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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Gradient boosting decision tree becomes more reliable than logistic regression in predicting probability for diabetes with big data
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Open AccessGradient boosting decision tree becomes more reliable than logistic regression in predicting probability for diabetes with big data
We sought to verify the reliability of machine learning (ML) in develo** diabetes prediction models by utilizing big data. To this end, we compared the reliability of gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT) a...
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Care needs level in long-term care insurance system and family caregivers’ self-perceived time-dependent burden in patients with home palliative care for cancer: a cross-sectional study
Although home care improves patients’ quality of life (QOL), several studies have suggested that home care lowers the QOL of family caregivers and decreases their mortality. To alleviate the deleterious impact...
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Association between respiratory and heart rate fluctuations and death occurrence in dying cancer patients: continuous measurement with a non-wearable monitor
The present study aimed to explore the association between impending death and continual changes in respiratory and heart rates measured using a non-wearable monitor every minute for the final 2 weeks of life ...
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Open AccessProvision and related factors of end-of-life care in elderly housing with care services in collaboration with home-visiting nurse agencies: a nationwide survey
Japan has the largest population of older adults in the world; it is only growing as life expectancy increases worldwide. As such, solutions to potential obstacles must be studied to maintain healthy, producti...
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Development of a Clinical Tool to Predict Home Death of a Discharged Cancer Patient in Japan: a Case-Control Study
The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of a clinical tool to predict whether discharged cancer patients die at home, comparing groups of case who died at home and control who died in hos...
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Open AccessFive types of home-visit nursing agencies in Japan based on characteristics of service delivery: cluster analysis of three nationwide surveys
The number of home-visit nursing agencies in Japan has greatly increased over the past 20 years since the Japanese government first introduced it in 1992 to meet the increased needs of home-bound elderly. Sinc...
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Open AccessDeterminants of financial performance of home-visit nursing agencies in Japan
Japan has the highest aging population in the world and promotion of home health services is an urgent policy issue. As home-visit nursing plays a major role in home health services, the Japanese government be...
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Open AccessRelationship between radiographic changes and symptoms or physical examination findings in subjects with symptomatic medial knee osteoarthritis: a three-year prospective study
Although osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joints is the most common and debilitating joint disease in developed countries, the factors that determine the severity of symptoms are not yet understood well. Subjec...
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Communication Skills Training on How to Break Bad News for Japanese Nurses in Oncology: Effects of Training on Nurses’ Confidence and Perceived Effectiveness
Delivering bad news is an important communication skill for oncology nurses. No Asian study has developed a communication skills training program. We investigated the effect of such a program on the confidence...
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Psychoeducational Intervention for Patients with Primary Breast Cancer and Patient Satisfaction with Information: An Exploratory Analysis
Background. The components of psychoeducational interventions which are effective in reducing psychological distress are not well known.
