Publications by authors named "Y Funami"
Objectives Healthcare professionals are expected to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to protect the health status of individuals, particularly those with frailty, following unprecedented disasters. This study focused on the terms "individual evacuation plan," "residents requiring assistance in evacuation," and "welfare shelters" among physiotherapists, and the degree of knowledge and factors associated with knowledge of these terms were examined to consider ways for physiotherapists to participate more actively in disaster response.Methods A web-based survey was conducted among members of the Fukushima Physical Therapy Association from March 8-31, 2023.
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- This study evaluated the practical application of cardiovascular physical therapy for older heart failure patients in Japan, utilizing data from a national registry of hospitalized patients aged 65 and older.
- The assessment showed a high completion rate for evaluations, with over 80% successfully completing physical therapy; however, gait speed and short-performance tests had lower completion rates for those with lower Barthel Index scores.
- The findings suggest that while routine assessments of medical conditions are feasible in hospitals, interventions focused on gait and muscle strength training are more prevalent than aerobic or resistance exercise among these patients.
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- A study analyzed the incidence of hospitalization-associated disability (HAD) in older heart failure patients in Japan, finding that 37.1% of the 9,403 participants experienced HAD during their hospital stay.
- Patients with HAD were generally older and had higher rates of comorbidities such as hypertension and chronic kidney disease, along with lower functional scores prior to admission.
- The research suggests that factors like age and prehospital health status are linked to the development of HAD, highlighting the need for increased rehabilitation efforts for older heart failure patients in Japan.
Background: The impact of exercise tolerance on renal function change after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is not clear.
Objectives: The present study aimed to elucidate the effect of peak exercise oxygen uptake (VO) levels on longitudinal changes in renal function up to 1 year after onset of AMI.
Methods: This retrospective longitudinal study enrolled 198 AMI patients.
The aim of the present study was chemical clarification of in vitro Peyer's patch-immunomodulating polysaccharides in sugar cane molasses, and evaluation of in vivo modulating activity on immune function of T lymphocytes in Peyer's patches and on microenvironment of hemopoietic system. Five kinds of glucans, comprising of dextranase-sensitive and activity-related d-glucosyl moieties, were purified as in vitro Peyer's patch-immunomodulating polysaccharides from the molasses. Oral administration of a glucan-enriched subfraction induced IL-2 and GM-CSF-producing T lymphocytes in Peyer's patches, resulting in enhancement of IL-6 production in a hemopoietic microenvironment to boost neutrophil numbers in the peripheral blood stream.
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