Tetsuo Misawa

The Effects of Brushing Practice Using a TBP-Module with Good Real-Life Adaptability

Objective: The objective of this study was to clarify the learning effect of a tooth brushing practice (TBP) module resembling the oral environment developed to easily practice brushing of patients’ teeth.

Muscle-Training Effect Associated with Scaler Operation

Objective: In this study, since the gripping of the scaler is based on the gripping of the writing instrument, we examined the effect of training of the correct writing instrument’s gripping motion on the operation of the scaler.

Experimental study of assistant aids and new nursing method in nursing care work

This study seeks to evaluate the effect of regular and new nursing methods in nursing care work. Nursing care work often causes low back pain in nursing care worker. The principle of not lifting when transferring patients has been proposed as one way to prevent low back pain. This principle incorporates the use of the patients strength and assistant aids. A sliding seats and transfer boards have been proposed as assistant aids for the transferring patients. It is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of these assistant aids in preventing low back pain. Ten subjects performed two tasks in this experiment. Five were nursing experienced persons and five were the inexperienced. EMG results indicated that the new nursing method was less stressful than the methods. A questionnaire revealed that the new method was evaluated more highly than the regular method. Based on these results, we propose that a sliding seats and transfer boards be used in nursing care work.

Effects on Physiological Functions of Female at Night Shift

this study has one objective for making clear the ill effect to the physiological functions of woman. Consequently, many woman workers engaged in the night duty industry feel fatigue, and have a lot of possibility of getting menstrual irregularity. And, the change in life rhythm influences a maternal problem such as the lack of sleep due to child care and the maternal problem.