[Issues to be required for the education of pharmacology for nursing care from the clinical scenes].

Among the fields of medical treatments, pharmacological therapy is most the therapy that nurses are most concerned in. Under the clinical practical scenes, nurses are required to have high specialized knowledge and proper judgment ability. In the basic education of nursing care, in clinical pharmacology, we learn pharmacological therapy in terms of principal pharmacological efficacy and adverse effects, methods of administrations, and management methods of management.

Determinants of bone health in elderly Japanese men: study design and key findings of the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) cohort study.

Background: The Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) study was launched to investigate risk factors for osteoporotic fractures, interactions of osteoporosis with other non-communicable chronic diseases, and effects of fracture on QOL and mortality.

Methods: FORMEN baseline study participants (in 2007 and 2008) included 2012 community-dwelling men (aged 65-93 years) in Nara prefecture, Japan. Clinical follow-up surveys were conducted 5 and 10 years after the baseline survey, and 1539 and 906 men completed them, respectively.

Trunk-to-peripheral fat ratio predicts a subsequent blood pressure in normal-weight pubertal boys: a 3-year follow-up of the Kitakata Kids Health Study.

Background: Limited evidence exists regarding the relationship between central-to-peripheral fat ratio measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and subsequent cardiometabolic risk in both pediatric and adult populations.

Methods: The present cohort study investigated the relationship between DXA-measured body fat distribution and cardiometabolic parameters. The source population was 275 4th-6th graders (aged 9.

Relationships between serum uric acid concentrations, uric acid lowering medications, and vertebral fracture in community-dwelling elderly Japanese men: Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) Cohort Study.

Purpose: The association between serum concentrations of uric acid (UA), a potent endogenous antioxidant, and fracture risk has not yet been examined for morphometric vertebral fracture (VF). This study aimed to determine whether serum UA concentrations are associated with risks of clinical osteoporotic fracture (OPF) and morphometric VF after adjusting for confounding factors including UA-lowering medications (ULMs).

Materials And Methods: A total of 2012 Japanese men aged ≥65 years completed the baseline study, which included serum UA measurement and X-ray absorptiometry-based VF assessment.

Decreased bone mineral density and osteoporotic fractures are associated with the development of echogenic plaques in the carotid arteries over a 10-year follow-up period: The Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis (JPOS) Cohort Study.

Objectives: To investigate whether low bone mineral density (BMD) and history of fracture at baseline are associated with the development of echogenic carotid plaques over a 10-year follow-up period.

Study Design: A prospective cohort study.

Main Outcome Measures: Development of echogenic plaques identified by ultrasonography of the carotid arteries.

Increased risk of osteoporotic fracture in community-dwelling elderly men 20 or more years after gastrectomy: The Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) Cohort Study.

Purpose: Many studies have reported that patients with a history of gastrectomy (gastrectomized patients) have lower areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and higher fracture risk than those without. However, population-based studies on this topic are scarce, and little is known regarding the bone metabolic status of gastrectomized patients in the long-term. This study aimed to clarify the association of gastrectomy with aBMD, bone metabolism markers, and fracture risk in community-dwelling elderly Japanese men.

[A Survey on the Status of Countermeasures against Anticancer Drug Exposure for Families-Focus on Pediatric Cancer Hospitals].

Safety measures against occupational exposure to anticancer drugs are practiced in line with guidelines; however, countermeasures against exposure for families in pediatric areas have not yet been considered. We investigated the recognition and practice of anticancer drug exposure measures for children and families by nurses working in pediatric cancer hospitals(15 facilities in total). The results suggest that the current situation of anticancer drug exposure measures, including family guidance, are not practiced adequately.

Hyperglycemic status is associated with an elevated risk of osteoporotic fracture in community-dwelling elderly Japanese men: The Fujiwara-kyo osteoporosis risk in men (FORMEN) cohort study.

Purpose: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have an increased fracture risk. However, population-based studies on the association between glycemic status and fracture risk are scarce, and none have targeted a Japanese population. In addition, patients in the lowest category of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) do not always show the lowest risk.

The effectiveness and safety of modest exercise in Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease: a single-armed interventional study.

Background: Poor physical ability and skeletal muscle wasting are common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, who may experience a decline in daily activity and, in turn, increased mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of modest exercise in patients with stable CKD.

Methods: Forty-seven CKD patients were enrolled in a 6-month group program for aerobic and resistance exercise by self-training.

HDL subclasses are heterogeneous in their associations with body fat, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry: the Kitakata Kids Health Study.

Background: Obesity, defined as the excessive accumulation of body fat, is frequently associated with low concentrations of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. However, HDL particles are heterogeneous in size and composition. HDL subclasses may be differentially associated with body fat.