Visualization of a Healthcare Service by Physical Activity of Workers ’Tasks at a Long-term Care Nursing Home

摘要

A healthcare service was visualized by physical activity of healthcare workers ’tasks at a longterm care nursing home in Japan. Physical activity was measured by four healthcare workers using an activity meter. The workers ’tasks in healthcare services were quanti?ed by high-intensity activity of 3.0 METs (metabolic equivalents) or more, and by the relationship between physical activity and healthcare tasks. A higher workload for healthcare workers could be quanti?ed by the average physical activity and the cumulative time of high-intensity activity of 3.0 METs or more. Healthcare workers with signi?cant experience completed daily tasks effectively, but the tasks included high-intensity physical activity or a higher workload. In addition to observational methods, improvement of healthcare services should be considered by quantitative variables.