Sleep-wake rhythm and its association with lifestyle, health-related quality of life and academic performance among Japanese nursing students: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Young adults are likely to have activities and go to bed late at night due to their age-dependent delayed endogenous circadian clock. The purpose of the present study was to clarify sleep-wake rhythm and its association with lifestyle, health-related quality of life, and academic performance among nursing students.

Methods: Self-reported questionnaires were distributed to undergraduate nursing students at six universities in Japan.

Impact of sleep problems on daytime function in school life: a cross-sectional study involving Japanese university students.

Background: The aims of this study were 1) to clarify the prevalence of sleep problems (insomnia, insufficient sleep, and delayed sleep-wake phase) among Japanese university students; 2) to examine sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, and sleep-related symptoms in each sleep problem; and 3) to evaluate the association between the above-mentioned sleep problems and daytime dysfunction in school life.

Methods: Self-report questionnaire surveys were conducted at eight universities in Japan, and we received 1034 valid answers (78% female). The questionnaire consisted of socio-demographic characteristics, information on lifestyle, sleep pattern, sleep-related symptoms, and daytime dysfunction in school life.

Breaking bad news to cancer patients in palliative care: A comparison of national cross-sectional surveys from 2006 and 2012.

Objective: Most cancer patients experience the time when a doctor must "break the bad news" to them, a time when it is necessary for patients to call upon their self-determination to aid in the battle with cancer. The purpose of our study was to clarify the percentage of times doctors deliver bad news to patients at the end of life in each of four different situations, and to define the most common recipients of this bad news. We compare these results for two timepoints: 2006 and 2012.

Relationship of psychological characteristics and self-efficacy in gastrointestinal cancer survivors.

To characterize gastrointestinal cancer survivors' ability to psychologically adjust, we examined the relationship between psychological characteristics (quality of life (QOL), anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms) and self-efficacy (perceived ability to initiate coping strategies). Forty-seven subjects (32 males and 15 females) were recruited from outpatient clinics or general surgical wards after readmission for therapy unrelated to cancer. All had undergone treatment for gastrointestinal cancer.

[Relationship between the job characteristics of home-visiting nurses and their job-related burden and intention to continue working].

The purpose of this survey was to clarify the relationship between the job characteristics of visiting nurses, their workload and their intent to continue their work. The self-administered questionnaire survey targeted visiting nurses at a home-visit nursing care agency in Fukuoka prefecture. The results revealed the following points.

Quality of life in gynecological inpatients undergoing surgery.

This study investigates the changes in the quality of life (QOL) of gynecological patients undergoing surgery, and the relationship between these changes and clinical/demographic factors. Ninety patients were examined on three occasions using the Japanese version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-core30 (EORTC QLQ-C30). Although the global QOL and physical function decreased before discharge, the emotional function was lowest before surgery.

Sense of coherence among patients with cardiovascular disease and cancer undergoing surgery.

The sense of coherence (SOC) among patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery was compared with that of patients undergoing surgery for gynecological and oral cancer by using the Japanese version of the SOC questionnaire. The patients in the former group were able to cope with their disease and manage the relationship between their lifestyle and the disease for a long time. Eventually, however, they opted for surgery because they were unable to obtain life insurance if they did not resort to treatments other than medicine.

Emotional state and coping style among gynecologic patients undergoing surgery.

The aim of the present study was to investigate changes in emotional state and the relationship between emotional state and demographic/clinical factors and coping style among gynecologic patients undergoing surgery. Using the Japanese version of the Profile of Mood States (POMS), 90 patients (benign disease: 32, malignancy: 58) were examined on three occasions: before surgery, before discharge, and 3 months after discharge. They were also examined using the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS) on one occasion before discharge.

Anxiety and depression of patients with digestive cancer.

This study sought to characterize the psychological status of digestive cancer patients, and to investigate the relationship between psychological characteristics and clinical factors. Subjects were 85 inpatients scheduled to undergo surgery for digestive cancer and 26 control patients. The Japanese versions of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Zung's Self Rating Depression Scale (SDS) were administered for all subjects before surgery, before discharge, and 6 months after discharge.

Psychological state, quality of life, and coping style in patients with digestive cancer.

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationships between psychological characteristics such as anxiety and depression, quality of life (QOL) and coping style among patients with digestive cancer. The subjects were 85 in-patients who were scheduled to undergo initial surgery for gastrointestinal cancer. The following psychological tests were administered: Japanese versions of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Zung's Self-Rating Depression Scale, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ C30 and the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations.

[Quality of life and psychological traits of patients undergoing surgery for gastrointestinal cancer].

The purpose of this study was to assess the pre- and post-operative quality of life (QOL) of patients with gastrointestinal cancer and to investigate the relationship between QOL and various psychological and clinical factors. Eighty-five patients who underwent surgery for gastrointestinal cancer and 26 control patients undergoing surgery for digestive diseases other than cancer were interviewed. Two tests were administered to assess QOL and psychological status, respectively: the Japanese-language version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C 30 and the Japanese-language version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Quality of life and lifestyle among city dwellers participating in the medical programs.

In order to offer health education to the general population, taking into account not only their physical health but also their QOL (quality of life), it is necessary to clarify what guidance should be provided in the sight of QOL. In this study, the relationship between QOL and lifestyle was investigated in 615 Japanese (402 males, 213 females; ranging in age from teens to nineties; mean age, 43.4 +/- 16.

Assessment of peri-operative quality of life in patients undergoing surgery for gastrointestinal cancer.

The purpose of this study was to assess the pre- and postoperative quality of life (QOL) of patients with gastrointestinal cancer and to investigate the relationship between QOL and various psychological and clinical factors. Eighty-five patients who underwent surgery for gastrointestinal cancer and 26 control patients undergoing surgery for digestive diseases other than cancer were interviewed. Two tests were administered to assess QOL and psychological status respectively: the Japanese-language version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 and the Japanese-language version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Early detection of postoperative delirium and confusion in a surgical ward using the NEECHAM confusion scale.

The early detection and prevention of postoperative delirium and confusion has become an important issue in surgical ward management. With the aim of determining an objective technique for early detection of delirium, 64 patients admitted to a surgical ward before surgery were examined using the NEECHAM confusion scale. On the 2nd postoperative day they were tested again and divided into 3 groups on the basis of their NEECHAM scores: high risk, low risk, and no risk, for confusion.