A national questionnaire survey was conducted to hospital nurses by asking their knowledge and support experience for patients after breast cancer surgery.
We got answers from 1226 hospital nurses working in 207 medical institutions certified by the Japanese Breast Cancer Society.
The multiple choice question revealed the most frequent timing of support for discharge was “just after surgery up to 2 or 3 days.” The most known knowledge were “the way of observation of surgical wound” and “necessity of outpatient visit”, while the mostly practiced support experience were “the way of movement of the surgery side of body,” and “the reason and coping way not to hold heavy baggage”. The knowledge increased after 5-years ward experience （p.001）.

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This study aims to describe the development process of a multidisciplinary collaborative drama workshop-based learning support program that enhances clinical practice ability in acute care settings. First, a theatrical workshop format was adopted as the basic style of teaching materials. Next, the learning goals were set as follows: To understand the reality of acute care, communicate from the viewpoint of third parties, learn cooperation at the scene, and deepen the understanding of their own and other fields. Then, two cases were created which can be jointly worked on by different departments . The program was structured to be completed in two days, including preparation, demonstration, and evaluation. These were represented in a schedule created to clearly indicate the tasks for each hour. In order to promote learning, frameworks were created such as the introduction of facilitators; setting of scenes to play; and alternating performances of their own and other fields. Program evaluation was designed to use qualitative evaluation with semi-structured group interviews with participating students. In the future, the implementation of the program and interviews with the participating students will have to be analyzed before establishing the program as a legitimate learning support program.

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【Purpose】This study aimed to investigate the activity intensity during training, and to investigate the changes and characteristics of the contractile properties of rectus femoris before and after training in high school basketball players.
【Methods】Participants were 16 basketball players in the high school. We examined the contractile properties of rectus femoris through tensiomyography before and after training, and number of steps and activity intensity during training.
【Results】The maximum displacement of TMG after training was significantly increased. The rate of change in maximum displacement by TMG before and after training was negatively correlated with mean activity intensity.
【Conclusions】The contractile properties of rectus femoris by TMG in high school basketball players showed that the maximum displacement, which is the amount of vertical displacement of the muscle, was increased after training and that muscle stiffness could be changed. It was suggested that maximum displacement may be the most responsive of the TMG parameters to the activity intensity during training.

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Although there are scales that measure employer attitudes toward employing individuals with psychiatric disabilities from a multidimensional perspective, little work has been done to reduce the burden of answering relevant questionnaires. This study aimed to develop the Revised Attitudes toward Employment of Individuals with Psychiatric Disability Scale Short Form （ATEP II-SF）. The construct validity of ATEP II-SF scores was calculated for a total of 1,306 employers in three industries （［a］ Information and Communications; ［b］ Medical, Health Care and Welfare; and ［c］ Services, not elsewhere classified ［N.E.C.］）. Exploratory factor analysis yielded four factors （Employer Motivation for Hiring, Trustworthiness, Activity Limitation, and Attention Distribution）. Excellent and moderate Cronbach alphas （range from .79 to .92） and test-retest reliability coefficients （range from .51 to .80） indicated that scores from the ATEP II-SF were internally consistent and almost stable when measuring attitude components. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor model of the ATEP II-SF construct （goodness-of-fit index = .92, adjusted goodness-of-fit index = .87, root meansquare error of approximation = .07）. Items used in the ATEP II-SF were consistent with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and reflected positive and negative attitudes, and potential practical and empirical use. These results suggest that the ATEP II-SF could be useful in both practical and empirical settings.

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［Background］ Although it has been established that building trusting relationship between clients and rehabilitation therapists influences the quality of rehabilitation services, there have as yet been no studies conducted to identify the characteristics of the process. The purpose of this study was to identify the behaviors required for therapists to perform for the process of building a trusting relationship with clients, using qualitative research.
［Methods］ Stored data for five occupational therapists, four physical therapists, and three speech therapists were analyzed using the modified grounded theory approach.
［Results］We extracted 69 concepts relating to the behaviors necessary for the process of building trusting relationship between clients and rehabilitation therapists, and its concepts were classified into 17 sub-categories and 6 main categories.
［Conclusion］It was found that the behaviors rehabilitation therapists were required to perform for the process of building trusting relationships with clients were the following: gathering information, conducting assessments, planning interventions, performing interventions, adjusting the intervention plan and conducting follow-ups, being sensitive in how they communicate and conduct the relationship with the client, especially with those who are on the alert, and to turn the therapist reflecting on their own inner responses to the relationship, the therapy session and the clients.

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