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Japanese Local Governments’ Dissemination Activities for Advance Care Planning: A Descriptive Analysis of a Nationwide Survey during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Noriko Morioka

    (Department of Nursing Health Service Research, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 1138510, Japan)

  • Masayo Kashiwagi

    (Department of Nursing Health Service Research, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 1138510, Japan)

  • Ako Machida

    (Department of Nursing Health Service Research, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 1138510, Japan)

  • Kyoko Hanari

    (Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058575, Japan)

  • Takehiro Sugiyama

    (Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058575, Japan
    Institute for Global Health Policy Research, Bureau of International Health Cooperation, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 1628655, Japan
    Diabetes and Metabolism Information Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 1628655, Japan
    Department of Health Services Research, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058575, Japan)

  • Ryota Inokuchi

    (Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058575, Japan
    Department of Health Services Research, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058575, Japan)

  • Nanako Tamiya

    (Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058575, Japan
    Department of Health Services Research, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 3058575, Japan)

Abstract

This study aims to compare the awareness-raising activities between municipalities with and without focused anti-infection measures during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Descriptive analysis was conducted using a nationwide self-administered questionnaire survey on municipalities’ activities for residents and for healthcare providers and care workers (HCPs) in October 2022 in Japan. This study included 433 municipalities that had conducted awareness-raising activities before 2019 Fiscal Year. Workshops for residents were conducted in 85.2% of the municipalities, and they were more likely to be conducted in areas with focused anti-infection measures than those without measures (86.8% vs. 75.4%). Additionally, 85.9% of the municipalities were impacted by the pandemic; 50.1% canceled workshops, while 26.0% switched to a web-based style. Activities for HCPs were conducted in 55.2–63.7% of the municipalities, and they were more likely to be conducted in areas with focused anti-infection measures. A total of 50.6–62.1% of the municipalities changed their workshops for HCPs to a web-based style. Comparisons between areas with and without focused anti-infection measures indicated that the percentages of those impacted for all activities were not significantly different. In conclusion, awareness-raising activities in municipalities were conducted with new methods during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using information technology is essential to further promote such activities for residents.

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  • Noriko Morioka & Masayo Kashiwagi & Ako Machida & Kyoko Hanari & Takehiro Sugiyama & Ryota Inokuchi & Nanako Tamiya, 2023. "Japanese Local Governments’ Dissemination Activities for Advance Care Planning: A Descriptive Analysis of a Nationwide Survey during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(7), pages 1-12, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:7:p:5408-:d:1116647
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