Publications by authors named "Tazuko Murakata"
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of municipal public health nurses in the wake of the March 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami and resulting nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, from the time of the disaster until December 2013.
Design And Sample: Thirty-two public health nurses working in three cities in Fukushima prefecture were divided into four focus groups and took part in interviews, which were analyzed using a qualitative descriptive method.
Results: Two major themes were extracted: (1) experiences of difficulties and dilemmas, and (2) professional challenges and the meaning of excellence as a public health nurse.
In 2001, we began conducting Health Support Programs on the pediatric ward of Miyazaki Medical College Hospital. The program is designed to help family members who accompany and care for their children who are ill and hospitalized to practice some physical movements for their own benefit. An interview survey was undertaken to clarify the effects and the purpose of the program by evaluating subjective data from program participants, as well as by evaluating changes in participants' blood pressure rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to survey mental health status among patients of a large outbreak of Legionnaires Disease (LD) occurring at a public bath in Hyuga City, Miyazaki Prefecture, from June through July, 2002. It also aimed to provide a basis for establishing a mental health care support system for persons suffering from ill health.
Methods: Some 295 patients were reported by medical institutions to public health centers as being infected with LD or having suspected infection after using a hot springs bath, where hygiene was assumed to be maintained by regular water circulation, from 6/20 through 7/23, 2002 in Hyuga City, Miyazaki Prefecture.