Intervention effects of telenursing based on M-O-A model in empty-nest older adult individuals with chronic diseases: a randomized controlled trial.

Aim: This study aims to verify the effectiveness of M-O-A telenursing intervention model in improving the health status and quality of life of the empty-nest older adult individuals with chronic diseases by a randomized comparative trial.

Methods: M-O-A telenursing intervention model was constructed based on the needs of the participants. The control group ( = 39) received routine nursing, the experimental group ( = 39) received M-O-A telenursing intervention in addition to routine nursing.

Psychosocial markers of pre-hospital delay in patients with diabetic foot: A cross-sectional survey.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the psychosocial markers associated with pre-hospital delay among patients with diabetic foot (DF).

Design: This study has a cross-sectional design.

Methods: The participants completed a questionnaire including pre-hospital time, demographic characteristics, Social Support Rate Scale, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and Type D Personality Scale-14.

Methyl mercury exposure in Niigata: case studies illustrating adult outcomes.

Methyl mercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxin. Methyl mercury exposure took place at Niigata in the late 1950s and early 1960s due to industrial pollution of the Agano River. We studied adults who were exposed in utero or as children during that epidemic to determine their long-term outcomes.

Prenatal and postnatal methyl mercury exposure in Niigata, Japan: adult outcomes.

Methyl mercury (MeHg) poisoning or Minamata disease (MD) from fish consumption is a public health concern throughout the world because all fish contain small amounts. The lowest exposure level needed to impair children's development is controversial. Actual poisoning with MeHg from fish consumption has been reliably reported only two times.

Residents living in communities with higher civic participation report higher self-rated health.

It has been shown that community-level social capital may affect residents' health. The present mixed ecological study assesses the evidence for an association between the community-level social capital and the individual level of self-rated health. The Hakui City Health Interview Survey targeted 15,242 people aged 40 years and older from 11 communities.

Evaluation of Regional Vulnerability to Disasters by People of Ishikawa, Japan: A Cross Sectional Study Using National Health Insurance Data.

The 2013 Partial Amendment of the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Law mandated that a roster of vulnerable persons during disasters be created, and further development of evacuation support is expected. In this study, the number of vulnerable people living in target analytical areas are identified in terms of neighborhood units by using the National Health Insurance Database to create a realistic and efficient evacuation support plan. Later, after considering the "vulnerability" of an area to earthquake disaster damage, a quantitative evaluation of the state of the disaster is performed using a principle component analysis that further divided the analytical target areas into neighborhood units to make a detailed determination of the number of disaster-vulnerable persons, the severity of the disaster, etc.

Content Analysis of Student Essays after Attending a Problem-Based Learning Course: Facilitating the Development of Critical Thinking and Communication Skills in Japanese Nursing Students.

The importance of active learning has continued to increase in Japan. The authors conducted classes for first-year students who entered the nursing program using the problem-based learning method which is a kind of active learning. Students discussed social topics in classes.