Publications by authors named "Satoko Niwata"
Article Synopsis
- The Community Health Act in Japan changed the work responsibilities of public health nurses (PHNs), leading to increased stress among them.
- A study revealed that psychiatric PHNs experience a higher burnout rate (59.2%) compared to non-psychiatric PHNs (51.5%).
- Factors like excessive overtime, difficulties in patient referrals, and feelings of restriction in emergency mental health care are linked to higher burnout levels among psychiatric PHNs, indicating a need for immediate countermeasures.
Background: The prevalence and risk factors of potentially inappropriate medication use among the elderly patients have been studied in various countries, but because of the difficulty of obtaining data on patient characteristics and medications they have not been studied in Japan.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study in 17 Japanese long-term care (LTC) facilities by collecting data from the comprehensive MDS assessment forms for 1669 patients aged 65 years and over who were assessed between January and July of 2002. Potentially inappropriate medications were identified on the basis of the 2003 Beers criteria.