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In the 1970s, lifts were imported from Europe into Japan. The first domestic lifts were produced in the 1990s, but their utilisation was extremely limited. The Australian “no lifting policy” movement was introduced in 2008, which led to lifts becoming more widely known in Japan. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) promoted the use of lifts in nursing homes to cope with the risks of low back pain associated with lifting users. The national joint project of developing care robots, conducted by the MHLW and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) from 2013 to 2017, included care robots for transfers. However, manual lifting by care staff is still common in nursing homes, and the implementation of lifts remains uncertain. We conducted an interview study with 16 nursing homes that can be considered good practices in the operation of lifts. This paper reports the results of interviews that explore future challenges in the implementation of lifts in Japan.

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A Study on the Implementation of Lifts in Nursing Homes in Japan

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年

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  • Nodoka Yamauchi,
  • Isamu Kajitani

摘要

In the 1970s, lifts were imported from Europe into Japan. The first domestic lifts were produced in the 1990s, but their utilisation was extremely limited. The Australian “no lifting policy” movement was introduced in 2008, which led to lifts becoming more widely known in Japan. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) promoted the use of lifts in nursing homes to cope with the risks of low back pain associated with lifting users. The national joint project of developing care robots, conducted by the MHLW and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) from 2013 to 2017, included care robots for transfers. However, manual lifting by care staff is still common in nursing homes, and the implementation of lifts remains uncertain. We conducted an interview study with 16 nursing homes that can be considered good practices in the operation of lifts. This paper reports the results of interviews that explore future challenges in the implementation of lifts in Japan.