Atsushi Miyaji
ABSTRACT
In Japan, the demand for nursing homes is increasing due to the rapid aging of the population, while the shortage of caregivers has become a serious problem. This problem has been recognized as a social issue because it leads to an increase in the workload per caregiver. In response, we have been developing a platform that can easily collect nursing care activities in an effort to reduce the workload. In the process, we thought that the mental state (i.e., stress) of caregivers, which changes due to their care activities, might dramatically affect their work efficiency. The objective of this study is to obtain new knowledge for reducing the workload of caregivers by visualizing and analyzing his/her stress. In this paper, we ask caregivers to wear a heart-rate sensor, and measure objective stress indicators such as R-R interval (RRI) and low frequency (LF) /high frequency (HF) ratio obtained from each sensor, as well as subjective stress indicators obtained from questionnaires administered “before work,” “during lunch breaks,” and “after work.” To be specific, we analyzed and visualized the changes in stress associated with care activities based on psychological indicators of caregivers collected in an actual nursing home. As a result, we found that tended to increase during certain care activities and there were some relationships between those activities and stress indicators.
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- Analysis on Nursing Care Activity Related Stress Level for Reduction of Caregiving Workload
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