A5091307677- Disaster Response and Management
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Physical Activity and Health
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Travel-related health issues
- Frailty in Older Adults
University of Hyogo
2018-2025
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 placed human health at the centre of disaster risk reduction, calling global community to enhance local and national emergency management (Health EDRM). Health EDRM Framework, published in 2019, describes functions required comprehensive across prevention, preparedness, readiness, response, recovery improve resilience security communities, countries, systems. Evidence-based workforce development is vital. However, there are still...
Emergencies and disasters typically affect entire communities, cause substantial losses disruption, result in a significant persistent mental health burden. There is currently paucity of evidence on safe effective individual- community-level strategies for improving before, during, after such events. In October 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) Centre Development (WHO Kobe Centre) convened meeting bringing together leading Asia Pacific international disaster research experts. The...
Abstract Background The Western Pacific region constitutes one-quarter of the world’s population and has diverse health needs. While dialogue on promotion advanced practice nurses are ongoing, this study investigated current responsibilities in roles, future healthcare needs, implications these components for nurses’ professional development within region. Methods This employed three phases, a descriptive survey status roles region, followed by Delphi survey, exploratory interviews. A total...
Abstract Background The effects of group exercise on the physical function community-dwelling older adults remain unclear. changes in lower extremity muscle strength, timed up and go (TUG) time, motor fitness scale (MFS), over among who expressed a willingness to participate community-based groups, were determined using multilevel modelling. Methods We analyzed data 2407 between April 2010 December 2019 from registry tests groups. conducted retrospective cohort study assess effect TUG MFS...
Abstract Background With the increasing threat of hazardous events at local, national, and global levels, an effective workforce for health emergency disaster risk management (Health EDRM) in international communities is urgently needed. However, there are no universally accepted competencies curricula Health EDRM. This study aimed to identify EDRM worldwide using literature reviews a cross-sectional survey. Methods Literature English Japanese languages were performed. We searched MEDLINE,...
Abstract Background How community-based group resistance exercises affect the transition from robustness to frailty remains unclear. Thus, we conducted a retrospective cohort study determine whether trajectory over age differed depending on duration of participation in exercises. Methods We analyzed Kihon Checklist (KCL) score community-dwelling elderly residents Sumoto city, Hyogo prefecture, who participated between April 2010 and December 2019. Finally, 2567 older individuals were using...
Abstract Introduction: Health workforce development is essential for achieving the goals of an effective health system, as well establishing national Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health EDRM). Study Objective: The objective this Delphi consensus study was to identify strategic recommendations strengthening EDRM in low- middle-income countries (LMIC) high-income (HIC). Methods: A total 31 international experts were asked rate level importance (one being strongly unimportant seven...
Aim: There is a growing trend globally to incorporate service-learning (SL) into disaster health education. Schools of nursing and other professions have increasingly used SL improve students' knowledge while simultaneously bolstering community capacity for disasters. To date, little known about this topic in Japan, disaster-prone country. This paper reports on current practices education Japan.
Purpose: This study investigated the current responsibilities of nurses in advanced roles (NARs), future healthcare needs, and implications these components for professional development nurses. Design: employed a descriptive survey on status NARs Western Pacific region (WPR), followed by Delphi exploratory interviews. Experts from WPR countries who were individuals with recognized national expertise clinical, academic, and/or government-related backgrounds invited to participate this...
The battle against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still continues three years after the onset of pandemic, but there are concerns about next emerging infectious disease. This study reports practices during initial response to COVID-19 on cruise ship Diamond Princess and lessons learned from a nursing perspective. During these practices, one authors dealt with sample collection team Self-Defense Forces collaborated Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), Psychiatric (DPAT), other teams....
目的：本研究は熊本地震後の看護職のうつ/PTSR悪化予防介入プログラムを評価した．