Influence of interaction among the elderly through amusement on their physiological function: One-month introduction at a day care service center for the elderly

• Kawabata Nami

  Department of Rehabilitation/Occupational Therapist, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University

• Miyaguchi Hideki

  Department of Human Behavior Science of Occupational Therapy, Health Sciences Major, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University

• Kunishige Masafumi

  Division of Occupational Therapy, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University

• Ishizuki Chinami

  Department of Human Behavior Science of Occupational Therapy, Health Sciences Major, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University

• Ito Yasuhiro

  Health Sciences, Fujita Health University

• Harada Toshihide

  Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima

• Iida Tadayuki

  Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima

Abstract

Objective: Amusement was introduced for one month and interaction among the elderly and its influence on their physiological function and sleep were investigated. Methods: The subjects were 9 elderly females (age: 89.0 ± 4.7 years old) who periodically visited a day care service center for the elderly. The survey was performed between October 2015 and December 2015. For the amusement, Blackjack was introduced. The survey period was comprised of 3 amusement introduction periods: pre-amusement, and one week and one month after amusement introduction. In each period, the heart rate (HR), sympathetic nerve activity (CSI), and parasympathetic nerve activity (CVI) were measured during amusement, and the difference in the salivary amylase level between before and after amusement was determined. The sleep efficiency and sleeping hours were measured at night of the days with amusement. Repeated measures one-way ANOVA was performed regarding the survey period as a factor and HR, CSI, CVI, sleep efficiency, sleeping hours, and difference in the amylase level as dependent variables. Results: Significant amusement-induced changes were noted in the CVI and salivary amylase level. These were significantly lower at one month after amusement introduction than those in pre-amusement. Conclusion: Amusement-induced laughing and regret or interaction through the amusement influenced their autonomic nerve system and they may have felt comfortable.

Journal

• Asian Journal of Occupational Therapy

  Asian Journal of Occupational Therapy 13 (1), 23-30, 2017

  Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists

Keywords

• amusement
• sympathetic nerve activity
• parasympathetic nerve activity
• salivary amylase

Details

• CRID: 1390001205108233600
• NII Article ID: 130006887038
• NII Article ID: 120006319919
• DOI: 10.11596/asiajot.13.23
• ISSN: 13473484
• ISSN: 13473476
• Web Site: https://hcu.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/195
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/asiajot/13/1/13_23/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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