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en: Development of Educational Material to Support Oral Health Behaviors in Persons with Diabetes in Japan. Part 1: Dentists Evaluations, Efforts, and Expectations

en: The Journal of Japan Academy of Diabetes Education and Nursing

number: in press


en: Association between total soy product intake and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Japanese workers: Cross-sectional and longitudinal study findings

en: The aim of this study was to determine the association between total soy product intake and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Japanese workers. The cross-sectional study included 698 participants aged over 40 years, and the longitudinal study included 527 participants aged over 40 years in 2012 who participated at least once from 2013 to 2018. Dietary intake of total soy products was summed based on the total amount of 12 kinds of soy products assessed using a food frequency questionnaire. Participants were diagnosed as having MetS if they had abdominal obesity and at least one of the following conditions:hypertriglyceridemia, high blood pressure, and hyperglycemia. To calculate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for MetS according to tertile of total soy product intake, multivariable logistic regression was performed for the cross-sectional analysis, and generalized estimating equations were used for the longitudinal analysis. Cross-sectional analysis showed that there was an inverse association between total soy product intake and MetS, and the OR of tertile 3 was significantly higher than that of tertile 1. However, the inverse association disappeared in the longitudinal analysis. Further long-term studies are needed to determine the association between total soy product intake and MetS. J. Med. Invest. 72 : 343-353, August, 2025.

en: The Journal of Medical Investigation : JMI


en: 糖尿病患者の口腔保健行動アセスメントツールを用いた看護支援プログラムの評価

ja: 糖尿病患者の口腔保健行動アセスメントツールを用いた看護支援プログラムの評価

en: Journal of the The Japan Diabetes Society

ja: 糖尿病

number: Supplement


en: Soy product and isoflavone intake associations with allergic diseases in Japanese workers: rhinitis, dermatitis and asthma.

en: The aim of this study was to determine the associations of intake of soy products and isoflavones with allergic diseases. We conducted a cross-sectional study in 1437 participants (aged 20-64 years) who were living in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan during the period 2010- 2011. We obtained anthropometric data and information on life style characteristics including dietary intake and current medical histories of allergic diseases using a structural self-administered questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression models were used to assess the associations of soy products and isoflavones with allergic diseases after controlling for age, family history of allergic diseases, smoking, drinking, physical activity, energy intake, BMI and dietary factors. Intake of soy products showed significant inverse dose-response relationships with allergic rhinitis. The third quartile for soy products had an adjusted OR of 0.56 (95% CI: 0.35-0.91) compared to the reference group (first quartile), though intake of soy products showed no dose-response relationship with atopic dermatitis. Intake of soy isoflavones showed a significant inverse dose-response relationship with atopic dermatitis, though the association between intake of soy isoflavones and atopic dermatitis was U-shaped after adjustments for potential confounders. On the other hand, the associations between intake of soy isoflavones and other allergic diseases were not significant. The results indicate that higher intake of soy products is associated with reduced risk of allergic rhinitis in Japanese workers. Furthermore, moderate intake amounts of soy products and soy isoflavones are associated with inverse risk of atopic dermatitis.

en: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition


en: Prioritizing Patient Assessment Data (PAD) Using the Japanese Psychiatric Nursing Assessment Classification System (PsyNACS)©

en: Open Journal of Psychiatry

ja: Open Journal of Psychiatry


en: Professional Nurses'Attitudes towards the introducution of Humaniod Nursing Robots(HNRs) in Health Care Settings

en: Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

ja: Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences


en: Accuracy of tissue thickness of the rectus femoris region as measured by ultrasound

en: In order to verify the accuracy of the thickness of the rectus femoris muscle and overlying subcutaneous fat as assessed by ultrasound, experiments were conducted on 10 healthy subjects aged over 30 years to assess the following: 1) concordance of measurements made by two different observers; 2) concordance of repeated measurements made by the same observer ; and 3) concordance of repeated measurements made by the same observer with and without an imaging aid(ultrasound gel block). Between two observers with varying experience in ultrasound, no significant difference in measured muscle thickness was observed ; however, there was a significant difference in subcutaneous fat thickness. When measurements were made by the same observer on two separate days, a significant positive correlation was evident for muscle and subcutaneous fat thickness between the first and second tests. While use of the imaging aid was associated with higher concordance of measurements between the first and second tests, the measurements themselves were affected. Although ultrasonic measurement of tissue thickness requires further investigation to minimize intra-observer error and examine correlations with other imaging techniques, the accuracy of the measurements in the present study suggests that clinical application may be possible.

en: JNI : The Journal of Nursing Investigation


en: 臨地実習における摂食·嚥下障害患者の食事支援時の学生の実習記録分析

ja: 臨地実習における摂食·嚥下障害患者の食事支援時の学生の実習記録分析

en: 日本看護学会論文集: 看護教育

ja: 日本看護学会論文集: 看護教育


en: Evaluation of a new rehabilitation program for postoperative patients with breast cancer

en: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of a newly designed rehabilitation program for postoperative patients with breast cancer. This was achieved through examinations to clarify the range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder joint, postoperative pain and recovery of activities of daily living (ADL). The ROM of the shoulder joint was evaluated with respect to five items and determinations were carried out five times. Patients were orally questioned four times regarding their pain after surgery, movement-associated chest pain, pain at night and operative wound pain. Evaluation of the ADL after discharge was conducted using a three-level rating method at postoperative week 4 and week 12. A total of 72 patients were studied, comprising 39 who underwent pectoral muscle-conserving mastectomy and 33 who underwent breast-conserving surgery. The arm movement of forward raising showed the greatest decline, followed by lateral raising of the arm. Postoperative time-course changes in internal/external arm rotation, as well as backward arm raising were slight. Comparison of the operative procedures revealed differences only for lateral arm raising at postoperative week 4, while there were no differences in any of the shoulder joint movements. Lowering of the ROM of the shoulder joint was more marked at an earlier time (week 1 to week 2) after surgery, but it was not statistically significant. Pain at night and operative wound pain were prolonged over the period, and reported in postoperative week 1 to week 12 by 3-15% of patients. All ADL items became almost normal in approximately 90% of patients at postoperative week 4. The efficacy of the present rehabilitation program early after surgery was demonstrated in terms of recovery of ADL as well as the ROM of the arm on the affected side.

en: Nursing & Health Sciences

ja: Nursing & Health Sciences


en: 静的，動的および複合での運動における血圧応答の比較

ja: 静的，動的および複合での運動における血圧応答の比較

en: 静的運動では収縮期および拡張期血圧は急激に上昇する事が知られているが，静的運動と動的運動を組み合わせた運動では血圧どのような変化を示すかを，日常生活での荷物を持った状態で歩行を行う場合のシミレーション実験として検討した．その結果，静的運動で上昇した血圧は動的運動により抑制を受け，血圧上昇が抑えられることを報告した．

en: 臨床スポーツ医学

ja: 臨床スポーツ医学


en: 静的，動的および複合での運動における血圧応答の比較

ja: 静的，動的および複合での運動における血圧応答の比較


en: `安全な早期離床'を支える 急性期リハビリテーションのための観察とアセスメント

ja: `安全な早期離床'を支える 急性期リハビリテーションのための観察とアセスメント

en: Brain Nursing

ja: Brain Nursing