Communications Through Contemporary Tools of Information and Communication Technology: Cross-sectional Study Evaluating Health Among Separated Family Members.

Background: The number of single-living workers separated from their spouses and families has been increasing due to the need to create a balance between life and work. Workers are assigned everywhere in globalized workplaces while also caring for their family members in the context of Japan's aging society. At the same time, the mental and health status of persons living separately from their families is a matter of concern.

Evaluation of a Tool that Enables Cancer Patients to Participate in the Decision-Making Process during Treatment Selection.

Background: Patient participation in decisions related to their treatment is strongly recommended. This study was conducted to develop and evaluate a support tool that can help patients make decisions related to their own treatment.

Methods: Twenty cancer patients who were hospitalized for first-line treatment were enrolled.

Rapport between Cancer Patients and Their Physicians is Critical for Patient Satisfaction with Treatment Decisions.

Background: Cancer patients' satisfaction with their treatment decisions has been demonstrated to be associated with improved health outcomes, but few studies of this issue have been conducted in Japan.

Objective: To explore key factors in enhancing patient satisfaction, we assessed the association between their satisfaction and their relationships with their physicians.

Methods: We conducted cross-sectional questionnaire surveys among patients who had received cancer treatment.

Emergent use of Twitter in the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake.

Introduction: Social networks play an important role in disaster situations as they have become a new form of social convergence that provides collective information. The effect of social media on people who experienced disaster should be assessed. Hypothesis In this study, Twitter communication during the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011 was assessed.