Depressive symptoms, burnout, resilience, and psychosocial support in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide study in Japan.

Aim: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has significantly impacted the mental health of healthcare workers. This study aimed to assess the mental health of healthcare workers and identify risk and protective factors.

Methods: We surveyed 48,031 healthcare workers at 63 Japanese Red Cross hospitals from December 15, 2022 to January 15, 2023.

Association between sarcopenia and sleep disorder in older patients with diabetes.

Aim: In the present study, we aimed to examine the association between sarcopenia and sleep disorder in older patients with diabetes using the Japanese version of SARC-F (SARC-F-J).

Methods: Outpatients with diabetes (aged ≥65 years) at the Ise Red Cross Hospital were included in the present study. We used the Japanese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, which is a self-administered questionnaire, to measure sleep disorder.

Relationship between sarcopenia and depression in older patients with diabetes: An investigation using the Japanese version of SARC-F.

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between sarcopenia and depression in older patients with diabetes using the Japanese version of SARC-F.

Methods: Participants included patients with diabetes aged ≥65 years who were undergoing outpatient treatment at the Ise Red Cross Hospital, Ise, Japan. Depression was measured using the Japanese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire 9, which is a nine-item questionnaire.

Association Between Sarcopenia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Using the Japanese Version of the SARC-F in Elderly Patients With Diabetes.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between sarcopenia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in elderly patients with diabetes using the Japanese version of the simple 5-item questionnaire (SARC-F-J).

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Community hospital in Japan.

Partial cDNA sequence of a relaxin-like factor (RLF) receptor, LGR8 and possible existence of the RLF ligand-receptor system in goat testes.

Relaxin-like factor (RLF), also known as insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3), is produced by testicular Leydig cells, but its specific receptor LGR8 (leucine-rich repeat family of G-protein-coupled receptor 8) has not been identified in goats. This study aimed to identify complementary DNA (cDNA) sequences of goat LGR8, and characterize the expression of both RLF and LGR8 in goat testes by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. Testes were collected from immature (3-month-old) and mature (24-month-old) Saanen goats, and partial cDNA sequences of the goat homologue of human LGR8 were identified.