Publications by authors named "S Awata"
In animals where males engage in multiple matings, sperm depletion can substantially reduce the reproductive success of both sexes. However, little is known about how successive matings affect sperm depletion, fertilization rates and mating behaviour. Here, we investigated this phenomenon under laboratory conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to examine the characteristics of participation in the self-quantification program for family caregivers (CGs) who provide long-term care to community-dwelling older adults. The family CGs, allocated based on the percentage of the nation's older population who needed care and met the inclusion criteria, who provided caregiving at least once a week for those aged 65 + and who were certified as needing care under the Japanese long-term care insurance program, were collected through online monitors. We compared the characteristics of the program participants and nonparticipants using logistic regression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Community social capital is associated with various health outcomes; however, its impact on mortality is not fully understood, particularly in non-Western settings. This study examined the association between community-level social capital and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling older Japanese adults.
Methods: The baseline data were obtained from a 2015 questionnaire survey for all 132,005 residents aged ≥65 years without long-term care insurance certification in Adachi Ward (consisting of 262 small districts) of the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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- The study investigates why participation in "kayoi-no-ba," community dining places for older adults in Japan, is declining through a social marketing framework focusing on product, promotion, and place.
- A survey was conducted with 580 organizers, revealing that 26.6% of these community meals experienced a decline in participants, influenced by factors like event frequency, registration systems, and regional population demographics.
- Findings suggest that increasing monthly events and considering the local population characteristics could help maintain or boost attendance, while pricing does not seem to affect participation levels.
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- The study investigates public and clinical specialists' perceptions regarding preparedness for administering disease-modifying treatments (DMT) for Alzheimer’s disease, focusing on the newly approved drug lecanemab.
- Conducted through online and mail surveys, it gathered responses from over 2,000 participants, highlighting significant differences in views about treatment eligibility and efficacy between general public respondents and clinical specialists.
- While both groups were generally supportive of prioritizing patients for treatment, the public expressed more restrictive views on who qualifies for DMT and appeared more optimistic about its effectiveness compared to specialists.