Publications by authors named "Takashi Naruse"
Objectives The Committee on Public Health Nursing (2017-2018) of the Japanese Society of Public Health aimed to elucidate the competencies of public health and public health nursing to provide basic materials for public health, public health nursing education, practice, and research.Methods We studied the core competencies of public health professionals and public health nursing in the United States and examined similarities to and differences from those in Japan.Results The United States and Japan shared similar public health and public health nursing competencies in that they targeted populations, identified health problems, and clarified health challenges for effective actions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study described clients' experiences within adult day care (ADC) and its related impacts. A multisite case study was conducted with 26 older adults from six ADCs in Tokyo, with interviews and field observations conducted between November 2020 and July 2022. The transcribed interviews and field notes were analyzed qualitatively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs child abuse becomes increasingly serious, the activities of nursing professionals during pregnancy have become more important. This study aimed to describe public health nurses' (PHNs) activities for child abuse prevention, focusing on how they approach pregnant women at possible risk to enable early prevention. A qualitative design was applied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of social activity interventions for improving sleep among older people.
Introduction: Sleep is one of the most important functions for humans because it assists in maintaining health. Sleep disturbance is common in older people.
Experiences of Disabled Older Adults in Tokyo's Adult Day Care Centers during COVID-19-A Case Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
April 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in social isolation among elderly people with disabilities. Adult daycare (ADC) is an important community care option for socialization among people with disabilities. However, their experiences with ADC remain underexplored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuality assurance in long-term care settings requires outcome evaluation reflecting client-specific needs of service use. This study aimed to explore the clients' needs of adult day care (ADC). Data of 360 clients from 11 ADC agencies in Japan were analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatient safety incidents (PSIs) prevention is important in healthcare because PSIs affect patients negatively and increase medical costs and resource use. However, PSI knowledge in homecare is limited. To analyze patient safety issues and strategies, we aimed to identify the characteristics and contexts of PSI occurrences in homecare settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study aimed to establish the validity and reliability of a revised index for social engagement (RISE) in the Japanese context.
Methods: We analysed the data of 1377 participants over 65 years of age who had been admitted to two types of long-term care facilities (LTCF) in Japan: four health facilities for older adults and eight nursing homes. Resident level data based on the Japanese version of the interRAI assessment instrument were collected from 623 residents in the former and 754 in the latter.
Infant Injury Prevention Education for Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Class: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2021
It is important to educate caregivers in order to prevent infant injuries. However, there have been few studies on the effects of education on pregnant women. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of injury prevention group education on this group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPregnant Women's Intentions to Implement Safety Practices for Preventing Infant Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
December 2020
Injury prevention education for pregnant women may be beneficial for infants' safety. Currently, knowledge about the scope of an expectant mother's intent to prevent injury is limited. The objective of this study was to determine pregnant women's intentions to implement infant injury prevention strategies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdult day care (ADC) is among the most common services in the Japanese long-term care context, but information on how such care is offered remains scarce. This study aimed to develop a measurement tool to assess the richness of clients' experiences regarding their ADC service use. Through a collaboration with ADC administrators and staff, semi-structured interviews were conducted with three ADC clients (in one ADC agency), and a questionnaire survey (17 items about clients' and their families' experiences within ADC) was applied to 360 ADC clients (in 11 ADC agencies).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Logic Model for Evaluation and Planning in an Adult Day Care for Disabled Japanese Old People.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
March 2020
Article Synopsis
- Adult day care (ADC) programs cater to clients' needs with a comprehensive logic model developed through input from staff and administrators, outlining key components of their services.
- The model includes two main categories of inputs/activities: "Place to stay" and "Intervention from staff," leading to outputs regarding clients' and families' experiences.
- By evaluating and improving these inputs, ADC programs can enhance client and family outcomes, making the model useful for administrators, policymakers, and researchers in optimizing care.
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- - The study aimed to explore how children's and families' daily routines relate to safety practices at home.
- - Researchers surveyed 336 parents of 3-year-olds in Tokyo about their family's habits and analyzed the data using logistic regression.
- - Key findings revealed that non-implementation of safety practices was linked to factors like late TV watching, inconsistent hand washing, and lower scores in family routines.
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- Japan's aging population has led the government to revise its medical fee schedule for physician home visits, restricting eligibility to those needing assistance to visit outpatient clinics.
- A study investigated the impact of this revision on the transition of patients from home visits to outpatient care in Tokyo, analyzing health insurance claims data for over 80,000 residents aged 75 and older.
- Results showed a significant increase in transitions to outpatient care after the fee revision, particularly among patients in residential facilities, indicating that the policy effectively encouraged more patients to seek outpatient treatment.
Aim: To examine the main effects of time pressure and relational coordination with nursing managers on burnout and to further analyze the moderating role of relational coordination with nursing managers on the association between time pressure and burnout among home-visiting nurses in Japan.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional, quantitative study comprising 93 home-visiting nurses in Japan. A hierarchical moderated regression analysis with mean-centered predictor variables was used to explore the main effects of time pressure and relational coordination with nursing managers on burnout and the moderating effect of relational coordination with nursing managers on the time pressure and burnout relationship.
Objectives: To investigate factors associated with lower likelihood of discharge to home from geriatric intermediate care facilities in Japan.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: We used data from the nationwide long-term care (LTC) insurance claims database (April 2012-March 2014).
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- * Research indicates that both maternal role satisfaction and self-role satisfaction are important and negatively linked to anxiety levels in mothers.
- * A study conducted in Tokyo highlighted the need for healthcare professionals to assess both roles in order to effectively address and reduce anxiety among mothers.
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- Home care service demand is rising in Japan, prompting a need for better distribution of home visit nursing (HVN) services to the elderly.
- This study analyzed how the number of elderly people living within a 10-minute travel distance from HVN agencies affects their service usage across 17 municipalities.
- Results showed a significant positive correlation between the accessibility of HVN services and their usage, suggesting that increasing accessibility could enhance the utilization of these services among the elderly.
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- Over 60% of Japanese individuals prefer to die at home, highlighting the key role of home care providers in facilitating this outcome.
- A study analyzed data from a 2015 survey of home visiting nursing agencies in Fukuoka, Japan, focusing on nurses' coordination with physicians and its influence on clients' place of death.
- Results indicated that strong relational coordination between nurse managers and physicians significantly increased the likelihood of clients dying at home, with odds ratios suggesting over two-fold higher chances for home deaths.
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- The study aimed to explore how maternal mindfulness is related to maternal anxiety one month after giving birth.
- Using anonymous questionnaires from 151 mothers at two hospitals in Japan, researchers assessed mindfulness and anxiety levels through established measurement scales.
- Results indicated that higher levels of mindfulness were linked to lower anxiety, while factors like age, sleep, and marital relationship also played significant roles in influencing anxiety levels among mothers.
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- The study investigates how social norms in neighborhoods affect middle-aged adults' intentions to engage in recreational walking in Japan.* -
- Data was collected from 730 participants, revealing that 70% had intentions to walk recreationally, with higher conformity to social norms linked to actual walking behavior.* -
- The findings suggest that those in conforming communities are more likely to act on their walking intentions, highlighting the importance of considering neighborhood dynamics in public health initiatives.*
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- The study aimed to explore the connection between interprofessional coordination and achieving goals in home visit nursing care in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
- Nurses evaluated their coordination with other professionals using a specific scale, and goal attainment was measured over the last three months.
- Results indicated that better coordination among professionals significantly improved goal attainment, suggesting that coordinated teams can better address client needs.
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- The study aimed to identify factors influencing work engagement among home-visiting nurses, particularly focusing on the roles of relational coordination and agency span of control.
- Data from 93 nurses across 31 agencies was collected through surveys and analyzed using mixed linear regression techniques.
- Findings indicated that while relational coordination alone didn't significantly affect work engagement, it was beneficial in larger agencies, suggesting that effective communication among colleagues and supportive management enhances nurse engagement.