Prevalence of symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction and related factors among Japanese female healthcare workers.

Objectives: Women working in the medical field may be at risk for pelvic floor dysfunction due to high physical activity levels leading to increased abdominal pressure; however, the actual situation remains unknown. This study aimed to clarify the prevalence of symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction and its associated factors among Japanese women working in the medical field.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among female employees at a public hospital in Japan from July to August 2020.

[Effectiveness of a program promoting community activities for the prevention of frailty using a community assessment].

Aim: We developed a program to promote community activities for preventing frailty using the Community-as-Partner model. We aimed to clarify whether or not participants' extent of practice relating to frailty prevention activities increased after the classroom, as well as the effectiveness of the program for preventing frailty.

Methods: The participants were recruited from among pre-frailty and frailty individuals in a cohort study of community-dwelling older adults.

[An implementation study of a program supporting frailty-prevention community activities using the "Community-as-Partner" model].

Objectives　We hypothesized that the motivation for improving physical function could be increased by increasing the awareness of social role expectations among frail community-dwelling older adults through an intervention based on the Community-as-Partner (CAP) model. We also developed a program for supporting community activities to prevent frailty, utilizing the CAP model. Program feasibility was assessed by implementing it under the local government's frailty prevention service.

The evaluation of public health nursing students' skill achievement levels by educational improvement.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the educational improvement outcomes after introducing undergraduate public health nursing electives from the perspective of students, teachers, and public health nurses.

Design And Sample: Post-test design with control group was used. We surveyed three groups of participants on the relevance of achieved skill items.

[Evaluation of skill achievement levels and practical experiences of public health nursing students before and after the introduction of the public health nursing course as an elective].

Objective To equip public health nurses (PHNs) with higher qualifications, PHN education is shifting from an integrated curriculum for PHNs and registered nurses to a specific elective system of undergraduate or postgraduate programs. Most colleges in the special wards of Tokyo introduced the elective system in 2014 before the remaining areas. The outcomes of this must be evaluated.