The quantity and quality of scientific evidence about the health of working women in occupational health of Japan: A scoping review.

Objective: We aim to investigate the quantity and quality of scientific evidence dealing with comprehensive health issues of working women in occupational health.

Methods: This scoping review of original articles that investigated comprehensive health issues of working women aged 19-64 years in Japan was published in PubMed (1967-2022) and Igaku Chuo Zasshi (or Ichu-shi, 1982-2022). Using identical broad search terms, we first identified 17 122 English and 6154 Japanese articles.

Influence of LINE-Assisted Provision of Information about Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer Prevention on HPV Vaccine Intention: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

We conducted a prospective, randomized two-arm, parallel group, and open label trial to investigate whether the use of LINE would increase HPV vaccine intention among not completely vaccinated university students. In June 2020, we recruited students aged between 18 and 35 years from four universities in Japan. Among the 357 enrollees (female, 53%), 178 and 179 participants were randomized into the LINE and Mail groups, respectively.

Relationship between somatic symptoms with menstruation and intention to leave work among university hospital nurses in Japan: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: This study investigated the association between menstrual symptoms and the intention to leave work among female nurses in Japan.

Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated female nurses (n = 317) at two university hospitals. The items measured were their characteristics (e.

COVID-19 Vaccine Intention and Knowledge, Literacy, and Health Beliefs among Japanese University Students.

This study investigated the intention to get the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and its associated factors among Japanese university students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from March to May 2021 via an e-learning platform at Akita University. Participants were 1776 graduate and undergraduate students who answered the survey on vaccine intention, the health belief model (HBM), sociodemographic characteristics, and concerns over COVID-19-related situations.

The Multidisciplinary Swallowing Team Approach Decreases Pneumonia Onset in Acute Stroke Patients.

Dysphagia occurs in acute stroke patients at high rates, and many of them develop aspiration pneumonia. Team approaches with the cooperation of various professionals have the power to improve the quality of medical care, utilizing the specialized knowledge and skills of each professional. In our hospital, a multidisciplinary participatory swallowing team was organized.

Synthetic 13C-dipeptide breath test for the rapid assessment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in rats.

Objective: (13)C-breath tests have been investigated in order to assess pancreatic exocrine function using various (13)C-compounds, but they have not been accepted for routine clinical use. One of the barriers to their acceptance is that these tests are time-consuming and require up to several hours for breath collection. The purpose of this study was to design a novel (13)C-compound that would make a rapid (13)C-breath test for assessing exocrine pancreatic function possible.

[Marital norm, reality and satisfaction in middle-aged couples: why are wives less satisfied than husbands?].

The purpose of this study was to investigate recent changes in marital norm and reality in middle-aged couples, and how marital reality, as perceived by oneself, was associated with their demographic variables, as well as their marital satisfaction. A questionnaire was administered, and 277 pairs of middle-aged, nuclear-family couples participated. Main findings were as follows.