Care support system using the information technology, cellular phone function for bedridden old men and women.

在日本，卧床不起的老年男女的数量正在增加。家里有照顾的负担。我们研究了资讯科技在卧床老人护理支援系统中的应用。我们以鸟取县的Nichinan-cho TOWNS-NET为例。我们走访了3个安装了护理支持系统设备的家庭，并对其使用情况进行了调查。对日南町3000名60岁以上老年男女进行了信息技术使用情况问卷调查。并对利用信息技术改进护理支持系统进行了研究。问卷调查显示信息技术使用率较低。60-75岁人群的手机使用率为20%。将随身携带的血压计测得的血压、脉搏等活体信息，除静态图片信息外，还能有效地传输到被护理者的手机上。

The number of bedridden old men and women is increasing in Japan. There is a care burden in the household. We examined application of the information technology to care support system for bedridden old men and women. We took up Nichinan-cho TOWNS-NET in Tottori prefecture as a model case. We visited 3 families where a device of care support system was installed as a model case and investigated about those use conditions. Questionnaire investigation about the information technology use was carried out for 3000 old men and women of 60 years and more in Nichinan-cho. And, we studied on the improvement of care support system using information technology. Information technology use rate was low by the questionnaire investigation. A cellular phone use rate was 20% in subjects of 60-75 years old. It is effective that living body information such as blood pressure and pulse measured by carrying tonometer is transmitted to the cellular phone of the care person in addition to the still picture information.