Publications by authors named "Ryunosuke Shioya"
Aim: This study aimed to elucidate the barriers perceived by Advance Care Planning (ACP) facilitators in nursing and welfare professions when implementing ACP in practice.
Methods: An online survey using Google Forms was conducted between December 2021 and January 2022. The survey targeted 220 individuals, including 82 who completed the Hiroshima Prefecture ACP Promotion Training in 2020 and 138 ACP Promotion Collaborators in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined how different types of Internet use among older adults affect face-to-face communication (FFC) over a three-year period.
- A total of 8,734 seniors aged 65 and older participated, with their Internet use in 2016 being analyzed to see its impact on FFC in 2019.
- Results showed that Internet use for communication significantly increased FFC, especially for those who had low levels of FFC initially, suggesting that online interactions can help reduce social isolation among older adults.
Evidence of video call on preventing late-life depression during the COVID-19 pandemic is limited. We examined the associations of social contact (in-person, voice call, and video call) with incidence of depressive symptoms and evaluated whether specific factors (particularly, age and change in the frequency of in-person contact) affect these associations. We used longitudinal data from the 2019 and 2020 waves of the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, including 10,523 participants aged ≥65 years in 10 municipalities.
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