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Purposes of Smartphone Health Care Apps and the Practicality of Their Functions in Disaster Situations: Qualitative Function Assessment Study

Purposes of Smartphone Health Care Apps and the Practicality of Their Functions in Disaster Situations: Qualitative Function Assessment Study

Japan has experienced various natural disasters, including the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) in 2011 [1-3], the Kumamoto earthquake in 2016, and wind and flood damage induced by Typhoons 15 and 19 in 2019 [4-6]. Furthermore, there is a 70% probability of a Nankai Trough earthquake and an earthquake directly under the Tokyo metropolitan area by 2050, necessitating urgent attention to disaster prevention, mitigation, and response [7].

Sayuri Nonaka, Susumu Fujii, Kosuke Chris Yamada

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e56862

Updated Surveillance Metrics and History of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023) in East Asia and the Pacific Region: Longitudinal Trend Analysis

Updated Surveillance Metrics and History of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023) in East Asia and the Pacific Region: Longitudinal Trend Analysis

We adopted the World Bank’s definition of East Asia and the Pacific region, which is based on economic development and geographical proximity, encompassing American Samoa, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, People’s Democratic Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Macao, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana

Alexander L Lundberg, Alan G Soetikno, Scott A Wu, Egon Ozer, Sarah B Welch, Yingxuan Liu, Claudia Hawkins, Maryann Mason, Robert Murphy, Robert J Havey, Charles B Moss, Chad J Achenbach, Lori Ann Post

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2025;11:e53214

Interpreting the Influence of Using Blood Donor Residual Samples for SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Studies in Japan: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Interpreting the Influence of Using Blood Donor Residual Samples for SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Studies in Japan: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

The study surveyed Japanese residents aged 16‐69 years—the age group eligible for blood donation in Japan—from all 47 prefectures who could respond in Japanese. The sample size was set at 10,829, based on an approximately 6.1% national blood donation rate reported in a 2022 Japanese Red Cross survey [13], with a 5% alpha error and 80% power.

Ryo Kinoshita, Sho Miyamoto, Tadaki Suzuki, Motoi Suzuki, Daisuke Yoneoka

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2025;11:e60467

Evaluating the Knowledge Level, Practice, and Behavioral Change Potential of Care Managers in Pressure Injury Prevention Using a Mobile App Prototyping Model in the Home-Care Setting: Single-Arm, Pre-Post Pilot Study

Evaluating the Knowledge Level, Practice, and Behavioral Change Potential of Care Managers in Pressure Injury Prevention Using a Mobile App Prototyping Model in the Home-Care Setting: Single-Arm, Pre-Post Pilot Study

Considering that Japan has the world’s most advanced aging population, the Japanese government has shifted the focus of health care from hospital- to home- or community-based care provided in the home-care setting [1]. To provide comprehensive community-based care, the Japan-specific geriatric care system (Community-based Integrated Care System, a medical- and social-welfare networking model) works with the Japan-specific long-term care insurance system.

Masushi Kohta, Mayumi Takahashi, Hiroe Koyanagi, Junko Sugama

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e57768

Predictive Validity of Hospital-Associated Complications of Older People Identified Using Diagnosis Procedure Combination Data From an Acute Care Hospital in Japan: Observational Study

Predictive Validity of Hospital-Associated Complications of Older People Identified Using Diagnosis Procedure Combination Data From an Acute Care Hospital in Japan: Observational Study

In Japan, the majority of acute care hospitals use the Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) case-mix patient classification system, which is linked to a lump-sum payment system for inpatients [20]. DPC-compliant hospitals must generate and submit DPC data to the government.

Seigo Mitsutake, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Shohei Yano, Takumi Hirata, Kae Ito, Ko Furuta, Yoshitomo Shimazaki, Hideki Ito, Alison Mudge, Kenji Toba

JMIR Aging 2025;8:e68267

Estimating the Prevalence of Schizophrenia in the General Population of Japan Using an Artificial Neural Network–Based Schizophrenia Classifier: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Estimating the Prevalence of Schizophrenia in the General Population of Japan Using an Artificial Neural Network–Based Schizophrenia Classifier: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

The estimated lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia is 0.59%, according to a secondary analysis of the 2019 cross-sectional Japan National Health and Wellness Survey [6]. However, this study may produce underestimation since it only depended on physician diagnoses. Individuals with schizophrenia hardly self-identify as having schizophrenia because of stigma and lack of awareness of schizophrenia and its symptoms [7-13].

Pichsinee Choomung, Yupeng He, Masaaki Matsunaga, Kenji Sakuma, Taro Kishi, Yuanying Li, Shinichi Tanihara, Nakao Iwata, Atsuhiko Ota

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e66330

The Association Between COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake and Information-Seeking Behaviors Using the Internet:  Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

The Association Between COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake and Information-Seeking Behaviors Using the Internet: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

In Japan, reliance on internet news and video sharing sites was found to exacerbate hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccination among individuals younger than 65 years [25]. These findings indicate that the effects of internet-based information sources on COVID-19 vaccination uptake are mixed and inconclusive. There is a need for further analysis, as the impact appears to vary depending on the type of internet information sources, such as web news, social media, and video sharing sites.

Kazuya Taira, Misa Shiomi, Takayo Nakabe, Yuichi Imanaka

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e59352

Effectiveness of the Facility for Elderly Surveillance System (FESSy) in Two Public Health Center Jurisdictions in Japan: Prospective Observational Study

Effectiveness of the Facility for Elderly Surveillance System (FESSy) in Two Public Health Center Jurisdictions in Japan: Prospective Observational Study

However, on May 8, 2023, infection control policies for COVID-19 in Japan were relaxed. For that reason, public health centers have become unable to recognize outbreak situations at facilities for older people unless the outbreak grows to include more than 10 cases [3]. To fill this information gap, the Facility for Elderly Surveillance System (FESSy) has been used [4] as a mode of syndromic surveillance that monitors symptoms and infectious diseases among facility residents.

Junko Kurita, Motomi Hori, Sumiyo Yamaguchi, Aiko Ogiwara, Yurina Saito, Minako Sugiyama, Asami Sunadori, Tomoko Hayashi, Akane Hara, Yukari Kawana, Youichi Itoi, Tamie Sugawara, Yoshiyuki Sugishita, Fujiko Irie, Naomi Sakurai

JMIR Med Inform 2025;13:e58509