Publications by authors named "Yukako Mori"
Article Synopsis
- - Medication adherence is crucial for effective treatment in chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), and this study aimed to assess adherence using both subjective (self-reported surveys) and objective (pill counting) methods among outpatients from Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital.
- - The study involved 94 patients and found no significant differences in adherence when comparing subjective survey scores with objective pill counting results, highlighting a discrepancy between how patients perceive their adherence and actual medication-taking behavior.
- - A multivariate analysis identified obesity as a significant factor linked to poor medication adherence, suggesting that healthcare providers should pay extra attention to patients with CVD who are also obese.
Antenatal Health Care and Postnatal Dental Check-Ups Prevent Early Childhood Caries.
Tohoku J Exp Med
December 2016
The first stage of early childhood caries (ECC) is infection by mutans streptococci, of which the primary infection source is the child's mother. Early intervention programs including antenatal and postnatal phases are effective for reducing ECC. This study was conducted to assess the respective effects of antenatal health care and postnatal care such as regular dental check-ups on reducing ECC among 3-year-old Japanese children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study established the reliability and cross-cultural validity of a Japanese version of the Dental Fear Survey (DFS).
Methods: Two studies were carried out in separate populations. The first involved 166 Japanese dental and nursing students and assessed internal consistency and test-retest reliability.
The Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale in Japan.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol
June 2005
Objectives: The aims of this research are to examine the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Dental Subscale of Children's Fear Survey Schedule (CFSS-DS), and to examine the responses of children in the dental setting and in the community.
Methods: The CFSS-DS was translated into Japanese and administered to three samples. The first sample comprised 134 child patients aged 8-15 years, of whom 100 were assigned for test-retest analysis, and the behavior of the remaining 34 additional children were rated during their dental appointments, and compared with their questionnaire results.