We studied about nurse supports for dementia patients. They are difficult to express their thinking because of their difficulty to self-determine. We held a workshop for one hospital, and planned a two-step training. First training was about dementia and real case discussion. They worked for one week after the first training. We gave second training for them about the expression the thinking of dementia patients. Two weeks later from second study, we investigated about the thinking of nurses. We found that training to support the sharing of people's values and to express their thinking would increase the empowerment of individual nurses and affect the empowerment of the organization.

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[Purpose] To investigate and analyze the kicking characteristics of high school soccer players and examine their relationship with the occurrence of sports injuries during the adolescent growth period. [Subject and methods] Kick movements were classified for the 10 teams participating in five games in the high school age group using video recordings of the games, and the types of kick movements and their numbers were recorded. [Results] The number of kicks per team in the high school age group was higher than in previous reports. By type, the percentage of insides in the high school age group was higher than for long kicks. [Conclusion] It was clear that the number of kick movements and their types by team, position, and individuals in this report are different from past reports. It is expected that the heavy use of inside kicks puts undue strain on the muscles around the hip joint.

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The purpose of the current study was to compare the psychological competitive abilities of elite female Ultimate players. The teams compared were the Japanese national teams of the years 2016 and 2020. This study was conducted to collect basic data for the improvement of psychological competitive ability. The mean total score on the Diagnostic Inventory for Psychological Competitive Ability 3 (DIPCA.3) was 175.00 for the Japanese national team of year 2016 and 178.17 for the team of year 2020, which represented no significant difference. There was no significant difference seen between groups in scores for ‘competitive volition’, ‘mental stability and concentration’, ‘confidence’, ‘strategic ability’, and ‘cooperation’. According to the ‘twelve scales’, the predictive capability of the Japanese national team of 2020 was significantly larger than that of 2016. There was no significant difference between the psychological competitive ability of two teams except for predictive capability. From the results of DIPCA.3, both groups were superior in their psychological competitive abilities.

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[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the sports-related injuries among student basketball players in Mongolia. This study may help in preventing future sports-related injuries in developing country. [Participants and Methods] We studied 74 basketball players affiliated to the basketball club team at junior high school or college in Ulaanbaatar. The questionnaire survey included items of basic information, basketball-related current and past injuries. [Results] The basketball players with current basketball-related injuries was 65%. The injuries were mostly located in ankle, followed by the hand/finger. Sprain/ligament injury was the most frequent injury, followed by soft tissue injury and fracture. At the onset time of current injuries, more than one year were 80%. The injuries that received medical attention were 67%, and self-management was done 45%. Time-loss from basketball game and training was 26.9±51.0 days. [Conclusion] The ratio of injury of basketball players in this study was higher than that the past reports. The injuries are prolonged even if basketball players are receiving medical attention and practicing the self-management, and it is thought that athletes are unable to return to competition smoothly.

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The purpose of this study is to clarify effective training methods for changing nurses' thinking and awareness of physical restraints. We held a workshop on "physical restraint" for nurses in Gunma prefecture. We analyzed the effective methods of the workshop using the questionnaire of the workshop held 11 times in 3 years. The level of satisfaction and utilization of participating nurses of lectures were over 60%, that of lectures against manager were over 70%, case study meeting were over 70%, presentation of cases were over 70%. It was suggested that an environment where participants can voluntarily exchange opinions and group work using facilitators are effective. It is necessary for managers and nurses to think about specific training methods from the same ethical point of view.

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