The Role of Satellite Campuses for the Improvement of QOL-A Study and Examination of Civic Awareness and Living Conditions for Establishing Satellite Campuses- / 日本プライマリ・ケア連合学会誌

ABSTRACT

<p><b>Introduction: </b>This study aims to examine wellness programmes that can respond to the diverse demands of regional communities. Data was gathered through a questionnaire survey administered from October to November 2015 for determining demands related to satellite campus (SC).</p><p><b>Methods: </b>Responses to this survey were obtained from 104 individuals. The analysis method examined an association between participation will and ICT to SC using a chi-square test. The nonappearance module was divided into two groups of 58 years old less than 57 years old or older from the average age, and the two groups were compared using the Mann-Whithney's Utest.</p><p><b>Results: </b>The target group is each generation from 10s to 80s, and the average age is 57.6±13.5 years. The results showed that the highest demand for lectures and seminars was on health maintenance, such as prevention of cognitive impairments, health-related issues, and cancer.</p><p>Furthermore, a positive correlation was demonstrated between SC awareness and desire to participate.</p><p><b>Conclusion: </b>For the wellness program, the need for the following fixed five items was suggested: "lecture setting, publicity, traffic maintenance, a talented person, and the budget that I made use of a specialized strength".</p><p>In addition, health-related lectures may help inhabitants in adopting preventive mesures and hence, are in high demand.</p>