The relationship between social skills and early resignation in Japanese novice nurses.

Aim: The aim of this study was to reveal the relationship between social skills and early resignation in Japanese novice nurses.

Background: The early resignation of novice nurses has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the personal sociality of novice nurses and their early resignation.

Effect of a home-based simple yoga program in child-care workers: a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: This study investigated the effect of a brief, simple, home-based yoga program on body pain and health status in child-care workers.

Design: This was a randomized, controlled trial comparing a home-based yoga group and a control group.

Participants: The trial comprised 98 healthy female nursery school and kindergarten teachers.

Effect of regular gum chewing on levels of anxiety, mood, and fatigue in healthy young adults.

Introduction: The effect of regular gum chewing on psychological status is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of gum chewing for fourteen days on psychological status and physical and mental fatigue in healthy young adults.

Methods: We assigned 50 volunteers randomly to an intervention group (n = 26) and a control group (n = 24).