The relationship between hospital ethical climate and continuing education in nursing ethics.

Background: In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the importance of creating a healthy ethical climate. Although relationship with various factors and the ethical climate have been reported, understanding of the relationship between ethical education and ethical climate is limited.

Aim: This study aims to investigate the relationship between ethical climate, personal characteristics, and continuing education for ethics.

Nurses' Perception of the Bed Alarm System in Acute-Care Hospitals.

Introduction: In hospitals, the nurse uses the bed alarm system for patients' safety, which may have some forms of physical restraints included, depending on the situation. However, the nurses' perceptions of the bed alarm system with reference to restraints are yet to be clarified. Moreover, there were no reports that can shed light upon the factors that relate to nurses' perceptions about the bed alarm system in Japan.

The Role of Family Variables in the Length of Stay of Psychiatric In-patients.

Background: In Japan, the number of beds and average length of stay in a psychiatric ward are greater than in other developed countries.

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the association between family variables and the length of stay of patients with mental and behavioural disorders in a private psychiatric hospital in Japan.

Methods: The medical records of patients discharged during a one-year period (n=56: men 50.

Associations between rice, noodle, and bread intake and sleep quality in Japanese men and women.

Background: Previous studies have shown that a diet with a high-glycemic index is associated with good sleep quality. Therefore, we investigated the association of sleep quality with the intake of 3 common starchy foods with different glycemic indexes-rice, bread, and noodles-as well as the dietary glycemic index in a Japanese population.

Methods: The participants were 1,848 men and women between 20 and 60 years of age.

Evaluation of the effects of shift work on nutrient intake: a cross-sectional study.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of shift work on nutrient intakes, including macronutrient intake and micronutrient intake, in a large sample size. The study population included 2,254 male manual workers, 20-59 yr of age, employed in a factory. A self-administered diet history questionnaire was used.

Dietary intake of fatty acids and serum C-reactive protein in Japanese.

Background: Inflammation has been established as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The relationships of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and monounsaturated fatty acids to inflammation are still controversial in Western populations. The relationships are not clear in Japanese whose intake of seafood-based long-chain n-3 PUFAs is high.