The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between preoperative patient factors and postoperative half-year health care utilization reflecting recovery, common complications, comorbidities, significant concerns, identifying strong risk protective factors. This retrospective cohort utilized linear, quantile, ordinal regressions analyze Osaka National Health Insurance data from 26 606 elderly patients who underwent hip fracture surgery 2012 2018. key associated with multiple...

Wandering is a complex behavior, and defining wandering has been challenging. The current study used the integrated circuit (IC) tag monitoring system to describe distance moved per day spatial movements of patients with dementia. was conducted in 60-bed semiacute dementia care unit general hospital Japan over 3-month period 2006. day, numbers pacing lapping movements, proportions that paced or lapped were tabulated 23 diagnosed varied greatly within among participants. median inversely...

Abstract Background: Pharmacological and non‐pharmacological approaches are commonly used to treat patients’ institutionalised for nighttime wandering. Actigraphy other scales have been evaluate the efficacy of these treatments. However, in clinical settings, nursing records often sole source daily observation Thus, physicians rely on pharmacological This study examined movements patients with dementia, comparing results integrated circuit tag monitoring hourly records. We tested which...

Abstract Aim Although wandering is one of the major research focuses behavioural psychological symptoms dementia, assessment has mostly relied on caregiver‐administered questionnaires. The purpose this study was to compare staff‐administered A lgase W andering S cale outcomes with objective temporal and spatial movement indicators obtained from I ntegrated C ircuit ( IC ) tag monitoring system. Methods Patients dementia were recruited a care unit in O saka, J apan 2007. Primary nurses...

Abstract Background The outcome of road traffic injury (RTI) is determined by duration prehospital time, patient’s demographics, and the type its mechanism. During emergency medical service (EMS) time interval, on-scene should be minimized for early treatment. This study aimed to examine factors influencing EMS among RTI patients. Methods We evaluated 19,141 cases trauma recorded between April 2014 March 2020 in database Nara Wide Area Fire Department Medical Alliance Total Coordination...

The I ntegrated C ircuit tag monitoring system became available to measure wandering in terms of the distance moved by dementia patients. purposes study were describe degree ambulation patients with A lzheimer's disease ( AD ) and examine factors associated moved. recruited at a care unit sakayama Hospital, O saka, J apan. generated per day. Demographic clinical data abstracted from medical records. M ini‐ ental S tate E xamination was used cognitive function. multiple linear regression...

Self-harm and attempted suicide are risk factors for in psychiatric hospital in-patients. This study aimed to analyse the circumstances of self-harm attempts a Japanese so as improve management care.Incident reports during 12.4-year period from November 2000 March 2013 were reviewed. A descriptive analysis was conducted terms age, sex, diagnosis patients, well level, ward, situations, causes incidents.During period, 90 cases involving 58 patients reported. The rate 0.05 per 1000...

Background Inedible substance ingestion increases the risk of ileus, poisoning, and suffocation. Prevention is especially important in a psychiatric setting. This study aimed to analyze incidence inedible Japanese hospital. Methods incidents were extracted from an incident report database spanning 2000–2012 at 400‐bed hospital Japan. We tabulated frequencies accordance with major diagnosis, ingested materials, levels, time occurrence. Results The rate was 0.09/1000 patient days, 149 cases...

Abstract Background: Little is known about the side effects of sedative‐hypnotic agents in elderly dementia patients with sleep disorders. The present study describes activity pattern changes after a single dose brotizolam dementia. Methods: We conducted retrospective analysis prospectively collected data from case series at Asakayama Hospital (Osaka, Japan) between September 2008 and 2009. Around‐the‐clock movements who were administered recorded by integrated circuit tag monitoring system...

Background: Clock-watching activity in patients with dementia has not been documented detail. Methods: A male patient having semantic was monitored at a care unit general hospital Japan. We used an integrated circuit monitoring system to record the distance and location of ambulation total number movements that occurred outside patient’s room. Results: The reported clock watch couple years prior monitoring. In 2011, when started, he regularly came out his room saying, “8 o’clock” about 40...

Purpose This study compared age differences in risk factors for falls requiring treatment psychiatric patients. Design and methods An incident database was used to compare fall incidents patients aged less than 65 years those greater or equal years. Findings Approximately 30% of fallers were Mental status medication the main factors. Decreased activities daily living associated with most Practice implications Fall differed between two groups. Medication may play a major role among

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Introduction: In Japan’s forest areas, cultural capital and older adults play key roles in helping to sustain the community. The purpose was explore values/beliefs related culturally congruent health activities among communities. Method: qualitative ethnonursing research method used. Data were collected through fieldwork informants’ interviews ( n = 14) over 1 year. setting a traditional village with 80% cover. Results: Findings included two universal values/beliefs, which “community...

Background: Although older people, particularly those with health problems, often experience poor sleep, few studies have examined sleep efficacy in this population. In addition, there been efforts to measure how daily fluctuations individual and environmental characteristics affect efficacy.Methods: cross-sectional study, we used non-wearable actigraphy the effect of demographic, environmental, clinical factors on over 14 days. Participants were inpatients, some who had communication...