Hiroyuki Beniya1), Miki Akiyama2)
1) Orange Medical & Social Services group
2) Keio University
As home healthcare has proliferated, an increasing number of people are living healthily in their own homes or in the community, including those with serious disabilities or incurable diseases. The Medical Model aims to cure diseases, whereas the Life Model and Community Model are both more person-centered and value community connection in healthcare. In this special lecture, the speaker presented his efforts to create cultural centers of care, whereby people can gather and connect with each other through activities. Meeting each other as peers, rather than caregivers or care-receivers, was found to provide people with energy. The speaker also posited that the concept of “health” should be revised to “positive health”, which puts emphasis on one’s own initiative in managing their own physical and mental conditions, quality of life, community connections, and life purpose. Healthcare professionals need to broaden their perspectives, connect with their community, and advocate for the empowerment of the individual.
Nozomi Ikeya, Yukiko Sakai 1), Kiyotaka Watanabe2), Akemi Obayashi3), Koji Fujisaka4), Kanako Hikoda5) Takeo Nakayama6)
1) Keio University
2) Teikyo University
3) Komoro City Library, Hon to Hito Sha
4) Nagoya City Moriyama Library, Shidami Library
5) Gan Testugaku Gairai Medical Cafe Shachihoko Kinen, LINKOS
6) Kyoto University
Providing health information services in public libraries is becoming increasingly common, but many health professionals are unaware of this service. Four speakers from the medical and library fields spoke at Special Symposium I: “Library as Place” for Connecting Healthcare and Daily Life,” held at Health Communication Week 2024 in Yokohama, Japan, on topics promoting mutual understanding. The first speaker was a health professional who spoke about his expectations and the challenges regarding libraries’ ability to provide reliable health information and improve public health literacy in the community. The next three talks were from two librarians and a member of a patient group who reported various activities at two public libraries. Finally, a designated discussant expressed his recognition that libraries are a social resource with the potential to empower citizens, providing necessary information for people living with illness and serving as places for health promotion in the community. There were some exchanges between the audience and presenters regarding appropriate information sources and the classification of materials, which are important in practice. This symposium confirmed that libraries have the potential to connect healthcare and daily life, enabling shared decision-making and promoting public health. It was also a valuable opportunity for health and library professionals to come together, share information, and discuss specific strategies. Further discussion and accumulation of evidence of effective practice are expected in the future.
Wakako Osaka 1), Hirono Ishikawa 2), Seiji Bito 3), Sayoko Kawano4), Takeo Nakayama 5)
1) Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Keio University
2) Teikyo University Graduate School of Public Health
3) Medical Corporation Foundation Jisei Kai Nomura Hospital
4) Nursing Department, Keio University Hospital
5) Graduate School Medicine, Kyoto University
In an increasingly sophisticated and complex healthcare environment, patient engagement to improve the quality and safety of medical care is gaining attention. Specifically, shared decision-making (SDM), in which patients participate in deciding which tests and treatments to receive by sharing their personal information and values with healthcare providers to reach a consensus, has been described as synonymous with patient-centered care. In Japan, the SDM concept is becoming a new form of health communication. However, it has not yet taken root in clinical practice, and there are still challenges to overcome before it is widely adopted. Therefore, the 16th Annual Symposium of the Japanese Society for Health Communication at Health Communication Week 2024 in Yokohama reviewed the SDM concept, identified recent research trends, and discussed initiatives for implementing SDM. Reports from each speaker and the discussions at the symposium are presented in this paper.
Kazuhisa Noguchi 1), Yoko Kawamura 2)
1)Welfare Division, North Regional Headquarters, Kumamoto Pref.
2)School of Occupational Health,University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
The current study examined potential approaches for increasing the number of registered foster parents. We conducted interviews to identify the target audience and develop an approach for raising awareness. Interviews were conducted with seven groups of prospective certified foster parents. Interviews were recorded and conducted verbatim. The text was coded, compared, and categorized by meaning. Registration was related to “triggers of interest,” “information needs,” “ways to interact with information,” “involvement with stakeholders and agencies,” “changing or strengthening interest in and awareness of foster care registration,” “demographics considered likely to be interested in foster care registration,” “efforts to strengthen the feelings of those interested,” and “ideas to promote registration.” The following demographic variables were associated with interest in registration: “prospective adoptive foster parents,” “those undergoing infertility treatment,” and “those who are welfare-conscious, have ties to the community, and can provide support.” Methods for approaching each demographic were developed. The results suggested that strategies such as providing appropriate information, thoughtful publicity activities at fertility treatment hospitals, awareness-raising activities with appropriate filter functions, opening up foster parent homes, and improving and devising information on websites may be effective.
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