Original Articles

• Seasonal and sex differences in instrumental activities of daily living and objective physical activity among older adults residing in rural areas with snow and cold regions
  Tomohito Tadaishi, Junko Hasegawa, Hideki Suzuki
  J Rural Med. 2025 Jan; 20(1): 1–12
• Artificial intelligence as a proficient tool in detecting pulmonary tuberculosis in massive population screening programs: a case study in Chennai, India
  Prabakaran Jayaraman, Sangeetha S, Saumit Paul, Richa Pant, Tanveer Gupte, Viraj Kulkarni, Amit Kharat
  J Rural Med. 2025 Jan; 20(1): 13–19
• Evaluation of physical activity with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire among outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Japan
  Miki Yokoyama, Yoko Kusuba, Kaori Hashizume, Emi Matsuura
  J Rural Med. 2025 Jan; 20(1): 20–27

Field Report

• Relationship between daily eating habits and occurrence of stroke in the O City Cohort I survey: a 26-year follow-up of residents in rural Japan
  Mako Toda, Koutatsu Maruyama, Isao Saito, Shinji Tanaka, Yutaka Takeuchi, Hirotada Okubo, Tadahiro Kato
  J Rural Med. 2025 Jan; 20(1): 28–38
• The association between repeated specific health guidance during specific health checkups and mental health: a cross-sectional survey study in Japan
  Daisaku Nishimoto, Shimpei Kodama, Chiemi Nishimoto, Keiko Kubota Asutsugu Kurono, Ikuko Nishio
  J Rural Med. 2025 Jan; 20(1): 39–45
• Training of medical coordinators for noncommunicable diseases based on Japanese experience
  Megumi Ogawa Yurie Kobashi
  J Rural Med. 2025 Jan; 20(1): 46–52
• Risk factor for difficult cases at the comprehensive consultation services about medical, welfare and legal problems
  Michiki Narushima, Chiaki Ando, Makoto Mochizuki, Osamu Terada, Hiroki Suzuki, Nozomi Kani, Motoyoshi Matsunaga
  J Rural Med. 2025 Jan; 20(1): 53–57

Case report

• Optimizing mass casualty: an incident report of centralizing patient transport and its impact on triage efficiency
  Hiroaki Taniguchi, Hiroki Nagasawa, Tatsuro Sakai, Hiromichi Ohsaka, Kazuhiko Omori, Youichi Yanagawa
  J Rural Med. 2025 Jan; 20(1): 58–62

Letters to the Editor

• Telemedicine for diseases between primary care physicians on remote islands and specialists in mainland in Japan: a questionnaire survey
  Miki Yamauchi, Akihisa Nakamura, Hiroyuki Teraura, Kazuhiko Kotani
  J Rural Med. 2025 Jan; 20(1): 63–65