{"title":"[Advance Care Planning for Older Adults with Cancer and Multimorbidity - Restoring the Initiative to Live One's Own Life].","authors":"","doi":"10.3143/geriatrics.63.120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3143/geriatrics.63.120","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35593,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Geriatrics","volume":"63 2","pages":"120-125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148346624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Preface to the special issue on \"Efforts for better advance care planning for older adults - Current situation and challenges in Japan\"].","authors":"","doi":"10.3143/geriatrics.63.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3143/geriatrics.63.97","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35593,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Geriatrics","volume":"63 2","pages":"97-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148346692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Well-being among the oldest-old: Reconsidering associated factors and their meanings].","authors":"","doi":"10.3143/geriatrics.63.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3143/geriatrics.63.27","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35593,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Geriatrics","volume":"63 1","pages":"27-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147575719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The challenge of the unspecified 'catalyst': Born from a sense of systemic incongruity in hospital collaboration -Wellbeing that falls through the cracks of the coordination system and the emergence of 'community as an outcome'].","authors":"","doi":"10.3143/geriatrics.63.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3143/geriatrics.63.16","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35593,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Geriatrics","volume":"63 1","pages":"16-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147575764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Association of the geriatric nutritional risk index and medical or social factors in elderly patients with regular home-visit medical care: A cross-sectional study].","authors":"Yoshiharu Matsumoto, Kazuya Ito, Kenji Watanabe, Nobuhiro Miyazaki","doi":"10.3143/geriatrics.63.211","DOIUrl":"10.3143/geriatrics.63.211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>We explored the association among the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and medical, physical, and cognitive factors in elderly patients who regularly receive home-visit medical care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients ≥65 years of age who received regular home-visit medical care at our clinic were included in this cross-sectional study. The physical and cognitive function were evaluated based on the doctor's opinion for long-term care insurance. The GNRI was used to assess nutritional status as follows: normal nutrition (GNRI ≥98), mild malnutrition (GNRI 92 to <98), moderate malnutrition (GNRI >82 to <92) and severe malnutrition (GNRI <82). We used an ordinal logistic regression analysis to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We enrolled 265 patients in this study. The median age was 87 (82-92) years, there were 190 (71.7%) women, and the median GNRI was 89.8 (84.0-96.7). Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated that the GNRI was associated with wheelchair mobility (odds ratios [OR]: 2.03; 95% confidence intervals [CI]: 1.16-3.58; P=0.012), living in a nursing home living (OR: 1.88; 95%CI: 1.17-3.04; P=0.010), consumption of a blended diet (OR: 3.21; 95%CI: 1.44-7.58; P=0.004), tube feeding (OR: 4.09; 95%CI: 1.12-15.88; P=0.045), hypertension (OR: 0.58; 95%CI: 0.35-0.95; P=0.033), dyslipidemia (OR: 0.54; 95%CI: 0.32-0.91; P=0.023).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Hypertension and dyslipidemia were positively associated with the GNRI. Nursing home living and wheelchair mobility were negatively associated with the GNRI.</p>","PeriodicalId":35593,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Geriatrics","volume":"63 3","pages":"211-218"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148983963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yumi Ohashi, Jin Kumagai, Chihiro Hiraga, Yoshiro Maezawa
{"title":"[An elderly patient with type 2 diabetes who developed a hyperglycemic emergency and showed a marked decline in insulin secretion, but she was able to be weaned off insulin by alleviating glucose toxicity and adjusting her medication: A case report].","authors":"Yumi Ohashi, Jin Kumagai, Chihiro Hiraga, Yoshiro Maezawa","doi":"10.3143/geriatrics.63.237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3143/geriatrics.63.237","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An 82-year-old woman with an impaired consciousness presented to our hospital. She was diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis and cellulitis and was admitted to the hospital. Following acute-phase treatment, continuous intravenous insulin infusion was discontinued, and multiple daily injections were initiated on the fourth hospital day (day 4). On day 9, a postprandial test revealed serum C-peptide and blood glucose levels of 0.55 ng/mL and 218 mg/dL, respectively, thus indicating significantly decreased insulin secretion. A subsequent fasting test on day 16 showed serum C-peptide and blood glucose levels of 0.42 ng/mL and 140 mg/dL, respectively, confirming the continued deficiency of insulin secretion. Although discontinuing insulin was anticipated to be difficult based on her low C-peptide levels, a gradual reduction in the insulin dose was planned in preparation for transfer from the hospital to an older adult care facility. After initiating dulaglutide and repaglinide treatment, insulin therapy, which peaked at 23 units/day, was discontinued. The resolution of glucotoxicity and pharmacotherapy, including glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, may have contributed to the discontinuation of insulin therapy in some patients. The serum C-peptide levels and 24-h urinary C-peptide excretion have been reported to be useful predictors of the need for insulin therapy to achieve optimal glycemic control. Although insulin withdrawal was predicted to be challenging based on previous reports, it was successfully performed in the present case. This case represents a suggestive example that highlights the relevant considerations for evaluating the residual insulin secretory function.</p>","PeriodicalId":35593,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Geriatrics","volume":"63 3","pages":"237-242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148983948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Applying the Geriatric 5Ms in clinical practice: Implementation in an acute geriatric ward at a university hospital].","authors":"","doi":"10.3143/geriatrics.63.199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3143/geriatrics.63.199","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35593,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Geriatrics","volume":"63 3","pages":"199-204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148983958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Foreword to the special issue: New developments in geriatric care through the integration of CGA and the Geriatric 5Ms].","authors":"","doi":"10.3143/geriatrics.63.185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3143/geriatrics.63.185","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35593,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Geriatrics","volume":"63 3","pages":"185-186"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148983974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Development and evaluation of a dementia and delirium nursing education program using workshops and regular case conferences in acute-care hospitals].","authors":"Hisanobu Moriyama, Mizue Suzuki, Mayumi Makino","doi":"10.3143/geriatrics.63.48","DOIUrl":"10.3143/geriatrics.63.48","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To develop a dementia and delirium nursing education program for nurses in acute care hospitals with the aim of enhancing their practical competencies. The program, based on person-centered care, included a 60-minute workshop and regular case conferences held two to three times per week. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the program by examining changes in nurses' knowledge and self-efficacy regarding dementia and delirium nursing, as well as patient outcomes, including falls, self-removal of tubes or catheters, and the use of physical restraints.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The program was conducted over a three-month period from November 2023 to January 2024 in a gastrointestinal surgical ward of an acute care hospital with a 7:1 nurse-to-patient ratio. Twenty-five nurses participated in this study. Questionnaires assessing knowledge and self-efficacy were administered before and after intervention. Patient outcome data, including falls, self-removal of tubes or catheters, and use of physical restraints, were collected from the medical records and compared before and after the intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nurses' knowledge and self-efficacy significantly improved after the intervention. Although the total number of patients with dementia and delirium increased significantly, the incidents of self-removal of tubes or catheters and the use of physical restraints significantly decreased. Falls decreased from two to zero, although this difference was not statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The program was effective in improving nurses' knowledge and self-efficacy in dementia and delirium care and in reducing self-removal of tubes or catheters, as well as reducing the use of physical restraints.</p>","PeriodicalId":35593,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Journal of Geriatrics","volume":"63 1","pages":"48-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147575695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}