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ArticleCureus2023

Reviving Health Osekkai in Rural Japan: Collaborative Strategies of Family Physicians and Medical Students Against Social Isolation.

Riko Herai, Ryuichi Ohta, Chiaki Sano

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Riko HeraiFamily Medicine, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, JPN.
Ryuichi OhtaCommuniy Care, Unnan City Hospital, Unnan, JPN.
Chiaki SanoCommunity Medicine Management, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, JPN.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the face of societal challenges exacerbated by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, rural Japanese communities are redoubling their efforts to preserve social cohesion. This revitalization is epitomized by the Osekkai initiative, an embodiment of voluntary neighborly support. Here, we delve into the combined efforts of family physicians and medical students in reshaping the Osekkai landscape, emphasizing the role of healthcare professionals in community health and combatting rural isolation.

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community healthcommunity welfarecovid-19family physiciansmedical studentsosekkairural japanese communitiessocial alienationsocial cohesionsocietal challenges

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PMID38130521
PMCPMC10733616

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