Association of HLA-DRB1*15:02:01, DQB1*05:01:24 and DPB1*13:01:01 in Thai patients with systemic sclerosis.

HLA studies in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have shown variable results. This study aimed to examine the association of HLA class I and II risk alleles in Thai SSc patients, and clarify the contribution of risk HLA alleles to the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations. Blood samples from 92 SSc patients and 135 healthy controls (HCs) were collected.

Anti-old and anti-youth attitudes among older adults: focusing on middle-aged and old age identity.

There is currently a lack of comprehensive scholarly information concerning the attitudes older people hold toward both older adults and the young. Using the social identity theory framework, this study investigated older identity issues including middle-aged identity and old age identity. We conducted an online survey of Japanese older participants ( = 301) and then implemented a Bayesian structural equation modeling to examine whether age and gender predicted middle-aged/old age identity in addition to whether middle-aged/old age identity predicted anti-old/anti-youth attitudes.

Direct and Indirect Harassment Experiences and Burnout among Academic Faculty in Japan.

The purpose of this study is three-fold: (1) to compare harassment (sexual, gender, and academic harassment both directly and indirectly experienced - i.e. "directly harassed" and "have seen or heard of someone who experienced harassment", respectively) experienced by males and females, (2) to investigate whether such experiences correlate with burnout, and (3) to explore whether social support might mitigate any such relationship between harassment and burnout.

Effects of gaps in priorities between ideal and real lives on psychological burnout among academic faculty members at a medical university in Japan: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Accumulating evidence from medical workforce research indicates that poor work/life balance and increased work/home conflict induce psychological distress. In this study we aim to examine the existence of a priority gap between ideal and real lives, and its association with psychological burnout among academic professionals.

Methods: This cross-sectional survey, conducted in 2014, included faculty members (228 men, 102 women) at a single medical university in Tokyo, Japan.

Organizational climate with gender equity and burnout among university academics in Japan.

We investigated relationships between the perception of organizational climate with gender equity and psychological health among 94 women and 211 men in a Japanese private university in 2015 using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (i.e., personal, work-related and student-related burnout).

[Checklist Development for Women-Doctor-Friendly Working Conditions in a Hospital Setting].

Objectives: This study aims to develop a scale of "women-doctor-friendly working conditions in a hospital setting".

Methods: A task team consisting of relevant people including a medical doctor and a hospital personnel identified 36 items related to women-doctor-friendly working conditions. From December in 2012 to January in 2013, we sent a self-administered questionnaire to 807 full-time employees including faculty members and medical doctors who worked for a university-affiliated hospital.

The difficulty of professional continuation among female doctors in Japan: a qualitative study of alumnae of 13 medical schools in Japan.

Objectives: To investigate the difficulties Japanese female doctors face in continuing professional practice.

Design: A qualitative study using the Kawakita Jiro method.

Setting: A survey conducted in 2011 of 13 private Japanese medical school alumni associations.

Long working hours and pregnancy complications: women physicians survey in Japan.

Background: Previous studies have investigated the impact of occupational risk factors on health outcomes among physicians. However, few studies have investigated the effects on pregnancy outcomes among physicians. In this study, we examined the association between working hours during pregnancy and pregnancy complications among physicians.