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.

New paper: Geographical socioeconomic inequalities in healthy life expectancy in Japan, 2010-2014: An ecological study

We have published a paper from The Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific.

Kataoka A, Fukui K, Sato T, Kikuchi H, Inoue S, Kondo N, Nakaya T, Ito Y. Geographical socioeconomic inequalities in healthy life expectancy in Japan, 2010-2014: An ecological study. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2021 Jul 15;14:100204. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100204. PMID: 34527999; PMCID: PMC8355904.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(21)00113-9/fulltext

New paper: Expectations and problems of the healthcare management support program for public assistance recipients

A new paper from Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi.

Ueno K, Nishioka D, Kondo N. Expectations and problems of the healthcare management support program for public assistance recipients. Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi. 2021 Oct 29. Japanese. doi: 10.11236/jph.21-070. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34719539.
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jph/advpub/0/advpub_21-070/_article/-char/ja/

New paper: A mixed methods study on specifying the inhibitory factors to access medical services and effective support for foreign residents living in Japan

A new paper has been published from Journal of International Health.

Morita Naomi, Kanamori Mariko, Nochi Masahiro, and Kondo Naoki. A mixed methods study on specifying the inhibitory factors to access medical services and effective support for foreign residents living in Japan. Kokusai Hoken Iryo (Journal of International Health) 36(3), 107-121, 2021
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jaih/36/3/36_107/_article/-char/ja/

Differences in depressive symptoms by rurality in Japan: a cross-sectional multilevel study using different aggregation units of municipalities and neighborhoods (JAGES)

A new paper has been published by International Journal of Health Geographic.

Mariko Kanamori, Masamichi Hanazato, Daisuke Takagi,Katsunori Kondo,Toshiyuki Ojima, Airi Amemiya, and Naoki Kondo.(2021).Differences in depressive symptoms by rurality in Japan: a cross-sectional multilevel study using different aggregation units of municipalities and neighborhoods (JAGES).International Journal of Health Geographic.20(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12942-021-00296-8.

News: First in Japan to reveal the existence of disparities in healthy life expectancy by region of residence

Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University issued the following press release on the collaboration in which Professor.Kondo is participating.

Aoi Kataoka and Yuri Ito, Associate Professor of the Department of Medical Statistics, Research Support Center, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, in collaboration with Professor Tomoki Nakatani of Tohoku University, Professor Naoki Kondo of Kyoto University, Professor Shigeru Inoue and Sebior Lecturer Hiroyuki Kikuchi of Tokyo Medical University, Associate Professor Keisuke Fukui of Hiroshima University, and Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Michiharu Sato of Osaka University, have revealed for the first time in Japan the existence of disparities in life expectancy (LE) and healthy life expectancy (HLE) by geographic socioeconomic indicators in 1707 municipalities nationwide. In a joint study with Professor Shigeru Inoue and Senior Lecturer Hiroyuki Kikuchi of Tokyo Medical University, Professor Keisuke Fukui of Hiroshima University, and Special Professor Michiharu Sato of Osaka University, we revealed for the first time in Japan the existence of disparities in life expectancy (LE) and healthy life expectancy (HLE) based on geographic socioeconomic indicators in 1707 cities and towns across Japan.

The results of this study were published online in The Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific on 7/15/2021.

Information about this study can be found on the website of the Department of Medical Statistics, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University.

Release of the report: The Relationship between Internet Use and Health in the Elderly

A report on the relationship between Internet use and health among the elderly has been released by JAGES, of which Naoki Kondo is a board member and Kyoto University.

Understanding the role of Internet access on health and health equity toward healthy ageing in the Western Pacific Region
Kondo Naoki, Koga Chie, Nagamine Yuiko

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