Knowledge and Attitude towards Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomavirus among Pharmacists in Japan.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude towards cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) among pharmacists in Japan.

Methods: Questionnaires were disseminated to 788 pharmacists employed by the Tsuruha Holdings Inc. A total of 617 pharmacists responded, generating a response rate of 78.

Changes in community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding the management of hypertension before and after educational interventions.

To clarify changes in community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding the management of hypertension before and after attending educational interventions based on their self-report on a questionnaire survey. We conducted questionnaire surveys regarding the management of hypertension with a sample of community pharmacists before and after educational interventions. The proportions of pharmacists who knew the 2014 Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines, guidelines for home blood pressure measurement, reference values for hypertension based on clinic-measured blood pressure, and reference values for hypertension based on home-measured blood pressure after the educational interventions (59.

The present situation of home blood pressure measurement among outpatients in Japan.

To clarify the present situation of home blood pressure (HBP) measurement among Japanese patients. A nationwide questionnaire survey regarding HBP measurement was conducted on patients aged 20 years or older who had visited 20 community pharmacies to have their prescriptions filled. In total, 76.

Nutritional Status and Body Composition of Independently Living Older Adults in a Snowy Region of Japan.

Lifestyle diseases, which are associated with nutrition, account for 30% of elderly requiring long-term care. To increase health expectancy among Japan's rapidly aging population, we investigated the nutritional status and body composition of elderly adults living in a region subject to heavy snowfall, to identify pertinent health indicators. The dietary habits of 288 local residents aged ≥50 years were analyzed using body composition and a brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire.

Awareness regarding clinical application of pharmacogenetics among Japanese pharmacists.

Advances in pharmacogenetic analysis technology have accelerated the movement to incorporate pharmacogenetic analysis data into medicine. Therefore, pharmacists will soon have to provide guidance and raise pharmaceutical questions regarding prescriptions based on patient pharmacogenomic information. The objective of this study was to clarify Japanese pharmacists' awareness of pharmacogenetics.