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- Uehata Yoko
- Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Yoshida Mikako
- Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Yabunaka Koichi
- Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Minematsu Takeo
- Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Tamai Nao
- Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Sugama Junko
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University
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- Sanada Hiromi
- Department of Gerontological Nursing/Wound Care Management, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- 側頭部の皮膚硬度と栄養状態の関連検討
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Abstract
The home care setting requires a quick, portable and non-invasive nutritional monitoring method such as skin hardness measurement. Nutritional status is reflected in the fat and muscle thickness in the temporal region, which could be evaluated by skin hardness. The aim is to examine the relationship of skin hardness of the temporal region to the fat and muscle tissue thicknesses, and then to nutritional status. A cross sectional study was conducted on 13 adults from March 2015 to June 2015. Skin hardness measurement was conducted by using a skin hardness meter, followed by fat, muscle, and total tissue thickness measurements using ultrasonography. Anthropometric measurements were used for nutritional assessment. Pearson’scorrelation test was used to examine the relationship between skin hardness and fat and muscle thicknesses, and then skin hardness and nutritional indicators. The skin hardness of the temporal region significantly correlated with total tissue thickness（r=0.782, p=0.002）and fat thickness（r=0.717,p=0.006）of the temporal region. The skin hardness also showed significant correlation with nutritional indicators such as body mass index（r=0.665,p=0.013）, arm circumference（r=0.682, p=0.010）, and calf circumference（r=0.618, p=0.024）. These results suggested the potential of the skin hardness measurements as an alternative indicator of nutritional status.
Journal
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- Journal of Nursing Science and Engineering
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Journal of Nursing Science and Engineering 4 (1), 49-57, 2017
The Society for Nursing Science and Engineering
