Social Network Moderates the Association between Frequency of Social Participation and Physical Function among Community-dwelling Older Adults.

Objective: Social participation is an essential component of active aging. Physical dysfunction is restriction of social participation, but it is inconclusive that improvement of physical function contributes to promote social participation. Therefore, understanding the other factor that moderates the association between physical dysfunction and social participation is important, and social network (i.

Effect of Excessive Screen Time on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Children: A Longitudinal Study.

Background: This study investigated the effect of different components of screen time (mobile phone use, TV/video viewing, and video gaming) on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) development in children aged 9-12 years.

Methods: This was a two-year longitudinal study conducted with 175 children (49.7% girls, mean age = 9.

Indirect effects of social activity on appetite via depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study.

Depressive symptoms have a strong effect on appetite decline in older adults. There is also an association between social activity and decreased depressive symptoms, but the mechanism between appetite and social activity with respect to depressive symptoms is unclear. This cross-sectional study examined the direct and indirect effects of social activity on appetite, via depressive symptoms.

Association between sleep disturbance and low back and pelvic pain in 4-month postpartum women: A cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Persistent low back and pelvic pain (LBPP) is a postpartum-specific health problem. Sleep disturbances' association with persistent LBPP is not yet clear. We aimed to examine the cross-sectional association between sleep disturbance and persistent LBPP at 4 months postpartum.

Association between comprehensive workstation and neck and upper-limb pain among office worker.

Objectives: Our study aimed to investigate the association between comprehensive workstations and neck and upper-limb pain (NUP) among office workers.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 307 office workers (median age, 39 years; 88% men). Workstations (presence of armrest, armrest position, number of monitors used, mouse position, mouse usage, keyboard usage, and keyboard position) were investigated in terms of 17 items and judged as "adequate" or "inadequate.

Association Between Kinesiophobia and Life Space Among Community-Dwelling Older People with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.

Objective: Kinesiophobia (i.e., fear of movement caused by pain) is increasingly acknowledged as a determinant of disuse among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Impact of loss of independence in basic activities of daily living on caregiver burden in patients with Alzheimer's disease: A retrospective cohort study.

Aim: To investigate the association between decline of basic activities of daily living (ADL) in each dimension and change in caregiver burden in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease.

Methods: This retrospective study included 117 outpatients with Alzheimer's disease who presented to the Memory Clinic at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology in Japan between September 2010 and April 2014 (mean age 77.3 ± 6.

Association Between Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Persistent Low Back and Pelvic Pain After Delivery.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Objective: To investigate the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) during pregnancy and persistent low back and pelvic pain (LBPP) after delivery.

Summary Of Background Data: Persistent LBPP after delivery is a risk factor for developing depression and chronic pain as well as incurring sick leave.