2014年から2021年までの日本における電気療法利用の傾向と年齢層別分析
Masamitsu Kido1, Anri Watanabe2, Takashi Nakamae2
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Inage Hospital, Chiba.
The journal of ECT
|August 29, 2025
まとめ
日本では平均10万人当たり69.2回の電気ショック療法 (ECT) が実施され,女性の割合がわずかに多かった. 一般麻酔下での入院 ECT (iECT- GA) は,50~59歳の男性と70~74歳の女性でピークに達しました.
科学分野:
- 精神科
- 神経学
- 医療サービス研究
背景:
- 日本における電気療法 (ECT) の利用に関する全国的なデータは限られている.
- ECTの使用パターンを理解することは メンタルヘルスサービスの計画に不可欠です
研究 の 目的:
- 日本 で の 電気 ショック 療法 (ECT) の 全国 的 な 状況 を 決定 する.
- 性別,年齢,管理の種類,麻酔の方法によって階層化されたECT使用傾向を分析する.
主な方法:
- 2014年から2021年までの日本全国の領収書データベースを利用した.
- 年間平均ECTセッションを10万人あたりで計算し,人口統計によって層分けした.
- ジョンヒア・テルプストラテストやポアソン回帰を用いて,年齢特有のピークパターンを分析した.
主要な成果:
- 合計7万621回のECTセッションが記録され,平均10万人当たり69.2回のセッションでした.
- わずかな女性の優位性 (男性と女性の比率1. 4) が観察された.
- 一般麻酔下での入院ECT (iECT- GA) は,50~59歳の男性と70~74歳の女性でピーク使用率で安定した年間傾向を示しました.
結論:
- 典型的なセッション数を考えると,年間10万人に5. 8~11. 5人の患者がECTを受けています.
- iECT-GAの 性別別別の人口学的ピークは,独特の利用パターンを示唆しています.
- この研究は,日本におけるECTの使用の予備的な概要を提示し,アジアにおける精神衛生研究に貢献しています.
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