Evaluation of a training program for community-based end-of-life care of older people toward aging in place: A mixed methods study.

Aims: To evaluate a training program that supports community-based service staff in implementing aging-in-place and end-of-life care programs.

Background: Globally, as the population ages, the need for end-of-life care has never been greater. Since Japan is facing the issues of a super-aged population sooner than most countries, there is a particularly urgent need to enhance end-of-life care for older people.

[Effects of strolling on the mind and autonomic activities of elderly people in the 2018 Yamaguchi Yume Flower Expo Well-being Garden based on the heart rate, blood pressure, low frequency/high frequency and mood].

Aim: In recent years in Japan, forest therapies have been implemented in various places. While the effects of such therapies have been reported in previous research papers, those of artificial gardens have not been clarified. At the 2018 Yamaguchi Yume Flower Expo, the Yamaguchi University Faculty of Medicine had the opportunity to provide a "Well-being Garden" in collaboration with the Japan Landscape Contractors Association Yamaguchi Prefecture Branch.

Influencing factors in quantitative measurement using activated platelet levels and platelet-activating capacity for the assessment of thrombosis in pre-metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Activated platelet levels and platelet-activating capacity are well recognized as useful index parameters for the physiological and pharmacological prediction of thrombotic events. Recently, quantitative measurements for platelet functions using a flow cytometer have been increasing gradually. However, the relation of physiological factors, such as sex, aging, and laboratory tests, to platelet functions has not been well documented.