Difficulties Faced by Vietnamese Migrants in Japan in Accessing Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Self-Reported Health Perceptions.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected migrant populations in Japan, including Vietnamese migrants, who faced distinct challenges in accessing healthcare compared to native Japanese citizens. These challenges, exacerbated by the structural complexities of Japan's healthcare system during the pandemic, likely influenced their subjective health perceptions. Nevertheless, studies on Vietnamese migrants' difficulties in healthcare access during the pandemic and their perceived health perceptions are lacking.

High-temperature exposure during the early embryonic stage lowers core body temperature after growth via a hypothalamic Igfbp2-dependent mechanism.

The mechanisms underlying individual differences in core body temperature (T) are unexplained by genetic factors and poorly understood. Here, we investigated whether the environmental temperature during early development affects postnatal T. Mouse embryos were cultured from pronuclear to blastocyst stage in either standard (37 °C) or high (38 °C) temperature, and the T of each grown-up adult was measured.

Factors Influencing Self-Management Behaviors Among Patients with Post-Kidney Transplantation: A Qualitative Study of the Chronic Phase Transition.

Background: Kidney transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with kidney failure. Despite the advances in technology, a certain number of patients still deteriorate due to improper management. The purpose of this study was to identify the promoting and inhibitory factors that influence recipients' self-management behaviors after a kidney transplant.

How is primary care nursing embedded in nursing undergraduate curricula: A mixed-method study from four countries.

Introduction: Given the increase in the primary care nursing workforce and the need to further grow nursing roles in the community understanding how this is included in undergraduate education is important. This study aimed to explore the inclusion of primary care in the undergraduate nursing education curriculum of four countries.

Method: A mixed-method design was employed to obtain a broader context of primary care nursing in nursing education and teaching approaches relating to primary care nursing.

Association of lower serum sclerostin levels with elevated risk for increased arterial stiffness: The JPOS Cohort Study.

Objectives: Studies on the relationship between serum sclerostin, a Wnt/β-catenin pathway inhibitor, and atherosclerosis have yielded inconsistent results. We aim to longitudinally investigate the relationship between serum sclerostin levels and the risk of increased arterial stiffness in Japanese community-dwelling women.

Methods: Of 1044 women aged ≥50 years whose brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) value was available in a baseline survey in 2011-2012, we excluded 374 whose baPWVs were ≥1800 cm/s, set as the cutoff for increased arterial stiffness, and eight with missing data.

Caregiver burden and psychological status and their associations with sleep quality among family caregivers living with older people with dementia: A mixed method study.

This mixed method study evaluated caregiver burden and psychological status and their associations with objective sleep quality among seven pairs of older people with dementia (PWD) and their family caregivers (FCs). The Barthel index, the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), and conversations data with a virtual agent were used to assess caregiver burden, the Profile of Mood States (POMS) to assess the FCs' psychological status, and Nemuri SCAN to measure sleep quality. As a result, sleep duration was negatively correlated with POMS Confusion-Bewilderment and Vigor-Activity (VA), sleep efficiency was positively correlated with ZBI and negatively correlated with POMS-VA, sleep latency was positively correlated with POMS Tension-Anxiety, and wake after sleep onset was negatively correlated with ZBI and positively correlated with POMS Depression-Dejection and VA.

Baseline Nutritional Status and Rehabilitation Progress in Individuals Requiring Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objective: To evaluate the relationships between baseline nutritional status, medical events (MEs), and rehabilitation outcomes in individuals undergoing inpatient rehabilitation (IR).

Design: A retrospective single center cohort study.

Setting: An IR ward.

Association between Social Jetlag and Objective Physical Activity among Female University Students of Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

 Discrepancies between sleep timing on work/school and free days, also known as social jetlag (SJL), can cause health problems. These issues occur most often in individuals from adolescence to the early 20s, which is equivalent to the age of university students. This study was designed to explore the recommended level of physical activity required to minimize SJL and to examine the relationship between SJL and objective physical activity among female university students.

Anxiety among Japanese nursing researchers before and after dispatch for COVID-19 pandemic support: Effects of anxiety-enhancing and buffering factors.

Aim: We investigated the levels of anxiety and the factors influencing it among Japanese nursing researchers before and after engaging in dispatch support activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study also tested the relationships between pre- and post-relief anxiety and their enhancing and buffering factors.

Methods: A web-based survey was conducted with 9832 members from the Japan Academy of Nursing Science, covering 15 items related to participant attributes such as age and disaster relief qualifications, factors affecting anxiety about support activities such as the content and duration of one activity, and the level of anxiety before and after activities.

Association of short-term changes in HbA1c with body composition and the importance of muscle maintenance in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between changes in glucose metabolism and body composition in patients with diabetes.

Methods: We included 380 patients with type 2 diabetes, who underwent bioelectrical impedance analysis, in this longitudinal study. Changes in HbA1c (ΔHbA1c) levels and body composition indices were compared between baseline and 6 months.

Fan Therapy for Dyspnea in Lung Transplant Recipients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Before-and-After Study.

Introduction Fan therapy has gained attention as a non-pharmacological treatment for alleviating dyspnea in patients receiving palliative care and in those with chronic progressive diseases. However, the effectiveness of fan therapy for dyspnea in critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of fan therapy for lung transplant patients in the ICU.

Effects of intensity, frequency, and time window of exercise on sleep quality among community-dwelling adults aged 65-86 years.

Background: Although the effects of exercise training (ET) on sleep problem have been reported, the effects according to the components of exercise, including intensity, frequency, and time window, are unknown. Thus, in this study, we aimed to assess the effects of ET on sleep quality in community-dwelling older adults with sleep problems.

Methods: We evaluated individuals aged ≥65 years whose Pittsburgh sleep quality index was >5 points at baseline.

Nurses' Attitudes, Practices, and Barriers to Assessing Symptoms of Discomfort in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: Critically ill patients experience various stressful symptoms of discomfort, including dyspnea, pain, and sleep disruption. Notably, ventilated patients have difficulty self-reporting discomfort symptoms. Nurses need to assess discomfort symptoms to alleviate them, but limited research exists on discomfort symptom assessment and management in critically ill patients.

Corrigendum to "Status of home-based secondhand smoke exposure among children and its association with health risks in Japan" [Prevent. Med. Rep. 38 (2024) 102585].

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Enhancing healthcare access during disasters and emergencies: Recommendations from Nepali migrants in Japan.

Migrants in Japan often face difficulties accessing healthcare due to language barriers, lack of information, shortage of interpreters, amongst other barriers. With an increase in the number of foreigners in Japan, it is also expected that health and safety concerns for migrants will rise during times of crisis or disaster. The purpose of this article is to present recommendations from Nepali migrants themselves about various actions that stakeholders or policymakers could take to improve healthcare access during future disasters, emergencies, or crises in Japan.

Association of Baseline Skeletal Muscle Mass Index With Adverse Events and Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients Admitted for Rehabilitation.

Objective: To assess the associations of baseline skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) with adverse events and rehabilitation outcomes in patients admitted for rehabilitation.

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Participants: The subjects were 409 patients (mean age, 79 years; men, 167 [41%]) undergoing rehabilitation because of neurologic disease, musculoskeletal disorders, or hospital-associated deconditioning.

Status of home-based secondhand smoke exposure among children and its association with health risks in Japan.

Objectives: In Japan, secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in children has changed with increased heated tobacco products (HTPs) and electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) use. We clarified the status of home-based SHS exposure among children, including HTPs and e-cigs, as well as maternal perceptions on SHS avoidance and examined its association with health risks.

Methods: This cross-sectional questionnaire-survey-based study included 379 mothers who were raising children aged < 5 years.

Relationship between nurses' perceptions of the benefits/challenges of nursing and degree of interprofessional and intraprofessional collaboration in all-inclusive services combining day services, overnight stays and home-visit nursing for the older people living at home.

Background: Many countries are experiencing rapid population aging, and the provision of support for older adults with diseases or disabilities to continue living in their communities is a major global challenge. Japan has established multifunctional long-term care in small group homes and home-visit nursing (MLSH) as a service category that integrates medical and care services. These services focus on nursing functions to support continuous, long-term home, and end-of-life care for older adults with high levels of medical care dependency.

Changes in walking speed 6 months after discharge may be more sensitive to subsequent prognosis than handgrip strength in patients hospitalized for heart failure.

Background: Despite the prognostic importance of walking speed (WS) and handgrip strength (HGS) in patients with heart failure (HF), no study has reported the prognostic impact of changes in these parameters. This study aimed to examine the association between changes after discharge and the subsequent prognosis.

Methods: This study included 881 elderly patients hospitalized for HF.

Development of the clinical competency assessment scale in child and adolescent mental health nursing.

Unlabelled: WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Children and adolescents' mental health problems, such as autism spectrum disorder, anxiety disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, are a global public health concern, and nurses require advanced expertise and skills to properly care for this population. There is a gap between the required competencies and the actual skills and knowledge of CAMHN practitioners. Previous studies suggest that educational interventions for nurses are necessary to enhance the quality of care for children and adolescents with mental health problems.

Anemia and Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Convalescent Rehabilitation.

Objective: Assessment of the association between anemia and recovery of physical disability in patients with functional impairment.

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Setting: A convalescent rehabilitation ward.

Development of disaster nursing in Nepal: Opportunities and challenges for advanced practice.

Aim: This article discusses the evolution of the field of disaster nursing in Nepal and its challenges and ways to protect the health and well-being of the community during disasters. It also discusses the alignment of field activities with the International Council of Nurses' (ICN) competencies in disaster nursing.

Background: Disaster nursing has become increasingly important due to the increasing frequency and impact of disasters on health.