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- Title
Outpatient rehabilitation for an older couple in a repopulated village 10 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster: An embedded case study.
- Authors
Yuta Saito; Sora Sato; Yoshitaka Nishikawa; Fumiya Oguro; Nobuaki Moriyama; Keiichiro Sato; Yurie Kobashi; Toyoaki Sawano; Akihiko Ozaki; Takeo Nakayama; Masaharu Tsubokura; Seiji Yasumura; Shohei Sakai
- Abstract
Background Little information is available on the role of community-based rehabilitation after a nuclear disaster. Here, we report the case of an older couple living in an area repopulated after the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011 who received outpatient rehabilitation. Case presentation An 84-year-old woman underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) after she fell and sustained a trochanteric fracture while caring for her husband with Alzheimer's disease. The 85-year-old husband experienced worsening behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) following his wife's hospitalization. The couple received rehabilitation at an outpatient facility in a nearby village using a shuttle service. The woman's postoperative anxiety was relieved and her physical function improved. Moreover, the husband's BPSD symptoms decreased. Conclusion A wife and husband showed improvement in physical function after THA and alleviation of BPSD, respectively, following rehabilitation. In post-disaster, resource-scarce areas, older adults may benefit from utilizing the outpatient rehabilitation services available in the surrounding area.
- Subjects
OUTPATIENT medical care; FUKUSHIMA Nuclear Accident, Fukushima, Japan, 2011; TOTAL hip replacement; HOSPITAL care; MEDICAL rehabilitation; ANXIETY in women
- Publication
Fukushima Journal of Medical Science, 2024, Vol 70, Issue 1, p49
- ISSN
0016-2590
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5387/fms.2023-01