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The Wako Cohort Study: Design and Profile of Participants at Baseline

Journal of Epidemiology
Background: We launched the Wako Cohort Study in 2023 to identify individual and socio-environmental factors related to the extension of healthy life expectancy and the reduction of health disparities among community-dwelling adults and to develop health
Yuri Yokoyama, Yu Nofuji, Takumi Abe, Kumiko Nonaka, Yumi Ozone, Yuka Nakamura, Shiina Chiaki, Takumi Suda, Naoko Saito, Mai Takase, Hidenori Amano, Susumu Ogawa, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hiroshi Murayama   +13 more
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The impact of intergenerational programs on social capital in Japan: a randomized population-based cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Over the last several decades, social isolation and loneliness among older adults have posed an increasingly urgent challenge due to the rapidly aging population in Japan.
Yoh Murayama, Hiroshi Murayama, Masami Hasebe, Jun Yamaguchi, Yoshinori Fujiwara   +4 more
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Information and Participation in Social Programs [PDF]

The World Bank Economic Review, 2012
Participation in social programs, such as clubs and other social organizations, results from a process in which an agent learns about the requirements, benefits, and likelihood of acceptance related to a program, applies to be a participant, and, finally, is accepted or rejected.
Coady, David, Martinelli, César, Parker, Susan W.   +2 more
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Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma: Generic and Survivor‐Specific Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek, Heleen Maurice‐Stam, Laura R. Beek, Jennifer van Dijk, Marjolein E. M. Langemeijer, Relinde W. Slooff‐Lentink, Alied M. van der Aa‐van Delden, Anne Westerweel, Marloes van Gorp, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Lianne M. Haveman, W. Peter Bekkering, Leonie G. Tigelaar, Johannes H. M. Merks, Martha A. Grootenhuis   +14 more
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Ironic Medications: A Narrative‐Based Psycho‐Educational Intervention to Explore Patient–Provider Communication in Adolescents With Haematological Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with haematological malignancies face significant emotional and relational challenges, often accompanied by difficulties in communicating their needs within the healthcare context. To address these issues, a narrative‐based psycho‐educational intervention based on the creation and prescription of Ironic Medications was ...
Marta Stoppa, Elena Pagani Bagliacca, Selena Russo, Giulia Rampoldi, Maria Grazia Strepparava, Adriana Cristina Balduzzi, Andrea Biondi, Marco Spinelli   +7 more
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BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens, Madeline R. Peek, Bianca Franklin, Emre Sezgin, Melissa Beauchemin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social crafting: a cross-over randomized controlled trial protocol for older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early-stage dementia

BMC Geriatrics
Background Promotion of community-based activities that support individuals with cognitive decline, including mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early-stage dementia, is a public health priority requiring innovative, non-pharmacological interventions ...
Kimi Estela Kobayashi-Cuya, Susumu Ogawa, Hiroko Matsunaga, Tomoya Takahashi, Ai Iizuka, Hiroyuki Suzuki   +5 more
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An [Imperfect] Case for Dyadic Research in Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Stephanie M. Nanos, Lindsay A. Jibb, Gary Rodin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

T2* Magnetic Resonance Imaging Uncovers Hemosiderin Burden in Pediatric Hemophilia: A Call for Sensitive Imaging Biomarkers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hemophilic arthropathy remains the leading morbidity in hemophilia despite modern prophylaxis, and early joint damage may be missed by routine exams. This study explored T2* MRI as a noninvasive biomarker of hemosiderin deposition in pediatric hemophilia.
Jessica Garcia, Tarique Hussain, Jeanne Dillenbeck, Matthew Hammer, Annette von Drygalski, Guy Young, Ayesha Zia   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electronic Participation through Social Media [PDF]

Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, 2016
It is widely acknowledge that many of e-Participation initiatives often attract wider audience and face serious limited citizens' involvement. The use of social media has been seen as a hope to remedy such limitation. However, despite the recently adoption of social media the lack of citizens' involvement in e-Participation initiatives still remains ...
Ayman Alarabiat, Delfina Sá Soares
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