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Community participation in health services development, implementation, and evaluation: A systematic review of empowerment, health, community, and process outcomes

PLoS ONE, 2019
Background Community participation is widely believed to be beneficial to the development, implementation and evaluation of health services. However, many challenges to successful and sustainable community involvement remain. Importantly, there is little
V. Haldane, Fiona L H Chuah, Aastha Srivastava, S. Singh, G. Koh, C. K. Seng, Helena Legido-Quigley   +6 more
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Hand dexterity, not handgrip strength, is associated with executive function in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background An association between handgrip strength, hand dexterity and global cognition is suggested; however, it is unclear whether both hand motor functions are associated with executive function, which is important for performing daily activities ...
Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Ryota Sakurai, Naoko Sakuma, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masashi Yasunaga, Susumu Ogawa, Toru Takebayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +7 more
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Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Community Participation following Stroke. Part Two: Transitions and Community Participation Following Stroke

International Journal of Stroke, 2020
The sixth update of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Transitions and Community Participation following Stroke is a comprehensive set of evidence-based guidelines addressing issues faced by people following an acute stroke event ...
Anita Mountain, Anita Mountain, M. Lindsay, R. Teasell, N. Salbach, A. D. Jong, N. Foley, S. Bhogal, Naresh Bains, Rebecca Bowes, D. Cheung, H. Corriveau, Lynn M. Joseph, Dana Lesko, Ann Millar, B. Parappilly, A. Pikula, David Scarfone, A. Rochette, T. Taylor, Tina Vallentin, D. Dowlatshahi, Gordon J. Gubitz, Gordon J. Gubitz, L. Casaubon, J. Cameron   +25 more
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A Community-Wide Intervention Trial for Preventing and Reducing Frailty Among Older Adults Living in Metropolitan Areas: Design and Baseline Survey for a Study Integrating Participatory Action Research With a Cluster Trial

Journal of Epidemiology, 2019
Background: Preventing and reducing frailty is an important challenge for Japan in the next decade, especially in metropolitan areas. We launched a community-wide intervention trial (the Ota Genki Senior Project) in 2016 to develop effective community ...
Satoshi Seino, Akihiko Kitamura, Yui Tomine, Izumi Tanaka, Mariko Nishi, Kumiko Nonaka, Yu Nofuji, Miki Narita, Yu Taniguchi, Yuri Yokoyama, Hidenori Amano, Tomoko Ikeuchi, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Shoji Shinkai   +13 more
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Correction to: Hand dexterity, not handgrip strength, is associated with executive function in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
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Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Ryota Sakurai, Naoko Sakuma, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masashi Yasunaga, Susumu Ogawa, Toru Takebayashi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +7 more
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Association of age-related cognitive and obstacle avoidance performances

Scientific Reports, 2021
An association between cognitive impairment and tripping over obstacles during locomotion in older adults has been suggested. However, owing to its memory-guided movement, whether this is more pronounced in the trailing limb is poorly known.
Ryota Sakurai, Kentaro Kodama, Yu Ozawa, Frederico Pieruccini-Faria, Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Susumu Ogawa   +5 more
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Changes in social isolation and loneliness prevalence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: The JACSIS 2020–2021 study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
ObjectiveThe recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has changed people's social connections with others and society. This study aimed to describe changes in the prevalence of social isolation and loneliness by demographic characteristics ...
Hiroshi Murayama, Takumi Suda, Takumi Suda, Isuzu Nakamoto, Isuzu Nakamoto, Tomohiro Shinozaki, Takahiro Tabuchi   +6 more
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Intake of Seven Essential Amino Acids Improves Cognitive Function and Psychological and Social Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020
Background: To delay the onset of dementia, it is important for healthy adults to take preventive actions before the cognitive function clearly declines.
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Daichi Yamashiro, Susumu Ogawa, Momoko Kobayashi, Daisuke Cho, Ai Iizuka, Masako Tsukamoto-Yasui, Michihiro Takada, Muneki Isokawa, Kenji Nagao, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +10 more
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Shape of an obstacle affects the mediolateral trajectory of the lower limb during the crossing process

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023
In previous studies involving obstacle crossing, vertical foot clearance has been used as an indicator of the risk of contact. Under normal circumstances, individuals do not always cross over obstacles with the same height on both sides, and depending on
Yuka Miura, Yuka Miura, Kohei Yoshimoto, Masahiro Shinya   +3 more
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Parental socioeconomic status and adolescent health in Japan

Scientific Reports, 2021
There is no consensus on which parental socioeconomic indicators should be used to define adolescents’ socioeconomic status (SES). Utilising the data for 3154 parent-adolescent pairs obtained from the sample of the Survey of Lifestyle Value of Parents ...
Shohei Okamoto
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