Journal of rural medicine : JRM

Urban-rural differences in hospital beds and employee income: a study using the rurality index for healthcare research in Japan.

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.2185/jrm.2025-034 Hideki Murasawa, Tomoaki Ogata, Hiroto Ito

Association among farming activities, muscle strength, and body composition in middle-aged and older adults.

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.2185/jrm.2025-036 Akiko Akiyama, Shota Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Kagami, Yumi Fukuyama

Exploring the use of a virtual patient model for teaching clinical empathy to medical students at a tertiary care institute: a cross-sectional study.

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.2185/jrm.2024-054 Vinayak Sharma, Ashwini A Mahadule, Arun Goel, Sunita Mittal, Prashant M Patil, Latika Mohan