Publications by authors named "Masumi Nishida"
Purpose: The aim of the present study was to examine the association between impending dehydration among elderly people in nursing homes and physical signs, including the axillary skin temperature, humidity, intraoral moisture content, and salivary components.
Methods: The study included 78 elderly individuals who required long-term care in a nursing home (11 men and 67 women; average age, 86.6±7.
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- The study aimed to identify health issues among residents needing assistance six weeks after the Great East Japan Earthquake using outreach initiatives.
- Public health nurses conducted interviews with over 5,000 residents, focusing on demographic and health data to assess urgent needs.
- Findings showed that 281 residents required assistance, with major health concerns including interruptions in treatment and a significant need for mental health care.
[Classification of nurse and caregiver evaluation criteria for activity care in elderly people with dementia].
Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi
December 2015
Aim: This study aimed to classify evaluation criteria for activity care perceived by nurses and caregivers at long-term care insurance facilities to be important.
Methods: We distributed questionnaires by mail to chief nurses and caregivers at all special nursing homes and elderly healthcare facilities in five prefectures in the Chugoku region and enrolled 657 subjects in the analysis. Answers were given on a five-point scale indicating the perceived degree of importance of the evaluation criteria.
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- The study explores the link between tsunami damage and mortality by analyzing demographic data from a town affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011.
- Researchers collected data by visiting all households, including shelters, to track the status of residents and confirm the number of missing and deceased individuals about 50 days post-disaster.
- Findings revealed that a significant portion of the deceased (60.2%) were aged 65 and over, indicating the need for better protection for the elderly during tsunamis, while lower child mortality rates suggested that evacuation drills may have been effective.
The purpose of this study was to clarify the factors which affect the acceptance of disability and depression of home oxygen therapy (HOT) patients. Subjects consisted of 74 male and 29 female HOT patients, for a total of 103 subjects with chronic respiratory problems. The mean age was 72.
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