New paper: Role of psychosocial factors in starting and leaving public assistance programs by older Japanese population: Longitudinal Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study

We published a new paper from Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Shiho Kino,Daisuke Nishioka, Keiko Ueno, Naoki Kondo.Role of psychosocial factors in starting and leaving public assistance programs by older Japanese population: Longitudinal Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study.Arch Gerontol Geriatr2021 Dec 26;99:104615. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2021.104615. Online ahead of print.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167494321002788

Publication: “‘Commuting Places’ in the Post-COVID19 Era” (Professor Kondo, Assistant Professor Haseda)

Naoki Kondo and Maho Haseda wrote a part of the book, “‘Commuting Places’ in the Post-COVID19 Era,” published by Japan Nurses Association Press.

They were in charge of Chapter 1, “The Current State of ‘Commuting Places ‘” , 3) Exceeding the numerical target through the cooperation of multiple departments (Mifune Town, Kumamoto Prefecture).

This booklet is a compilation of presentations and results from researchers and professionals participating in the Working Group on “Commuting Places” of the JApan Gerontological Evaluation Study(JAGES).

Commuting Places’ in the Post-COVID19 Era.  Japan Nurses Association Press, Inc.

 

 

New paper:Changes in social relationships by the initiation and termination of public assistance in the older Japanese population: A JAGES panel study

We published a new paper from Social Science & Medicine.

Shiho Kino,Daisuke Nishioka, Keiko Ueno, Masashige Saito, Naoki Kondo. Changes in social relationships by the initiation and termination of public assistance in the older Japanese population: A JAGES study. Soc Sci Med.2021 Dec 17;293:114661.doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114661.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027795362100993X?via%3Dihub#!

New paper: Does increased migration affect the rural-urban divide in suicide? A register-based repeated cohort study in Sweden from 1991 to 2015

We published a new paper from Population, Space and Place.

Mariko Kanamori,Naoki Kondo,Sol P. Juárez,Agneta Cederström,Andrew Stickley,Mikael Rostila. Does increased migration affect the rural–urban divide in suicide? A register-based repeated cohort study in Sweden from 1991 to 2015. Population, Space and Place. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2503

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/psp.2503

New paper: Sociodemographic inequities in dental care utilisation among governmental welfare recipients in Japan: a retrospective cohort study

We published a new paper from International Journal for equity in Health.

Daisuke Nishioka, Keiko Ueno, Shiho Kino, Jun Aida, Naoki Kondo. Sociodemographic inequities in dental care utilisation among governmental welfare recipients in Japan: a retrospective cohort study. Int J Equity Health
. 2021 Jun 16;20(1):141. doi: 10.1186/s12939-021-01473-8.

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-021-01473-8

New paper: Potential causal effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of dementia: a 6-year cohort study from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study

We published a new paper from International Journal of behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Koryu Sato, Naoki Kondo, Masamichi Hanazato, Taishi Tsuji, Katsunori Kondo. Potential causal effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of dementia: a 6-year cohort study from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study.Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act
. 2021 Oct 29;18(1):140. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01212-w.

https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-021-01212-w

 

New paper:Leisure activities and instrumental activities of daily living: A 3-year cohort study from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study

We published a new paper from Geriatrics Gerontology International.

Shigekazu Ukawa, Akiko Tamakoshi, Yukako Tani, Yuri Sasaki, Junko Saito, Maho Haseda, Kokoro Shirai, Naoki Kondo, Katsunori Kondo, Ichiro Kawachi. Leisure activities and instrumental activities of daily living: A 3-year cohort study from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study.Geriatr Gerontol Int
. 2021 Dec 22. doi: 10.1111/ggi.14334. Online ahead of print.

Media Coverage: Tsukuba Science News “Toward Solving the Problem of Social Isolation and Loneliness, which is Essential to Achieving the SDGs”

Project “Hybrid Care Network with ‘Anywhere Door’ for Local Communities”, for which Naoki Kondo is the principal investigator, was introduced in Tsukuba Science News.

Tsukuba Science News “Toward Solving the Problem of Social Isolation and Loneliness, which is Essential to Achieving the SDGs”

 

【Media coverage】: “With COVID-19 era, questioning the state of health management from lifelog data, updataNOW20 event report” in Data no Jikan(Professor Kondo)

An event attended by Naoki Kondo and Mr.Toshinari Watanabe (President, Link and Communication Co., Ltd.), with whom he is conducting joint research, was introduced in Data no Jikan.

Data no Jikan

“With COVID-19 era, questioning the state of health management from lifelog data, updataNOW20 event report” Published on November 4, 2021.

 

 

 

Notice: The 14th Volunteer Study Group for the Next Health Promotion, Lecturer: Ms. Maki Nemoto “From the Field of Support for the Needy Person of the COVID-19 Disaster

Here is the event notice.

The 14th Volunteer Study Group for the Next Health Promotion, “From the Field of Support for the Needy Person of the COVID-19 Disaster.

Lecturer: Ms. Maki Nemoto. Social Worker, Council of Social Welfare, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.

Date and time: Friday, December 10, 2021, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: Hybrid event

Seminar Room, Department of Social Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University (Room 204, Advanced Science Research Building)

zoom   https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onl.tw/mMPcsfU&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1639212013095004&usg=AOvVaw3P6w-Jt046j5f6FgT1QFVL

Meeting ID:830 3193 9300 pass cord:979229

No advance registration required, free of charge.

There will be time for questions and answers. If you are interested, please join us!