タナカ　マサヒロ   TANAKA, Masahiro   田中　将裕 健康科学部 リハビリテーション学科 助教
発表年月日	2024/11
発表テーマ	Effects and safety of a self-training program using a reaching robot on sitting balance: a preliminary study on young healthy adults.
発表学会名	The 8th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Comgress, 2024
主催者	Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Regional Group
学会区分	国際学会
発表形式	ポスター
単独共同区分	共同
国名	日本
開催地名	北海道札幌市
開催期間	2024/11/06～2024/11/09
発表者・共同発表者	◎Masahiro Tanaka, Tomokazu Noma
概要	Introduction: Many chronic stroke patients in long-term care facilities have impaired sitting balance. In previous studies, center-of-gravity transfer training with reaching movements of the upper limbs has been widely used as an approach to improve sitting balance. Rehabilitation in care facilities requires ingenuity in securing opportunities and time due to the insurance system and staffing issues. In this study, we developed a self-training program using an upper limb reaching robot. Objectives: We aimed to clarify the effect on the sitting balance and safety of the program for young healthy adults. Methods: Participants completed four different self-training programs using the upper limb reaching robot (CoCoroe AR2) three times a week for two weeks. The sitting stability limit, sitting index of postural stability, trunk flexion muscle strength, and sitting Functional Reach Test (FRT) were measured before and after the intervention. Safety was verified by confirming the occurrence of pain and the degree of fatigue both orally and by observation. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee (Approval No.: 21-004) Results: The sitting stability limit, trunk flexion muscle strength, and sitting FRT were significantly increased. There were no complaints of other adverse events, although some patients reported mild fatigue. Conclusion: The results suggested that the self-training program could be a potential intervention method to improve sitting balance with a limited number of personnel, while guaranteeing the amount of training. Future research should be conducted on healthy elderly people and chronic stroke patients.