Formulation of a Pattern for Self-Help Projects of Mentally Retarded Adults to Prevent Obesity

我们试图制定一个模式，为自助项目的弱智成年人，以防止肥胖或改善肥胖相关的问题，与他们的机构工作人员的帮助。结果如下：从1997年开始，每年2次在养老机构和福利活动中心进行身体脂肪（%）、身体质量指数、腰臀比、血压的测量，并从2006年开始进行骨密度的测量。这就是我们如何详细了解智障成年人的肥胖和健康状况。我们把神奈川县的研究小组实际开展的“Tanosii Kenkou Gakusyukai（健康学习圈）”项目作为理想模式，并鼓励其他团体继承该模式。这种方法很有效，智障成年人开始帮助自己控制体重，预防与生活方式有关的疾病。 ...更多信息 由关心智障者生活质量的机构职员志愿者组成的“Tanosii Kenkou Gakusyukai”，以牙医和注册营养师为顾问，参加了研讨会。“Tanosii Kenkou Gakusyukai”的部分成员在东京的大学、福利工作活动中心和社区营养师研讨会上进行了演讲。这似乎使智障成年人和大学生以及成年人自己有可能相互了解和相互鼓励。我们请健康中心的营养师指导智障成年人如何控制体重和如何适当锻炼，受到热烈欢迎。因此，在营养师的帮助下，智障人士开始了他们的自助项目。我们与全国性的唐氏综合症患者及其父母自助团体日本唐氏综合症协会达成协议，在他们的同伴咨询师研讨会上发表演讲，并制作录像带出租。所有这些项目都使智障人士更加自信和积极。因此，我们的项目有很好的成功前景。少

We tried to formulate a pattern for self-help projects of mentally retarded adults to prevent obesity or to improve obesity-related problems with a help of their institution staff. The results are as follows :We have taken measurements of body fat(%), body-mass index, waist-to hip ratio, blood pressure at residential care facilities and welfare work activity centers twice a year since 1997.We also began to take a measurement of bone density in 2006. This was how we got to know in detail obesity and health status of mentally retarded adults. The results were informed to them and their family.We took up a project "Tanosii Kenkou Gakusyukai(a studying circle on health)" as an ideal pattern, which is actually carried out by a study group in Kanagawa prefecture, and encouraged other groups to take over the pattern. This method is working and mentally retarded adults are getting to help themselves to control their weight and to prevent lifestyle-related diseases.We developed a small cause-or … More iented meeting, which consisted of volunteers of institution staff who were concerned about mentally retarded adults' QOL, into the seminar with a dentist and registered dietitians as consultants.Some members of "Tanosii Kenkou Gakusyukai" made a presentation at a university, a welfare work activity center in Tokyo and at a seminar of community dietitians. This seemed to make it possible for mentally retarded adults and university students and also for the adults themselves to get to know each other and encourage each other.We requested a dietitian of the health center to advice mentally retarded adults how to control their weights and how to exercise properly, which are warmly accepted. Thus mentally-retarded adults began their self-help projects with the help of the dietitian.We agreed with Japanese Down Syndrome Society, nationwide self-help group of persons with Down syndrome and their parents, to make presentations at their peer-counselors' seminar and to produce videos for rent.All these projects have made mentally retarded adults get more confident and motivated. Thus we have a good prospect of success with our projects. Less