[Development of a Risk Prediction Model and a Simple Assessment Sheet for Screening Undernutrition Using Factors Related to Food Environment Accessibility among Older Adults Living Alone in Semi-mountainous Areas].

Objectives: In addition to an aging population, the number of single-person households is increasing in semi-mountainous areas. The nutritional status of older adults living alone has also been studied as they are prone to undernutrition. In this study, we aimed to develop a risk prediction model and a simple assessment sheet for screening undernutrition using factors related to food environment accessibility among older adults living alone in semi-mountainous areas.

[Development of an exercise program for sedentary behavior in desk workers].

Purpose: The effects of lacking exercise due to increased sedentary behavior on physical and mental health are attracting attention. We developed an exercise program for sedentary behavior in desk workers and verified whether decreased body pain and weakness and improved subjective health are short-term effects.

Subjects And Methods: We developed a 3-min exercise program comprising three among four types of exercises; standing on one leg (1 min on each side), squats (1 min), stretching (1 min), and deep breathing with eyes closed (1 min).

[Business continuity capabilities for disaster preparedness: A comparative study of different industries in Wakayama Prefecture].

Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the status of business continuity plan (BCP) formulation in businesses, focusing on different industries. It examined their preparation for natural disasters, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, and crisis events, such as emerging infectious diseases.

Methods: A total of 1,583 businesses in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, were randomly selected from the Wakayama Occupational Health Support Center workplace list.

Strengths within the Community Perceived by Older Adults Living Alone in a Semi-Mountainous Rural Region: A Qualitative Study.

It is recommended that health promotion activities in the community focus on residents' strengths. Hence, this study explored the community strengths perceived by older adults living alone in a semi-mountainous rural region of Japan. A qualitative, descriptive approach was used.

A Review of the Literature on the Regional Strengths Perceived by Older People Living in Local Japanese Communities.

As a super-aging society, health promotion activities in local Japanese communities are increasingly essential. Developing the health-promotion programs must include the perspective of older people residing in these communities and what they believe to be their regional strengths. This study aimed to clarify the elements of regional strengths perceived by older people living in local Japanese communities from the literature review.

[Development of a scale to evaluate the rest levels of male workers].

Objectives　"Rest" has two aspects: "repose," to recover from physical or mental fatigue, and "restore," to re-establish physical, mental, and social health. Many male workers work for prolonged hours, and despite stress, they do not apply coping behaviors, unlike female workers. Consequently, taking sufficient rest is difficult for male workers.

[Efforts to improve workplaces considering for older workers: A questionnaire survey focusing on company size in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan].

Objectives: The "Guidelines for Ensuring the Safety and Health of Older Workers (hereafter referred to as "Guidelines")," formulated in 2021, require employers to implement measures that proactively prevent occupational accidents among older workers. This study aimed to clarify the status of awareness of the Guidelines and workplace improvement efforts with consideration of older workers, focusing on company size.

Methods: Overall, 780 businesses in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, were randomly selected from a Wakayama Occupational Health Support Center workplace list.

Factors Related to Nutritional Status of Single Older Residents in Semi-Mountainous Rural Regions of Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Japan's notably high aging rate presents the risk of malnutrition. This study aimed to clarify the nutritional status and factors related to the nutritional status of single older residents in a semi-mountainous rural region of Japan. Using a cross-sectional study design, surveys were administered to older adults in the semi-mountainous rural region in the area of Kochi Prefecture, Japan.

Depressive symptoms among Thai male seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Prevalence of depressive symptoms among seafarers is higher than the general population because of their unique work conditions. Factors that can be changed must be considered and promptly addressed in order to decrease the prevalence of depression. This study aims to clarify the prevalence of depressive symptoms and its related factors among Thai seafarers in an effort to contribute to policies and to prevent depression among Thai seafarers.

[Factors Related to Work Engagement in Occupational Health Nurses: From both Aspects of Work Environmental and Individual Factors].

Objectives: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) states that it is an important issue to realize a work environment where people find their job worth doing, and the MHLW utilizes work engagement as the concept of a job worth doing. In this study, we aimed to clarify the factors related to work engagement in occupational health nurses from both aspects of work environmental and individual factors.

Methods: An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was mailed to 2,172 occupational health nurses who belonged to the Japan Society for Occupational Health and were in charge of practical work.

[Support for a balance between work schedules and treatment regimens among workers with illness: A questionnaire survey focusing on company size in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan].

Objectives: The support from businesses to create a balance between work schedules and treatment regimens among employees suffering from illnesses, such as cancer and diabetes, seems to be insufficient. This study aimed to investigate efforts of businesses to support the balance of work schedules and treatment regimens among employees with illness, focusing on company size and to identify potential workplace improvements for such employees.

Methods: Overall, 789 businesses in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan were randomly selected from a workplace list of the Wakayama Occupational Health Support Center.

Mental health problems and their related factors among seafarers: a scoping review.

Background: Seafarers are often reported to be engaged in a dangerous physical and psychosocial work environment. However, mental health status among seafarers has not been focused on compared with physical health issues. Systematic, comprehensive reviews of mental health problems and their relevant factors are lacking.

[Relationship between Work Improvement and Work Engagement in Financial Industry: Examination Based on the Level of Sense of Coherence].

Objective: In this study, we aimed to clarify the relationship between workplace improvement and work engagement based on the level of sense of coherence.

Methods: An anonymous self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted on 1,845 regular employees in a financial industry (valid response rate, 78.5%).

[Trends of Implementation of Nonsmoking at Eating and Drinking Establishments One Year before and after April 2020: Consideration of the Status of Implementation of the Amendment Bill for the Health Promotion Act of Japan].

Objective: In this study, we aimed to clarify the transition to the implementation of smoking prohibition at eating and drinking establishments one year before and after April 2020, the time when they became "nonsmoking" in principle following the implementation of the amendment bill for the Health Promotion Act of Japan.

Methods: The total number of nonsmoking/smoking eating and drinking establishments by industry were obtained using the data from "Tabelog." The number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 by the polymerase chain reaction test on the day of the survey nationwide and the bankruptcy status of the companies (eating and drinking establishments, etc.

[Factors Related to Attitudes toward Responses to Stress Survey in Stress Check Program in Financial Industry].

Objective: The purpose of this study is to clarify the factors related to attitudes toward responses to a stress survey in the Stress Check Program, which is used to screen for workers with high psychosocial stress at the workplace.

Methods: An anonymous self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted on 1,800 regular staff member of a financial industry (valid response rate: 72.0%).

[The effects of writing and reading aloud the positive events that take place in the workplace on work engagement and the occupational stress of care workers in welfare facilities for long-term elderly care: A crossover trial].

Objectives: A number of earlier studies have pointed out that care workers in nursing homes for the elderly experience high levels of stress. In recent years, work engagement has been attracting attention as a concept that focuses on the positive psychological aspects of workers. In this study, we examined whether writing and reading aloud positive events that take place in the workplace would be useful as a measure to improve work engagement and to reduce occupational stress among care workers in such facilities.

[Association of Annual Transition of Implementation of Nonsmoking at Eating and Drinking Establishments with Indices on Population/Household and Economy/Labor: Examination Using Prefectural Data].

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship of the annual transition of implementation of nonsmoking at eating and drinking establishments with indices of population/household and economy/labor by prefecture.

Methods: The prefectural rates of eating and drinking establishments implementing nonsmoking (hereafter, nonsmoking rate) were computed in a year using the data from "Tabelog". Forty-seven prefectures were classified by hierarchical cluster analysis into "prefecture clusters" 1 to 5 in descending order of the median of nonsmoking rates.

[Factors influencing work continuation of cancer patients immediately after diagnosis].

Objectives: In recent years, efforts made by cancer patients to balance their work schedules and treatment regimens have gained increasing attention. Such workers tend to resign when diagnosed with cancer. A particularly prominent issue is that many of these employees resign immediately after diagnosis.

Health-promoting lifestyles of Japanese expatriates residing in the Philippines and Thailand.

Background: The number of Japanese expatriates has increased, many of whom undertake lifestyle changes to improve their health.

Purpose: We aim to clarify the health-promoting lifestyles of middle and older age Japanese expatriates.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study.

[Association of the Status of Implementation of Nonsmoking at Eating and Drinking Establishments with Prevalence of Persons with Subjective Symptoms, Prevalence of Persons with Diseases under Treatment, Medical Expenses, and Mortality Rate: Examination Using Prefectural Data].

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to confirm the association of the status of implementation of nonsmoking at eating and drinking establishments with the prevalence of persons with subjective symptoms, the prevalence of persons with diseases under treatment, medical expenses, and mortality rate using prefectural data.

Methods: The prefectural rate of eating and drinking establishments implementing nonsmoking (hereafter, nonsmoking rate) was calculated using the data from "Tabelog". The variables of interest were the prevalence of persons with subjective symptoms, the prevalence of persons with diseases under treatment, medical expenses (total, hospitalization and nonhospitalization expenses), and the mortality rates of malignant neoplasms (lung cancer, stomach cancer, and colon cancer), heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular disease, cerebral infarction, and pneumonia in each prefecture.

The combination of obesity and high salt intake are associated with blood pressure elevation among healthy Japanese adolescents.

We examined the associations of obesity and high salt intake with blood pressure (BP) in a cross-sectional sample of 1679 healthy Japanese adolescents (827 females and 852 males) aged 12-18 years (mean age: 14.9 years) who had no history of treatment for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or renal disease. Brachial arterial BP of the subject was measured at the left arm using a digital BP monitor with an appropriate cuff size.

[Factors Related to Salt-Reduction Cognizance and Salt Intake in Women Aged 40-59 Years: Characteristics of Guardians of Medical University Students].

Objectives: In our previous study in which we aimed to clarify the factors related to salt intake in women aged 40-59 years, salt intake was found to be not related to salt-reduction cognizance. The aim of this research was to clarify factors related to salt intake in those who were cognizant of the importance of reducing their salt intake.

Methods: Two hundred and forty-seven female guardians (effective rate, 32.

[The associations of Japan's specific medical checkup with a health promotion lifestyle, health literacy, and social capital by healthcare coverage type].

Objectives　The goal of this study was to determine whether experiencing Japan's specific medical checkup is associated with a health promotion lifestyle, health literacy (HL), and social capital (SC) by type of healthcare coverage.Methods　The subjects were 1,048 residents of A City aged 40 through 74 years. Individuals who had experienced more than one medical checkup during the past two years were categorized as "Consultation.

[Supporting a balance between work schedules and treatment regimens among cancer patients: A questionnaire survey focusing on company size in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan].

Objectives: The support from businesses to create a balance between work schedules and treatment regimens among employees suffering from cancer seems to be insufficient. The aims of this study were to investigate efforts to find a balance between work schedules and treatment regimens among cancer patients focusing on company size and to identify potential workplace improvements for these employees.

Methods: Seven hundred and seventy businesses in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, were randomly selected from a workplace list consisting of businesses that had received support from either the Wakayama Occupational Health Support Center or the Regional Occupational Health Center.

Risk Factors of Hearing Loss Among Thai Naval Divers.

This study aimed to clarify the prevalence of hearing loss and its risk factors among Thai naval divers. The participants were 263 military divers in the Royal Thai Navy, aged 22 to 55 years. The participants were asked to fill in a questionnaire and to undergo the examinations on hearing acuity and physical measurement.