Path Model of Reality Gap on the Mental Health of Novice School Nurses in Japan.

Introduction: Mental health is a serious concern among novice school nurses in Japan. Numerous novice school nurses with various health problems experience high stress levels, affecting their mental health. They may be experiencing reality shock, a known risk factor for burnout and turnover, or its factor, the "reality gap.

A Sense of Belonging and Help Seeking: Examining Factors Related to the Mental Health of High School Students with High Autistic Traits without Diagnosis.

Certain individuals are clinically undiagnosed for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) but exhibit strong ASD characteristics. This study examined the differences between a control group and a "high autistic traits" group involving individuals who scored 9 or higher on the Autism-Spectrum Quotient-16 Japanese Version, based on their sense of belonging, help-seeking style, and relationship with mental health. The participants were 608 Japanese public high school students.

Factors enabling systematized national school health services in Japan.

Background: Japan has provided nationwide school health services since 1872. However, the system used and the factors enabling this provision have not been fully and systematically explored. This study aimed to provide an overview of the system and identify enabling factors for the provision of school health services in Japan, to support successful implementation in developing countries.

Health screening system to ensure children's health and development in Japan.

Background: The establishment of health screening systems for children is important, however, such systems are not always well-established in developing countries. This study aimed to improve child health screening systems in developing countries by analyzing the factors that contribute to enabling continuous and proper screenings at various governmental levels in Japan.

Methods: We reviewed the history of child health and development screening systems in Japan and examined factors that enabled their regular and nationwide implementation.

[Factors related to plateauing among Yogo teachers].

Objectives　The purpose of this study was to identify the factors related to plateaus to support the career development of Yogo teachers (school nurses).Methods　In March 2017, 1,000 elementary, junior high, and high schools in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba prefectures were stratified and randomized. Questionnaires were sent to 1,000 Yogo teachers in each school.

Lessons learned from health education in Japanese schools.

Introduction: A qualitative improvement in school health education is required to improve health for school-aged children in developing countries. This study aimed to clarify the factors that enable the provision of comprehensive and consistent health education in Japan.

Methods: We reviewed health education in Japanese schools and the feature of curriculum revision, and clarified the factors that enable the provision of comprehensive and consistent health education.

Effective school-based preventive interventions for alcohol use in Africa: a systematic review.

Background: Despite recognition of the risks of alcohol use and importance of prevention from an early age, the effectiveness of school-based interventions in Africa has not been clarified.

Objective: We aimed to identify effective school-based alcohol use prevention interventions in Africa.

Methods: We searched eight databases for peer-reviewed articles published until February 3, 2019 that reported on randomized controlled trials, cluster randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials, pre-post quasi-experimental studies, cohort studies, and case-control studies.

Introducing Ecohealth education in a Teacher Training Institute in Lao PDR: a case study.

This paper argues the effectiveness of Ecohealth education for improving the quality of health and environmental education and for achieving sustainable development in developing countries. To illustrate the need for Ecohealth education, we review the transitions in health education, environmental education and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in various developing countries. Moreover, we discuss issues relating to these disciplines and consider the possible roles that Ecohealth education can play.

The Impact of Changes in Professional Autonomy and Occupational Commitment on Nurses' Intention to Leave: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study in Japan.

This study aimed to investigate changes in nurses' attitudes toward professional autonomy and occupational commitment over time, and their effect on nurses' intentions to leave, using a two-wave longitudinal design. Anonymous, self-report questionnaires were distributed to all nurses working at 28 hospitals in western Japan on two separate occasions ( = 1778). Multivariate analysis using a generalized estimation equation was conducted, with the intention to leave at Time 2 as the dependent variable, and the changing secular trends in all subscales of attitudes toward professional autonomy and occupational commitment as the independent variables.

Lessons on health promotion from Japanese early childhood development.

Early childhood development (ECD) has received increasing attention in both developed and developing countries since the 1990s. In Japan, ECD facilities have pursued integrated practices of education and health care to provide appropriate services to promote children's welfare. This ECD approach appears to embody objectives of health promotion in young children.

Participation of children in school health in Japan.

Background: The importance of promoting child participation in school health has been emphasized internationally. This study examined ways in which Japan's school health system involves children, and factors enabling child participation in this system. It also suggests strategies to promote child participation in school health in developing countries.

Examining the appropriateness and reliability of the strategy of the Kenyan Comprehensive School Health Program.

The Kenyan government established the Kenyan Comprehensive School Health Program (KCSHP) on the basis of Kenyan National School Health Policy. A KCSHP pilot project was carried out in eight primary schools in Mbita Sub-County of Homa Bay County in the Nyanza Region from 2012 to 2017. This pilot project provided health facilities and support for evaluation with a school health checklist, and organized teacher training on health education, a child health club, and school-based health check-ups.

Development and Preliminary Validation of the Couples' Stigma Scale to Assess Self-Stigma among the Partners of Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Japan.

Spouses of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may struggle with self-stigma and may require attention and care; however, no scale exists to measure the stigma of spouses of persons with ASD. This study created and investigated the construct validity of the Couples Stigma Scale. This scale consists of 14 items and it was designed based on prior literature, interviews, and the self-stigma theory to assess the self-stigma experienced by spouses of people with ASD.

Sustainable human resource training system for promoting school health in Japan.

Background: It is essential to develop relevant human resources and sustainable training systems to promote school health.

Methods: This paper reviewed the structure of human resources and relevant training systems for school health in Japan and identified current strengths and challenges.

Results: Our review identified seven key points: (i) a legal basis for the allocation of human resources to schools; (ii) established training systems for school health human resources; (iii) uniformity and quality of teacher training curricula; (iv) establishment of teacher-training institutions; (v) education centers in every prefecture; (vi) allocation of supervisors for Yogo teachers to every prefectural and municipal education board; and (vii) various study group activities at the district and school levels.

Implementation of Kenyan comprehensive school health program: improvement and association with students' academic attainment.

There is growing evidence supporting the effectiveness of a comprehensive school health program. However, implementation in developing countries is a challenge. Furthermore, the available information on the association between a comprehensive school health program and students' academic attainment is limited.

Health indicators as moderators of occupational commitment and nurses' intention to leave.

Aim: This study examined the hypothesis that health indicators moderate the relationship between occupational commitment and intention to leave among nurses, using a large sample in Japan.

Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to all registered nurses (N = 11,171) working in group hospitals in western Japan in 2014. The questionnaire evaluated intention to leave, occupational commitment, psychological distress, cumulative fatigue, and demographic variables.

Generation-Common and -Specific Factors in Intention to Leave among Female Hospital Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study Using a Large Japanese Sample.

Unlabelled: An understanding of the conditions that determine the factors affecting nurses' intention to leave is important for countries suffering from nurse shortage.

Aim: to examine factors influencing intention to leave among female hospital nurses in a large Japanese sample, classified into four generations by age and considering economic conditions.

Methods: a cross-sectional survey with convenience sampling was conducted.

The ecosystem approach to health is a promising strategy in international development: lessons from Japan and Laos.

Background: An ecological perspective was prominently present in the health promotion movement in the 1980s, but this seems to have faded. The burden of disease the developing world is facing cannot be addressed solely by reductionist approaches. Holistic approaches are called for that recognize the fundamentally interdependent nature of health and other societal, developmental, and ecosystem related factors in human communities.

Stigma towards nurses with mental illnesses: a study of nurses and nurse managers in hospitals in Japan.

In the present study, we examined the current situation of nurses with mental illnesses, the stigma associated with these illnesses, and nurses' and nurse managers' perceptions of workplace mental health issues. We conducted a questionnaire survey of 880 nurses and nurse managers in Japan. After we carried out a descriptive analysis to examine the characteristics of stigma, the data of 585 participants were used for comprehensive analyses.

[Neighborhood environment quality, individual-level social capital, and depressive symptoms among adolescents].

Objectives: We aimed to develop measures to assess features of neighborhood quality and individual social capital, as well as their associations with depressive symptoms among early adolescents. To determine whether relations of depressive symptoms with neighborhood quality might be contingent upon the level of individual cognitive social capital, neighborhood-by-cognitive social capital interaction terms were examined.

Methods: A qualitative study was conducted to elicit the perceptions of early adolescents about their neighborhood environment.

Returning to the "homeland": work-related ethnic discrimination and the health of Japanese Brazilians in Japan.

Objectives: We investigated whether self-reported ethnic discrimination in the workplace was associated with well-being among Japanese Brazilians who had returned to Japan. Further, we examined interactions between discrimination and education on well-being.

Methods: We obtained data from a cross-sectional survey of Japanese Brazilian workers (n = 313) conducted in 2000 and 2001.

The effect of micro and macro stressors in the work environment on computer professionals' subjective health status and productive behavior in Japan.

To investigate the effect of micro and macro stressors in the work environment on the subjective health status and productive behavior of computer professionals, we conducted a web-based investigation with Japanese IT-related company employees in 53 company unions. The questionnaire consisted of individual attributes, employment characteristics, working hour characteristics, company size and profitability, personal characteristics (i.e.

Psychosocial factors associated with smoking and drinking among Japanese early adolescent boys and girls: cross-sectional study.

Background: Smoking and drinking alcohol among early adolescents are serious public health concerns, but few studies have been conducted in Japan to assess their prevalence and etiology. A regional survey was conducted in eight schools in two Japanese school districts to identify psychosocial factors associated with smoking and drinking behaviors for boys and girls.

Methods: Junior high school students from seventh to ninth grades (N = 2,923) completed a self-reported questionnaire between December 2002 and March 2003.