Clarification of Psychiatric Nurses' Intentions and Analysis Contents in Observing Schizophrenia Patient.

The purpose of this study was to clarify what psychiatric nurses intended to observe when observing schizophrenia patient and what they analyzed from their observations. Twenty-one experienced nurses were included in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, and content analysis was conducted.

Examining Factors Associated with Dynapenia/Sarcopenia in Patients with Schizophrenia: A Pilot Case-Control Study.

Sedentary behavior in patients with schizophrenia causes muscle weakness, is associated with a higher risk of metabolic syndrome, and contributes to mortality risk. This pilot case-control study aims to examine the associated factors for dynapenia/sarcopenia in patients with schizophrenia. The participants were 30 healthy individuals (healthy group) and 30 patients with schizophrenia (patient group), who were matched for age and sex.

Relationship between quality of life and clinical factors in inpatients with schizophrenia.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and clinical factors in inpatients with schizophrenia.

Methods: Subjects were 50 hospitalized patients with schizophrenia. Their mean age was 56.

Usefulness of 2D Video Analysis for Evaluation of Shoulder Range of Motion during Upper Limb Exercise in Patients with Psychiatric Disorders.

Aging and its associated problems related to movement impacts the care of people with psychiatric disorders. This study sought to clarify the usefulness of 2D video analysis for evaluating shoulder range of motion (ROM) during upper limb exercises in patients with psychiatric disorders. Subjects (N=54) were patients with psychiatric disorders categorized as the following:having either a high or low activities of daily living (ADL) score using the Barthel Index;experiencing shoulder ROM limitation, and whether or not compensatory movements were exhibited.

Characteristics of psychiatric nurses' observation techniques for psychopathological symptoms.

The purpose of this study was to clarify characteristics of psychiatric nurses' observation techniques for psychopathological symptoms. The subjects were 21 psychiatric nurses and 20 nursing students who had finished their practicum in psychiatric nursing. Using a non-contact eye-tracking analysis system, we compared quantitatively their radial motion while they were observing psychopathological symptoms of a schizophrenia simulation patient.

Predictors of life skills in people with schizophrenia.

Objective : The purpose of the present study is to examine clinical factors related to life skills in people with schizophrenia. Method : The participants were 51 stabilized outpatients with schizophrenia. Their mean age was 38.

Differences in male climacteric symptoms with aging among rotating night shift workers.

Objective: The aim of this study was to clarify the actual status of male climacteric symptoms in rotating night shift workers and how to cope with the symptoms.

Methods: We planned a self-administered questionnaire survey in male rotating night shift workers. Male climacteric symptoms were evaluated by using the Aging Males' Symptoms (AMS) scale.

Clinical factors influencing resilience in patients with anorexia nervosa.

Purpose: This study was to elucidate clinical factors influencing resilience in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients.

Patients And Methods: Twenty female patients with AN (median age =30.0 years, quartile deviation =6.

Relationship between social and cognitive functions in people with schizophrenia.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to examine clinical factors related to social function in people with schizophrenia.

Patients And Methods: The participants were 55 stabilized outpatients with schizophrenia. Their mean age was 39.

Impaired central coherence in patients with anorexia nervosa.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of central coherence in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). 22 female patients with AN (median age = 31.50 (QD = 8.

Influence of cognitive function on quality of life in anorexia nervosa patients.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to elucidate determinants of quality of life (QOL) in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients.

Methods: Twenty-one female patients with AN participated in the study. QOL was assessed with the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and cognitive function was evaluated using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Keio version, the Rey Complex Figure Test, and the Social Cognition Screening Questionnaire.

Impaired social cognition in anorexia nervosa patients.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of social cognition in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN).

Methods: Eighteen female patients with AN (mean age =35.4±8.

Risk factors for refeeding hypophosphatemia in Japanese inpatients with anorexia nervosa.

Objective: Refeeding in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with a risk of refeeding syndrome, which is a disruption in metabolism with a variety of features including hypophosphatemia. We evaluated the risk factors for refeeding hypophosphatemia (RH) during nutritional replenishment in Japanese patients with AN.

Methods: We retrospectively examined clinical data for 99 female inpatients (mean age 30.

Changes of levels of depression and quality of life after short-term cognitive behavioral educational program for adolescent students in health class.

Aims: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the changes of levels of depression and quality of life in adolescent students after receiving short-term cognitive behavioral educational program in health class for stress management.

Methods: Subjects were 176 middle school students aged 12 to 14 years. They completed the Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children (DSRS-C) and the Revised Children Quality of Life Questionnaire (Kiddo-KINDL(R)) before, after and 6-months after the program.

Gender differences of the influential factors on the mental health condition of teachers in the A university.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the gender differences of the influential factors on the mental health condition among university teachers in the A university in Japan. A questionnaire survey was mailed to 924 university teachers in Japan, with a survey return rate of 43.8% (N=405).

Meta-analyses of blood homocysteine levels for gender and genetic association studies of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism in schizophrenia.

Previous studies suggest that elevated blood homocysteine levels and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism are risk factors for schizophrenia. However, the effects of gender and MTHFR C677T genotypes on blood homocysteine levels in schizophrenia have not been consistent. We first investigated whether plasma total homocysteine levels were higher in patients with schizophrenia than in controls with stratification by gender and by the MTHFR C677T genotypes in a large cohort (N = 1379).

Measuring quality of sleep and autonomic nervous function in healthy Japanese women.

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between quality of sleep and autonomic nervous functioning in healthy adult Japanese women using three measures, namely, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for subjective assessment of sleep quality, actigraphy for objective assessment of sleep, and heart rate variability using high frequency and low frequency domains. Participants were 31 healthy women in their 20s to 40s who met the selection criteria, including having normal monthly menstrual periods. Participants were categorized as good or poor sleepers according to their PSQI score.

Factors associated with discharge of long-term inpatients with schizophrenia in Japan: a retrospective study.

Deinstitutionalization for people with mental disorders has only begun to be implemented in Japan. The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine factors associated with discharge for long-term patients with schizophrenia. Seventy patients were judged capable of discharge with psychiatric rehabilitation (special staff service).

Clinical correlates associated with cognitive dysfunction in people with schizophrenia.

Aims: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the correlation between cognitive function and clinical variables in people with schizophrenia.

Methods: The subjects were 61 stabilized outpatients with schizophrenia (DSM-IV). Their mean age was 40.

Retrospective study of Japanese patients with schizophrenia treated with aripiprazole.

Aim. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate changes in clinical indicators which influence the quality of life (QOL) of patients with schizophrenia treated by antipsychotic therapy before and after switching to aripiprazole. Methods.

Quality of life and its predictors in people with schizophrenia.

The author reviewed measurement of quality of life (QOL) of schizophrenia patients and the clinical factors related to their QOL. As schizophrenia patients were thought to be unable to assess their own QOL because of their cognitive impairment, objective QOL measures had been frequently used. However, nowadays, there is general agreement that symptomatically stabilized patients could assess their QOL by themselves.

Criterion and construct validity of the CogState Schizophrenia Battery in Japanese patients with schizophrenia.

Background: The CogState Schizophrenia Battery (CSB), a computerized cognitive battery, covers all the same cognitive domains as the Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia (MATRICS) Consensus Cognitive Battery but is briefer to conduct. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the criterion and construct validity of the Japanese language version of the CSB (CSB-J) in Japanese patients with schizophrenia.

Methodology/principal Findings: Forty Japanese patients with schizophrenia and 40 Japanese healthy controls with matching age, gender, and premorbid intelligence quotient were enrolled.

The relationship between psychological comfort space and self-esteem in people with mental disorders.

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate a causal model of the sense of having psychological comfortable space that is call 'ibasho' in Japanese and self-esteem in people with mental disorders who had difficulty in social activities. The subjects were 248 schizophrenia patients who were living in the community and receiving day care treatment. Data were collected from December 2007 to April 2009 using the Scale for the Sense of ibasho for persons with mentally ill (SSI) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and analyzed for cross-validation of construct validity by conducting covariance structure analysis.

Quality of life and cognitive dysfunction in people with schizophrenia.

The main purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia. Subjects were 61 stabilized outpatients. Quality of life and cognitive function were assessed using the Quality of Life Scale (QLS) and the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS), respectively.

Construction and reliability of the Japanese version of the Adolescent Egocentrism-Sociocentrism (AES) scale and its preliminary application in the Japanese university students.

In recent years, the problem of interpersonal relationships has been reported to be associated with various adolescent psychiatric problems. Egocentrism is one factor related to the problem of interpersonal relationships. The Adolescent Egocentrism-Sociocentrism (AES) scale is used to assess egocentrism in Western countries, but no such scale has been developed in Japan.