Association between social mutual aid andpsychological stress (K6) of residents in rural district.

This study aimed to clarify the association between social mutual aid and psychological stress among residents in a rural district. A cross-sectional study based on Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Care Utilization was conducted on 2,500 residents of City A in Akita Prefecture who were aged 65 years or older. The study was conducted from April 8 to May 15, 2017.

Activities and health status of dispatched public health nurses after the great East Japan earthquake.

Objective: This study aimed to elucidate the actual activities conducted by public health nurses during their dispatch and their health status during and after dispatch to the three prefectures most severely affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Sample: A survey request was sent to a total of 2,237 facilities. Of these, 778 facilities returned questionnaires from dispatched public health nurses.