Caregiver burden and psychological status and their associations with sleep quality among family caregivers living with older people with dementia: A mixed method study.

This mixed method study evaluated caregiver burden and psychological status and their associations with objective sleep quality among seven pairs of older people with dementia (PWD) and their family caregivers (FCs). The Barthel index, the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), and conversations data with a virtual agent were used to assess caregiver burden, the Profile of Mood States (POMS) to assess the FCs' psychological status, and Nemuri SCAN to measure sleep quality. As a result, sleep duration was negatively correlated with POMS Confusion-Bewilderment and Vigor-Activity (VA), sleep efficiency was positively correlated with ZBI and negatively correlated with POMS-VA, sleep latency was positively correlated with POMS Tension-Anxiety, and wake after sleep onset was negatively correlated with ZBI and positively correlated with POMS Depression-Dejection and VA.

Comparison survey on family caregivers of older persons in Japan and Thailand.

Background: While rapid population ageing is occurring worldwide, its speed is especially prominent in Asian countries. In Asia, cultural diversity might significantly affect care burden; however, few studies have investigated the differences in care burden, and mental, physical and social conditions among Asian countries. This study aimed to clarify the situations of and differences in family caregivers (FCs) of older persons in Japan and Thailand, and evaluate the factors associated with care burden in both countries.

Individual Nurse-Led Active Listening Intervention for Spouses of Individuals With Depression: A Pre-/Posttest Pilot Study.

The current pre-/posttest pilot study investigated the impact of an individual nurse-led active listening intervention for spouses of individuals with depression (herein referred to as patients) on spouses' psychological states and patients' depressive symptoms. Sixteen couples participated in the study. Individual sessions were conducted over 10 weeks to help spouses express their thoughts and feelings.

Factors Related to Mental Health of Foreign Care Workers in Long-Term Care Facilities in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Comparative Study.

This study aimed to evaluate the factors related to the mental health of foreign care workers in Japan's long-term care (LTC) facilities and compare their results with those of native care workers. We conducted a cross-sectional survey covering 80 LTC facilities across Japan between August and November 2021. The survey mainly included mental health, workload, reward, sense of coherence, loneliness, COVID-19-specific factors and sociodemographic variables.

Effects of a virtual reality intervention on dementia care education among acute care nurses in Japan: A non-randomised controlled trial.

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a virtual reality intervention for dementia care education in Japanese acute care nurses. Non-randomised controlled trial was used to assess the effectiveness of the intervention pre- and post-intervention and at a 1-month follow-up. This study enrolled 20 and 19 nurses in the intervention and control groups, respectively.

Lifestyle factors associated with muscle quality in community-dwelling older people with type 2 diabetes in Japan and Taiwan: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), common in older people, is an important reason for muscle loss in Japanese and Taiwanese populations. However, little is known about the association between lifestyle behaviours and muscle quality. We aimed to compare the lifestyle behaviours of Japanese and Taiwanese older adults with T2DM and to the identify lifestyle factors associated with muscle quality.

Associations between psychiatric home-visit nursing staff's exposure to violence and conditions of visit to community-living individuals with mental illness.

Aim: Psychiatric home-visit nursing is key for providing medical services to community-living individuals with mental illness in Japan. However, little is known about factors associated with encountering violent incidents among psychiatric home-visit nursing staff during visits. This cross-sectional study examined associations between staff's exposure to violence and their visit conditions reflecting characteristics of individuals with mental illness.

Factors associated with the well-being of family caregivers of people with dementia.

Background: Improving the health and well-being of family caregivers of people with dementia has become an increasingly important public health and policy issue in China. The aims of this study were to clarify the factors associated with the well-being of family caregivers of people with dementia in China.

Methods: Data were collected from a sample of 132 family caregivers who volunteered to study and live together with people with dementia who had been treated as outpatients in three hospitals in China.

Testing the relationship between patient-related stressor, psychological distress, work engagement, job satisfaction and recovery attitude among psychiatric nurses in Japan.

Aims: To test the relationship between patient-related stressor, psychological distress, work engagement and outcomes (job satisfaction and recovery attitude) among psychiatric nurses in Japan. Specifically, we tested the following hypotheses: psychological distress mediates the relationship between patient-related stressor and outcomes and work engagement moderates the direct and indirect effects of patient-related stressor on outcomes.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Factors affecting the quality of dementia care at acute care hospitals: A cross-sectional study.

Aim And Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate which factors are associated with the quality of dementia care in acute care hospitals.

Background: The number of people with dementia who are admitted to acute care hospitals is increasing. Improving the quality of dementia care in acute care hospitals is an important issue.

Reliability and validation of the Positive Aspects of Caregiving scale among Japanese caregivers of people with dementia.

Objectives: This study aimed to validate the Positive Aspects of Caregiving(PAC) scale's psychometric properties among Japanese informal caregivers of people with dementia.

Methods: A cross-sectional research design was used. Data were collected from the Kinki region of Japan during January 2019 and July 2019.

Effect of Employment Status on the Association Among Sleep, Care Burden, and Negative Affect in Family Caregivers.

Objective: To examine the effect of employment status on sleep, care burden, and negative affect among family caregivers (FCs) at home.

Methods: An intensive longitudinal design was applied in which 25 FCs underwent in-home assessments for up to 56 days. At baseline, demographic data and employment status were collected.

Developing a social capital scale for family caregivers of people with dementia.

Although several scales have been designed to measure social capital, none have been specialized for caregivers of people with dementia, even though social capital is important in terms of continuing care provision. Therefore, we developed and validated a 17-item measure to assess social capital among caregivers of people with dementia. We assessed psychometric properties using responses from a questionnaire survey that included a draft of a social capital scale.

Association between sleep, care burden, and related factors among family caregivers at home.

Aim: Several studies have reported a negative correlation between depressive symptoms and family caregivers' (FCs) subjective sleep status. However, there is a paucity of information on the association between objective/subjective sleep status, care burden, and related factors.

Methods: Participants were 23 pairs of care receivers (CRs; M = 82.

Factors influencing work engagement among psychiatric nurses in Japan.

Aim: To identify the factors influencing work engagement among psychiatric nurses.

Background: Work engagement is an essential outcome that promotes nurses' performance, but studies investigating its influencing factors remain limited in psychiatric settings. We hypothesized that job resources and personal resources positively predict psychiatric nurses' work engagement and have a particularly positive impact on engagement when job demand is high.

Dementia nursing competency in acute care settings: A concept analysis.

Aim: To critically analyse the concept of dementia nursing competency in acute care settings.

Backgrounds: The nursing care needs of patients with dementia are increasing in acute care settings. However, a framework for the dementia nursing competency has not been explicitly outlined.

Experiences of Violence and Preventive Measures Among Nurses in Psychiatric and Non-Psychiatric Home Visit Nursing Services in Japan.

Home visit nurses (HVNs) are crucial in psychiatric home visit nursing (PHVN) in Japan. However, little is known about violence toward HVNs in PHVN and non-PHVN settings. The current study aimed to clarify nurses' experiences of violence in these settings, their implementation of preventive measures, and related associations.

Intervention for the maintenance and improvement of physical function and quality of life among elderly disaster victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an exercise class implemented in an area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami for maintaining and improving physical function and quality of life (QOL) among elderly victims.

Methods: Participants were 45 elderly disaster victims. To measure the effectiveness of the exercise classes, results on the Functional Reach Test (FRT), Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), One-leg Standing Balance (OSB), and Chair Stand Test (CST) were measured at the beginning of the exercise classes, and after 3 and 6months.

Discrepancy between subjective and objective assessments of wandering behaviours in dementia as measured by the Algase Wandering Scale and the Integrated Circuit tag monitoring system.

Aim: Although wandering is one of the major research focuses of the behavioural psychological symptoms of dementia, assessment of wandering has mostly relied on caregiver-administered questionnaires. The purpose of this study was to compare staff-administered Algase Wandering Scale outcomes with objective temporal and spatial movement indicators obtained from the Integrated Circuit (IC) tag monitoring system.

Methods: Patients with dementia were recruited from a dementia care unit in Osaka, Japan in 2007.

Reliability and validity of the Algase Wandering Scale - version 2 for Japanese people with dementia.

In Japan, where older people already make up more than 23% of the population and the proportion is still growing, the burden on those caring for people with dementia is an increasing problem. This burden is magnified by wandering behavior, a peripheral symptom. Thus, there is a need for an objective measure of wandering behavior to determine what constitutes effective care.

[Dementia Care Mapping-Japanese version(DCM-J) as a research evaluation method for measuring quality of life among elderly patients with dementia: reliability and validity of Well-being and Ill-being value].

Aim: Dementia Care Mapping is a behavior evaluation tool that can be used to measure and improve the quality of life of elderly patients with dementia. However, the reliability and validity of the Dementia Care Mapping-Japanese version (DCM-J) has not yet been established. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to clarify the reliability and validity of the Well-being and Ill-being (WIB) value of the DCM-J as a method for evaluating quality of life.

Feasibility study of the integrated circuit tag monitoring system for dementia residents in Japan.

Videotaping, direct observation, and biomechanical devices have been used to measure the wandering behavior of institutionalized people with dementia and to identify patterns of movement. Owing to technical limitations, the variability in movement patterns or the distance traveled could not be examined. The present study examined the feasibility of an integrated circuit tag monitoring system to monitor the movement patterns of Japanese dementia residents.

[Follow-up study on subjective quality of life for elderly persons with dementia using the Japanese version of Dementia Quality of Life Instrument (JDQoL)].

Purpose: There are few longitudinal studies on the subjective quality of life for elderly persons living in their own homes. The purpose of this study was to clarify the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Dementia Quality of Life Scale (JDQoL) used in a follow-up survey as part of a longitudinal study in Japan.

Methods: A baseline study was conducted from November 2002 to January 2003, and a year later a follow-up study was conducted from October 2003 to January 2004.