[Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Pediatric Epilepsy Medication Self-Management Questionnaire Caregiver Version].

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to develop a Japanese version of the Pediatric Epilepsy Medication Self-Management Questionnaire Caregiver Version (PEMSQ-J) and to examine its reliability and validity.

Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted among primary caregivers (N=309) of children under the age of 18 taking epilepsy medication. The PEMSQ-J was the main instrument used to collect information such as basic demographics.

The role of zinc on nutritional status, sarcopenia, and frailty in older adults: a scoping review.

Background: Zinc (Zn) deficiency, malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty are prevalent among older adults and are prominent factors contributing to disability and mortality.

Objective: This scoping review was conducted to aid understanding of the extent and types of research addressing the role of Zn in nutritional status, sarcopenia, and frailty, among older individuals.

Method: A systematic search was performed in August 2022 of 3 electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and ProQuest) using predefined search terms.

Self-assessment of pediatric basic life support among nursery teachers in a rural area of Japan.

•Serious injury and deaths can occur in childcare settings.•School teachers in Japan have low confidence about managing serious injuries.•With appropriate education we can increase confidence of childcare workers.

Solution structures of 1:1 complexes of oxyphenonium bromide with beta- and gamma-cyclodextrins.

The solution structures of complexes of oxyphenonium bromide (OB) with beta- and gamma-cyclodextrins (beta- and gamma-CDs, respectively) in deuterium oxide have been investigated by 500 MHz proton NMR spectroscopy and molecular mechanics calculations. The chemical shifts induced by complex formation provide the 1:1 binding constants and the chemical shift variations, DeltadeltaOB-CD, with complexation for the protons of OB and the CDs. The observed binding constants are very close to those obtained by other methods and are in the following order: beta-CD > gamma-CD > alpha-CD.