202412Month7Day,8The 1st Kumamoto44The following is a study conducted on participants of Kizuna Cafe Carillon, run by nursing faculty and students, at the 10th Japan Academy of Nursing Science Academic Conference.2The research was conducted by2023The survey was conducted by the steering committee of the Kizuna Cafe. Data collection (questionnaire survey)2024Years3The presentation was held at Tsuki no Kizuna Cafe. The summary of the presentation is as follows:
Topic 1: The meaning of dementia cafés run by university faculty and students for local residents, their satisfaction and needs (oral presentation)
Contents: We investigated the significance, utilization, satisfaction, and needs of the Kizuna Cafe Carillon (hereafter referred to as the Cafe). The results revealed that the satisfaction of the Cafe participants was high, and that the Cafe functions as a place to provide health knowledge and interact with students, contributing to the health promotion of local residents. From the above, it was thought that the Cafe functions as an opportunity for local residents to go out, provide health knowledge, and function as a place for interaction between students and other participants, contributing to the promotion of health.
Topic 2: "The actual status of frailty risk and preventive behaviors among elderly people participating in dementia cafes run by university faculty and students" (Poster presentation)
Contents: We investigated the frailty risk status of elderly people who participated in the cafe and the actual status of frailty prevention behavior after participating in the cafe. The results revealed that many of the participants had knowledge about frailty, and began to practice healthy eating habits, exercise, and social participation after participating in the cafe. From the above, it was thought that participating in the cafe contributes to the prevention of frailty and the promotion of health in the elderly.
In addition, 12Month14At the Kizuna Cafe Carillon held on Saturday, the PowerPoint slides for topic 1 and the poster for topic 2 were displayed, and the store manager, Dr. Takada, reported on the conference presentation to the participants and thanked them for their research cooperation. As the participants looked at the slides and posters, they happily exclaimed things like, "That's amazing!" and "I'm so grateful!" Dr. Takada commented that he felt that there were more common topics to talk about with local residents and that awareness of the "Kizuna Cafe Carillon" place had increased.
The study results showed that the Kizuna Cafe Carillon, run by nursing faculty and students, is highly satisfying for participants, that participants look forward to interacting with students, and that participating in the carillon helps improve participants' health. We felt that these results were the result of the efforts of nursing faculty and students who planned and managed the carillon based on the needs of the participants. The participants of the Kizuna Cafe are also seniors in life for the students, and we feel that they have taught the students many valuable lessons through their interactions. We would like to continue to operate the carillon in cooperation with nursing faculty and students so that the Kizuna Cafe Carillon can continue to function as a place for participants to interact with each other and with students, a place that helps improve health and quality of life, and a valuable learning opportunity for students. We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to all the participants who cooperated in this study.
