Physical, emotional, and financial burdens of toileting assistance for family caregivers in home care settings and factors associated with each burden: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: Caregivers in home care settings may experience significant physical, emotional, and financial burdens in providing toileting assistance. However, few studies have evaluated these three aspects of caregiver burden. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify the physical, emotional, and financial burdens of toileting assistance and examine the factors associated with each burden.

Factors associated with caregiver burden of toileting assistance at home versus in a nursing home: A cross-sectional study.

This study aimed to identify differences in caregiver burden related to toileting assistance, and examine the factors associated with the most burdensome aspects of providing toileting assistance. In 2019, a self-administered postal survey was conducted with 743 caregivers of older adults who received subsidies for continence products in Komatsu City, Japan. Both family caregivers and nursing home staff answered questions regarding older adults' urinary/fecal symptoms, toileting assistance, and perceived caregiver burden.

Association between switching prescribed drugs for lower urinary tract symptoms and independence of urination in post-stroke patients: A retrospective cohort study.

Objectives: Stroke patients frequently exhibit loss of independence of urination, and their lower urinary tract symptoms change with the phase of stroke. However, it is unclear whether switching prescribed drugs for lower urinary tract symptoms during hospitalization from acute care wards to convalescence rehabilitation wards affects patients' independence of urination at discharge. It is also unclear whether the impact of switching varies by stroke type.

Relationship between Bowel/Bladder Function and Discharge in Older Stroke Patients in Convalescent Rehabilitation Wards: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: : Many stroke patients experience motor and cognitive dysfunctions that make living at home challenging. We aimed to identify the factors associated with hospital discharge to home in older stroke patients in convalescent rehabilitation wards where intensive and comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation are performed following acute-phase treatment.

Methods: : A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 1227 older stroke patients registered in the database of the Council of Kaga Local Stroke Network, Japan, between 2015 and 2019.

Association of a continuous continence self-management program with independence in voiding behavior among stroke patients: A retrospective cohort study.

Aims: Many stroke patients cannot urinate independently due to motor and cognitive dysfunctions. This study examined whether a continuous continence self-management program during acute and convalescent phases is associated with independence in voiding behavior.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among stroke patients registered in the Council of Kaga Local Stroke Network, Japan, from 2015 to 2019.

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.

Presence of a Synergistic Interaction Between Current Cigarette Smoking and Diabetes Mellitus on Development of Dementia in Older Adults.

Background: Both cigarette smoking and diabetes mellitus are well-established risk factors for development of dementia. However, the interaction between smoking and diabetes is yet unknown.

Objective: In this study, we clarify association between smoking, diabetes, and dementia risk in older adults.

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.