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Gerontological Nursing Lab
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A nursing lab that supports the lives and health of older adults living in their communities.
AboutAbout the lab
For older adults living their lives while receiving treatment.
The Gerontological Nursing Lab studies care and nursing that help older adults living in the community keep living independently.
Focusing on conditions in which the body weakens with age, such as frailty and sarcopenia, the lab studies rehabilitation and care that preserve functional ability in daily life.
The lab also works on nursing that prevents chronic illness and stroke from becoming severe, and on support for people who receive care at home and their families.
The lab values the health of older adults living while receiving treatment and the needs of patients in palliative care, and aims for a society in which teams can deliver better medical care and nursing.
Key terms
- Frailty
- A state in which the functions of body and mind weaken with age, just before a person comes to need nursing care
- Sarcopenia
- A state in which muscle mass and strength decline with age
- Palliative care
- Care that eases the physical and emotional suffering caused by serious illness and supports the quality of life of patients and their families
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies care and nursing that help older adults living in the community keep their functional ability for independent living. It also works on support for people who receive care at home and their families.
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- LecturerHironori Ohinata
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Hospice” truthseeker08 / CC0 (cropped)
- Care that supports the daily lives of older adults: “Elderly person holding a wooden cane while standing near a rustic background during daytime” Shixart1985 / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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