of the present invention can be anthropomorphized, it can be a living thing or an inanimate object, and can be real or fictitious. good.

In addition, the "core" of the hand-made modeled object in the present invention means all things that can be thought of as an unfinished modeled object that leaves room for modification with respect to the expected completed modeled object. .

In addition, the "core body" of the hand-made modeled object in the present invention does not necessarily have to have a framework in the shape of the finished product, and functions equivalent to the module 12, the LED array 17, and the small speaker 18 described above. In cases where clay is directly attached to a casing of any shape (cubic, egg-shaped, spherical, etc.) that incorporates do.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, as a usage scene of the core body of the hand-made modeled article of the present invention, rehabilitation of the swallowing function of an elderly person requiring nursing care has been described as an example. It can be applied to rehabilitation of oral and swallowing functions in general, which can be expected to be effective by continuously performing forced exhalation. Examples of such rehabilitation include rehabilitation for cleft palate, open mouth, and the like for children.

Although the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and other embodiments that can be conceived by those skilled in the art can be used as long as the actions and effects of the present invention can be achieved. , are within the scope of the present invention.

A program was conducted to create Matryoshka-style dolls for 12 residents of a special nursing home (2 men, 10 women, 2-4 nursing care needs). In this program, the core of the handmade doll of the present invention shown in Fig. 5(a) was distributed to each target person, and Japanese paper of various colors and parts of paper, eyes, and cheeks were provided to encourage the production of dolls. As a result, everyone was able to complete the work in about an hour. A part of the completed work is shown in FIGS. 5(b) and 5(c).

After the program ended, rehabilitation was attempted for 9 days using the created doll. Specifically, the nursing staff at the facility placed the dolls they had made in front of each subject during tea time and repeatedly encouraged them to breathe into them with a straw. As a result, all subjects were able to continuously perform the action of blowing into the doll.

In parallel with this, when we observed how each subject interacted with their own work (doll), more than half of the subjects remembered the doll they made, called the doll's name, They showed an attachment reaction by seeing the doll's expression and going to the doll's place by themselves. In addition, after the trial period of rehabilitation was over, most of the subjects took their dolls back to their rooms and displayed them next to the portraits of their family members.

In addition, two women (2-3 long-term care needs) were selected from among the program participants, taking into consideration their physical condition and cognitive ability. When one set of rehabilitation was performed a day for 30 days, both of them succeeded in performing rehabilitation for 30 consecutive days without missing a single day.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Core body 12... Module 13... Opening part 14... Microcomputer 15... Exhalation sensor 16... Communication interface 17... LED array 18... Small speaker 19... Tube body 20... Core body 30... Handmade doll, 40...Network, 50...PC, 60...Server

Claims (8)

It is used for the rehabilitation of the user, and is the core of the handmade model that the user creates,
Characterized by incorporating an exhalation sensor for detecting exhalation,The core of a hand-made object. characterized by comprising a tubular body for introducing exhalation into the exhalation sensor,
The core body of the hand-made shaped article according to claim 1. Characterized by incorporating audio output means for outputting audio in response to detection of expiration,
3. The core body of the hand-made molded article according to claim 1 or 2. characterized by incorporating a light emitting means that emits light in response to detection of exhalation,
The core of the hand-made model according to any one of claims 1 to 3. characterized by having a portable size,
The core of the hand-made modeled article according to any one of claims 1 to 4. characterized by a built-in function of recording data on detected exhalation,
The core body of the hand-made shaped article according to any one of claims 1 to 5. characterized by having a built-in function to output data related to detected exhalation to the outside,
The core of the hand-made model according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The shaped object is an anthropomorphic shaped object,
The core of the hand-made modeled object according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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