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• Stigma toward people with mental disorders and its relationship to web access literacy

  Kiri Shimajiri, Yuko Toyam, Noriko Toyama, Chikako Hokama

    44 ( 1-4 ) 9 - 16   2025 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

  Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

• Associations between Difficulty in Accessing Maternal and Child Health Services and Stress Responses among Mothers Raising Young Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan

  Toyama, N; Hokama, C; Takahara, M; Toyama, Y

  NURSING REPORTS ( Nursing Reports )  14 ( 1 ) 506 - 515   2024.03 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

  Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  In Japan, maternal and child health (MCH) services were canceled or limited during the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially damaging the mental health of mothers raising young children. This study aimed to examine associations between difficulty in accessing MCH services and various stress responses among such mothers in Japan. An Internet-based questionnaire survey was conducted in November 2022 targeting mothers raising young children who had registered with a Japanese online research company (n = 1032). The questionnaires included items from the Public Health Research Foundation Stress Checklist (Short Form) (PHRF-SCL(SF)), sociodemographic variables, and questions about difficulty accessing MCH services due to COVID-19. Chi-squared tests and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed. In total, 45.7% of mothers experienced difficulty in accessing MCH services due to COVID-19. Mean PHRF-SCL(SF) scores were 4.9 for anxiety, 7.3 for tiredness, 2.8 for autonomic symptoms, and 5.2 for depression. These scores indicated worse stress responses than the general population and mothers raising young children before the COVID-19 pandemic. Mothers who experienced difficulty in accessing MCH services due to COVID-19 were 1.47–1.53 times more likely to be associated with high stress responses (PHRF-SCL(SF) scores). Given the difficulty mothers faced accessing MCH services due to COVID-19 and the negative impact this had, careful follow-up and support are necessary for mothers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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• Relationship between social capital and disaster preparedness in parents raising infants

  Yuko Toyama,Naomi Kyan,Chikako Hokama

  琉球医学会誌   38 ( 1～4 ) 47 - 60   2019.10 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

  Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

• 行政保健師が行う妊婦支援に関する国内文献検討

  長弘 千恵, 小笹 美子, 仲野 宏子, 橋本 文子, 森脇 智秋, 古川 薫, 外間 知香子

  徳島文理大学研究紀要 ( 徳島文理大学 )  95 ( 0 ) 63 - 70   2018.03

  Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  <p>子ども虐待の相談件数は2016 年度12 万件と年々増加し<b>，</b>虐待による死亡数も改善しない状況である。行政保健師は<b>，</b>地域内の全妊婦に関わり妊娠届時から長期的視野に立って早期発見・早期対応することが可能な職種である。妊娠届出と母子健康手帳の交付は子育て支援のスタートであり<b>，</b>これらに携わる保健師の支援について今までの研究で明らかになった活動内容を活用して支援の方向性を検討することを目的で文献検討を行った。方法は<b>，</b>保健師が行った妊婦に対する子ども虐待予防や早期対応に関わる子育て支援についてデータベースを用いて検索し<b>，</b>妊娠届出からの支援活動に関する21 文献を検討した。結果は<b>，</b>妊娠届出の時点で要支援家庭であるか否かのふるい分けが可能であり<b>，</b>妊婦の背景を踏まえた早期対応で虐待予防が可能であることが示唆された。今後の課題として<b>，</b>妊娠届出時の情報内容と情報活用法と多機関多職種との細かな連携の必要が示唆された。</p>

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• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

  Project Year: 2021.04  -  2024.03 

  Direct: 2,900,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 3,770,000 (YEN)  Total: 870,000 (YEN)

• Effective hand-over techniques of public health nurses related to the delivery of a maternal and child health handbook

  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(B)

  Project Year: 2017.04  -  2020.03 

  Investigator(s): Hokama Chikako 

  Direct: 1,100,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 1,430,000 (YEN)  Total: 330,000 (YEN)

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  This research had the reality of the maternity passbook issue interview and the thing stolen from a desk duty preservation of health teacher clearly about handing over method to an area charge preservation of health teacher for its object. An autonomous body with a par took the pregnant woman's information an interview at the time of maternity passbook issue gave over to an area charge preservation of health teacher from a desk duty preservation of health teacher, and was about 70 percent. The interview sheet, the screening vote and the autonomous body by which a prefecture made a screening of a linchpin support pregnant woman, a desk duty preservation of health teacher judged whether it was taken over to an area charge preservation of health teacher using the interview sheet made personally. A linchpin support pregnant woman was being handed over for a meeting by all autonomous bodies by handing over method to an area charge preservation of health teacher.

• Development of the judgment skill of the in appropriate nurture action in the home-visit childcare support program

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

  Project Year: 2016.04  -  2019.03 

  Investigator(s): NAGAHIRO CHIE, YAMAGUTI noriko, YOSHINAGA kazuhiko, ANAMI yuri, IINISHI misaki 

  Direct: 2,700,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 3,510,000 (YEN)  Total: 810,000 (YEN)

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  The purpose was to clarity the enforcement situation of the home-visit childcare support program and judgment skill of the in maltreatment on home-visit childcare. The first study, we conducted anonymous self-questionnaire surveys to 750 public health nurses. Secondly, we conducted to 270 nurses. As a result of two investigations, we understood that we had trouble with carrying out that program in the populous area, And, we clarified of the judgment skill of the in appropriate nurture action in the home-visit childcare support program.

• Development of a child abuse borderline case support skill measurement tool with maternal risk factors for public health nurses

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

  Project Year: 2014.04  -  2019.03 

  Investigator(s): Ozasa Yoshiko, NAGAHIRO chie, HOKAMA chikako, NAKANO hiroko 

  Direct: 3,100,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 4,030,000 (YEN)  Total: 930,000 (YEN)

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  The purpose was to clarify the support technology of the public health nurse for the child abuse borderline case. We conducted anonymous self-administered questionnaire surveys from April to October H29 to 301 municipal health nurses in 40 locations.Public health nurses supported child abuse borderline cases on average 5.6 cases / year.The child abuse borderline case support provided by the public health nurse verbalizes the strengths of the parents, communicates with the transferee at the time of transfer, maintains a relationship with the mother, combines active support and oversight support, the parent's society Public health nurses who have experience in support such as raising sex, etc. were more involved. About 30% of public health nurses provided assistance to accompany medical institutions and related institutions.

• Development of a child abuse borderline case support skill measurement tool with maternal risk factors for public health nurses

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

  Project Year: 2014.04  -  2019.03 

  Investigator(s): Ozasa Yoshiko, NAGAHIRO chie, HOKAMA chikako, NAKANO hiroko 

  Direct: 3,100,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 4,030,000 (YEN)  Total: 930,000 (YEN)

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  The purpose was to clarify the support technology of the public health nurse for the child abuse borderline case. We conducted anonymous self-administered questionnaire surveys from April to October H29 to 301 municipal health nurses in 40 locations.Public health nurses supported child abuse borderline cases on average 5.6 cases / year.The child abuse borderline case support provided by the public health nurse verbalizes the strengths of the parents, communicates with the transferee at the time of transfer, maintains a relationship with the mother, combines active support and oversight support, the parent's society Public health nurses who have experience in support such as raising sex, etc. were more involved. About 30% of public health nurses provided assistance to accompany medical institutions and related institutions.