{"title":"Seeking ways to revitalize the healthcare system--the role of national and local governments, the public, and individuals in the healthcare industry.","authors":"Shuzo Yamamoto","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 29","pages":"3-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30266717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
We investigated grand designs for the care environment in hospitals, focusing on smell, lighting and sound, based on a database of observed domestic general hospitals (12 institutions), consisting of 1235 photographs and descriptive data. As a result, we identified four areas that should be incorporated into grand designs for this type of care environment: [1] The smell environment with (1) the exclusion of "odors", and (2) regulation of "fragrances"; [2] the lighting environment with lighting that successfully incorporates nature; [3] the sound environment that incorporates (1) pleasant sounds, and (2) the exclusion of excess noise; and [4] a natural environment and a healing space where individuals can feel at ease. The most important challenges in reform of the care environment are an emphasis on an approach that employs the senses, and the necessity of raising the awareness of healthcare providers in relation to this type of environment. Although current hospital care environments are being improved through the independent efforts of hospitals themselves, we anticipate that the future will bring about a care environment in which more attention is paid to air quality, lighting and sound, when assessing, hospital function.
{"title":"Consideration of grand design for the care environment in hospitals--smell, lighting and sound.","authors":"Tamami Suzuki","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated grand designs for the care environment in hospitals, focusing on smell, lighting and sound, based on a database of observed domestic general hospitals (12 institutions), consisting of 1235 photographs and descriptive data. As a result, we identified four areas that should be incorporated into grand designs for this type of care environment: [1] The smell environment with (1) the exclusion of \"odors\", and (2) regulation of \"fragrances\"; [2] the lighting environment with lighting that successfully incorporates nature; [3] the sound environment that incorporates (1) pleasant sounds, and (2) the exclusion of excess noise; and [4] a natural environment and a healing space where individuals can feel at ease. The most important challenges in reform of the care environment are an emphasis on an approach that employs the senses, and the necessity of raising the awareness of healthcare providers in relation to this type of environment. Although current hospital care environments are being improved through the independent efforts of hospitals themselves, we anticipate that the future will bring about a care environment in which more attention is paid to air quality, lighting and sound, when assessing, hospital function.</p>","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 29","pages":"65-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30266723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Increasing the national budget for medical care. Foreward.","authors":"Shuzo Yamamoto","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 29","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30266716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The global trend in international accreditation of hospitals and the Kameda experience.","authors":"John C Wocher","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 29","pages":"39-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30266719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
An outbreak of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 occurred in May 2009 in Osaka and Kobe, Japan. We studied the prevalence of this strain of influenza in Yao City. According to the study, the frequency of temporary class closure did not vary significantly among the first to sixth grades of elementary schools; however, there was a markedly lower frequency of temporary closures among junior high school third-year classes.
{"title":"The prevalence of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in a suburb of Osaka city--based on reports on the temporary closing of classes.","authors":"Yosuke Ooe","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An outbreak of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 occurred in May 2009 in Osaka and Kobe, Japan. We studied the prevalence of this strain of influenza in Yao City. According to the study, the frequency of temporary class closure did not vary significantly among the first to sixth grades of elementary schools; however, there was a markedly lower frequency of temporary closures among junior high school third-year classes.</p>","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 29","pages":"75-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30266724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polishing our professional image.","authors":"John C Wocher","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 28","pages":"55-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29510776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Laughter education for the healthcare professionals at postgraduate course.","authors":"Kazue Takayanagi, Toshiro Shimura, Tetsuya Saito","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 28","pages":"65-70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29510778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The suicide rate in Japan is one of the highest in the world and presents us with a considerable challenge. Demographic statistics show that the number of suicides is on the rise, and at roughly 30,000 people per year have committed suicide since 1998. Suicide trends are not only related to economic boom and bust but also to certain generations and age groups. During the 1950s, there was a remarkably high suicide rate among people in their 20s, and this cohort was identical to that of the middle-age generation in the 1980s. It is important to separately understand both the trend of suicide rates and the numbers analyzed to determine the different factors that influence suicide. These include age, time period, cohort, interaction between age and time period, and changes in population composition. We performed an age-period-cohort analysis of annual trends of suicide rates by age group in Japan using a Bayesian cohort model. With the help of the Nakamura method, we have been able to break down the effects of age, time period, cohort, and the age-by-period interaction. The cohort comprised of people born in the 1930s demonstrated a relatively high suicide rate. Men currently in their 50s also belong to a high suicide rate cohort. Regarding the period effect, business cycles and by-period interaction effect, it became apparent that the high suicide rate among young adults in their early 20s around 1960 was slowing, especially among men. Instead, there was an obvious recent trend for men in their late 50s to have the highest suicide rate. This study confirmed that age-period-cohort analysis can describe these trends of suicide mortality of the Japanese.
{"title":"Age-period-cohort analysis of suicides among Japanese 1950-2003: a Bayesian cohort model analysis.","authors":"Yosuke Ooe, Yuko Ohno, Takashi Nakamura","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The suicide rate in Japan is one of the highest in the world and presents us with a considerable challenge. Demographic statistics show that the number of suicides is on the rise, and at roughly 30,000 people per year have committed suicide since 1998. Suicide trends are not only related to economic boom and bust but also to certain generations and age groups. During the 1950s, there was a remarkably high suicide rate among people in their 20s, and this cohort was identical to that of the middle-age generation in the 1980s. It is important to separately understand both the trend of suicide rates and the numbers analyzed to determine the different factors that influence suicide. These include age, time period, cohort, interaction between age and time period, and changes in population composition. We performed an age-period-cohort analysis of annual trends of suicide rates by age group in Japan using a Bayesian cohort model. With the help of the Nakamura method, we have been able to break down the effects of age, time period, cohort, and the age-by-period interaction. The cohort comprised of people born in the 1930s demonstrated a relatively high suicide rate. Men currently in their 50s also belong to a high suicide rate cohort. Regarding the period effect, business cycles and by-period interaction effect, it became apparent that the high suicide rate among young adults in their early 20s around 1960 was slowing, especially among men. Instead, there was an obvious recent trend for men in their late 50s to have the highest suicide rate. This study confirmed that age-period-cohort analysis can describe these trends of suicide mortality of the Japanese.</p>","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 28","pages":"71-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29510779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A UK persepctive.","authors":"Patrick Hutt","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 28","pages":"93-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29510782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tumultuous time for Japan. Forward.","authors":"Shuzo Yamamoto","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 28","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"29510772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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