Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 7, 2026

Modification of the Treatment Methods for Wasting Marmoset Syndrome with Tranexamic Acid and Supportive Measures
Published on: July 12, 2024
Implementing the illness management and recovery program in Japan
Emi Fujita1, Daiji Kato, Eri Kuno
1Division of Clinical Psychology, Yokohama City University Hospital, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawaku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan. efujita@yokohama-cu.ac.jp
Objective:
This study investigated the feasibility and outcomes of the illness management and recovery program in Japan.
Methods:
Thirty-five patients with schizophrenia were recruited. Participants were assigned (not randomly) to the intervention and wait-list comparison groups. Symptom severity, functioning, activation level in self-management, quality of life, satisfaction, self-efficacy in community living, and satisfaction with services were measured before and after the intervention.
Results:
Over two years 25 patients completed the intervention (some after being wait-listed). In the pre-post comparison, they showed significant improvement in symptoms and functioning, self-reported activation in self-management, quality of life, satisfaction, and self-efficacy in community living. Compared with the ten participants in a wait-list comparison group, the eight participants in the first intervention group showed an increased quality of life in social functioning, satisfaction in living, and self-efficacy for social relationships in community living.
Conclusions:
Findings suggest that the program is effective for participants with severe mental illness in Japan.
Related Concept Videos
Classification of Illness
An illness is a response to a disease in which the person's level of functioning is changed compared with a previous level. The general classification of illness includes acute and chronic.
Acute illness is severe and...
Nursing Implementation
The five steps to implementing effective nursing care include reassessing the patient, reviewing and revising the existing nursing care plan, organizing the resources and care delivery, anticipating and preventing complications, and implementing nursing interventions.
Methods of Documentation VI: Case Management Model
For example, a patient with a chronic illness...
Methods Of Healthcare Delivery System
Managed Care System:
The managed care system is designed to control the cost while maintaining the quality of care. The patient's care from admission to discharge is planned by the primary care provider or the case manager, also known as the gatekeeper. In a managed care system, the number of care providers is limited...
Community Based Intervention
Foundations of Community Mental Health Programs
Central to the success of community-based interventions is the...
Asthma-IV: Nursing Management
First, in...