Publications by authors named "Yoshiko Miyawaki"

Article Synopsis
  • A study investigated the prevalence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in Japanese individuals, which had not been well-explored across different ethnic groups.
  • The research analyzed 359 hearts from forensic autopsies and found an overall PFO rate of 12.5%, with significantly higher rates in those under 20 years old (66.7% in males and 38.5% in females).
  • It was noted that the area of the fossa ovalis (a heart structure) increased with age, and the PFO prevalence in Japanese adults was lower compared to previous studies on White and Black populations.
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Objectives: To investigate the support needs of elderly patients with diabetes and to classify elderly patients with diabetes living alone on the basis of support needs.

Methods: Support needs were derived from a literature review of relevant journals and interviews of outpatients as well as expert nurses in the field of diabetes to prepare a 45-item questionnaire. Each item was analyzed on a 4-point Likert scale.

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Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in emotional distress among three groups of inpatients with type 1, obese type 2, and non-obese type 2 diabetes during hospitalization. Methods The 42 participating inpatients were divided into three groups: type 1 diabetes (n=11), obese type 2 diabetes [body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m(2); n=24], and non-obese type 2 diabetes (BMI <25 kg/m(2); n=7). The Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) scale, which is a self-administered questionnaire to assess emotional distress in the patients with diabetes, was performed at admission and discharge.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a shortened version of the Instrument of Diabetes Self-Care Agency (IDSCA).

Methods: In the development of the shortened version of IDSCA, intraclass correlation coefficient 2 (ICC2) analysis was done to determine items to be deleted. However, the 7 subscales were retained.

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We observed the external surface and connective tissue cores (CTCs), after exfoliation of the epithelium of the lingual papillae (filiform, fungiform, foliate and vallate papillae) of the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) using scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy. The tongue was elongated and their two-third width was almost fixed. Numerous filiform papillae were distributed along the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and fungiform papillae were distributed between the filiform papillae.

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We observed the external surface and connective tissue cores (CTCs) of the lingual papillae (filiform, fungiform and vallate papillae) of adult Spotted seals (Phoca largha) using SEM and light microscopy. The tongue was V-shaped and its apex was rather rounded. On the dorsal surface from apex to the one-third posterior of the tongue, the lingual mucosa was densely covered by filiform papillae, with a scatted distribution of dome-like fungiform papillae, which have orthokeratinized epithelium.

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