Japan faces a severe nursing shortage due to an aging population and declining birthrates. This affects nursing skills and patient care quality. This study aims to create a system to support nursing tasks, especially during hospital admissions. At Hospital A in Tokyo, we collected admission documents, studied workflows, and analyzed nurses' time use. We then developed a comprehensive support system with IT engineers. The system includes ; Automated work pattern creation. / Task progress tracking. / Task-specific information. / Documentation via voice, camera, and text. This system can improve nursing efficiency and care quality by reducing repetitive tasks and enhancing learning for less experienced nurses. Future work will optimize the system using real-world data.

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In today's aging society, maintaining physical strength in the elderly is crucial to prevent sarcopenia, which affects about 20% of Japanese individuals aged 75-79 and increases mortality and disability risk. Lower estrogen levels are linked to muscle weakness, especially in menopausal women. While resistance exercise is known to help, dietary intake also plays a key role in muscle health. A systematic review of RCTs from 2014-2024 found that supplements like soy, whey protein, HMB, vitamin D, essential amino acids, and Korean mistletoe extract can improve muscle mass, strength, and function in Asian women aged 65 and older. Further research combining nutrients and exercise is needed.

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Since 2008, health checkups and guidance for insured persons aged 40 to 74 aim to reduce lifestyle related disease risks. This study compares weight changes from same day versus later health guidance focused on exercise or diet. Participants in 2023 received either same-day or later health guidance, targeting energy reduction through exercise or diet. Ethical approval was secured, and data were stored securely. Of 185 participants, 113 received same-day guidance and 72 later. Average weight loss was 0.12 kg same-day and 0.31 kg later. Diet-focused guidance yielded -0.21 kg same-day and 0.49 kg later; exercise-focused guidance showed 1.71 kg later and -0.3 kg same-day. Both guidance timings led to weight loss, with diet-focused same-day and exercise-focused later guidance being most effective. Time constraints limited same-day exercise guidance efficacy, favoring diet advice, while later sessions better facilitated lasting exercise behavior changes.

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