Implementation of a web-based partnership support program for improving the quality of life of male patients undergoing infertility treatment: a pilot feasibility study.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to implement and evaluate a Web-based partnership support program to enhance the QoL of male patients undergoing infertility treatment. We conducted a pilot study involving 41 infertile couples from September to October of 2021. We used a quasi-experimental design (pre-test and post-test with comparison) involving purposive sampling.

Transfer of Cs and Sr from soil-to-potato: Interpretation of the association from global fallout in Aomori to accidental release in Fukushima and Chornobyl.

Ceasium-137 and Sr are major artificial radionuclides that have been released into the environment. Soil-to-plant transfer of radionuclides is an important route to food contamination. The radionuclide activity concentrations in crops must be quantitatively predicted for estimating the internal radiation doses from food ingestion.

Changes in Salivary Oxytocin Level of Term Pregnant Women after Aromatherapy Footbath for Spontaneous Labor Onset: A Non-Randomized Experimental Study.

Background: Aromatherapy is usually used to stimulate labor. However, its specific physiological effects have been scarcely examined. We evaluated whether an aromatherapy footbath increases oxytocin levels in term pregnant women.

Appendicular Muscle Mass Index was Stronger than Body Mass Index in Association with Atherosclerosis in the Community-Dwelling Elderly.

Aims: Low muscle mass is associated with advanced atherosclerosis. However, only very few studies on the elderly have investigated a dose-response relationship between muscle mass and atherosclerosis. Furthermore, whether the relationship between muscle mass and atherosclerosis is stronger than that between body mass index (BMI) and atherosclerosis among the elderly population remains to be determined.

Motivation for physical activity before and after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Background And Purpose: This study aimed to identify patient motivation for physical activity before and after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

Methods: We conducted 14 semi-structured interviews of seven patients (two of each patient): one before starting a conditioning regimen and one after leaving the protected environment. All interviews were recorded and analyzed using the inductive content analysis method.

MALDI-TOF MS Approaches for the Identification of the Susceptibility of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in .

The increase in multidrug-resistant microorganisms that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and carbapenemases is a serious problem worldwide. Recently, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been used for the rapid detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The objective of this study was to establish a method to detect ESBL-producing by monitoring the hydrolyzation of cefotaxime (CTX) using MALDI-TOF MS.

Development of the ward nurses' discharge-oriented dietary support scale for older adult patients in Japan.

Aim: This study aimed to develop a ward nurses' dietary support scale, including physical, psychological, and social background factors in preparation for older adult patients' life after discharge.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using a self-reported questionnaire. Scale items were created based on a conceptual analysis, and refined by a Delphi survey.

Comprehensive end-of-life care practices for older patients with heart failure provided by specialized nurses: a qualitative study.

Background: The context of end-of-life care for older heart failure patients with a complex clinical course provided by certified nurse specialists in gerontology (GCNSs) and Certified nurses in chronic heart failure (CNCHFs) is unclear; therefore, this study aims to describe comprehensive nursing practice for older patients with heart failure at their end of life.

Methods: This study adopts a qualitative descriptive design using content analysis. Five GCNSs, and five CNCHFs were interviewed using a web app from January to March 2022.

The Development and Evaluation of the Interprofessional Education Facilitation Program for Health Professionals Using the Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction (ARCS) Model of Instructional Design.

Background It is important to learn interprofessional education (IPE) facilitation skills to promote interprofessional collaboration in healthcare. Nonetheless, to date, only a handful of IPE facilitation programs have been developed through research. Objective The objective of this study was to create an IPE facilitation program for healthcare professionals who wanted to promote interprofessional collaboration in their organizations based on the tenets of instructional design and evaluate its effectiveness.

Effectiveness of a web-based partnership support program for preventing decline in the quality of life of male patients undergoing infertility treatment: A quasi-experimental study.

Aim: During infertility treatment, distress increases and the quality of life declines in both men and women over time. Thus, both men and women need equal support and care. In this study, we aimed to explore the effectiveness of a web-based partnership support program in preventing quality of life deterioration and reducing emotional distress in men undergoing infertility treatment.

Effects of interprofessional conferences on intensive care units: comparing lengths of stay in the intensive care unit before and after the introduction of interprofessional conferences.

This study evaluated the effects of interprofessional conferences on intensive care units (ICUs) by comparing related outcomes before and after their introduction. This study was conducted at a single center and included ICU patients admitted between April 2017 and March 2019. Interprofessional conferences include physicians, nurses, physical therapists, nutritionists, and pharmacists.

Developing an obstetric care screening tool to improve social support access for pregnant women: A prospective cohort study.

Background: This study aimed to develop an efficient interview sheet during pregnancy and screening tool to identify pregnant women needing social support at obstetric institutions. Moreover, we investigate the perinatal factors associated with the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS).

Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted at three medical institutions that commonly encounter cases with social issues.

Factors associated with employment status among mothers of survivors of childhood cancer: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: To identify the factors associated with employment status among mothers of childhood cancer survivors (CCSs).

Methods: We conducted a questionnaire survey on mothers of survivors of childhood cancer to clarify practical factors such as care demands, psychological factors such as motivation to work, and support. After calculating descriptive statistics for all variables, binary logistic regression analysis was performed.

Characteristic association of symbol coding test score with occupational function in Japanese patients with schizophrenia.

Aim: Studies showed that cognitive function affects occupational function in patients with schizophrenia. This study aimed to determine the effects of cognitive function on occupational function in Japanese patients with schizophrenia using the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS).

Methods: Participants were 198 outpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (66 females; mean age 34.

The Mediating Role of Sense of Coherence and Striving for Work-Life Balance on Intention to Leave From Nurses' Burnout.

High turnover and understaffing are significant issues plaguing the healthcare system. Some of the leading reasons of turnover include child-bearing and -rearing, stress related to working, and health concerns. With the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this problem of turnover worsened due to increased risk of infection and escalating workload.

Difficulties and innovations in teaching anatomy and physiology in nursing.

Aim: This study aimed to clarify the difficulties and innovations in anatomy and physiology education from the perspective of faculty members in charge of anatomy and physiology education in Japanese nursing universities.

Background: Many nursing students have difficulty acquiring anatomy and physiology knowledge and applying it in clinical situations; therefore, effective teaching and learning methods for anatomy and physiology must be provided in nursing education.

Design: This study followed a cross-sectional observational design using a web-based self-administered questionnaire.

Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Types 16/18 and Effect of Vaccination among Japanese Female General Citizens in the Vaccine Crisis Era.

The Japanese government withdrew its recommendation for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in June 2013 and resumed it in April 2022. This period is known as the vaccine crisis in Japan. This study aimed to elucidate the prevalence and genotype distribution of HPV among Japanese female citizens, and the effect of vaccination against HPV-16/18 in the era of the vaccine crisis.

[Usefulness of Simple Dietary Check Sheet as Screening Tool to Assess the Risk of Muscle Mass Reduction in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults].

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of a simple dietary check sheet to assess the risk of muscle mass reduction in middle-aged and older adults.

Methods: The study participants comprised 1,272 community-dwelling individuals aged 50-89 years (mean age; 68.7 years).

Protective and high-risk social activities associated with homebound status among older adults in rural Japan.

Becoming homebound can be devastating for older adults in rural communities. This study aimed to identify protective or high-risk social activities associated with homebound status among the rural young old (ages 65-74) and the oldest old (ages ≥ 75). We used data from a survey of older adults in a rural community of Japan in 2014.

Factors of influenza vaccine inoculation and non-inoculation behavior of community-dwelling residents in Japan: Suggestions for vaccine policy and public health ethics after COVID-19.

The aim of this study is to provide basic information that contributes to vaccine inoculation policy after COVID-19. We used the secondary data of the influenza vaccine inoculation behavior survey for community-dwelling adults conducted in 2011, before the COVID-19 pandemic, but after the 2009 novel influenza A (H1N1) pdm 09 pandemic. All factors such as socio-demographic characteristics, health-related behaviors, family environment, physical and social environment, and area of residence were adjusted, and factors related to vaccine inoculation behavior were analyzed.

[Development of a Risk Prediction Model and a Simple Assessment Sheet for Cold Disorder (Hiesho) in Middle-aged and Older Adults].

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to develop a risk prediction model and a simple assessment sheet for cold disorder (hiesho) in middle-aged and older adults.

Methods: The 889 participants in this study were from a community-dwelling general population (mean age, 62.4±8.

A multi-centre study of the effects of direct observation of hand hygiene practices on alcohol-based handrub consumption.

Introduction: The World Health Organization recommends monitoring alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) consumption and direct observation of hand hygiene practices to ensure compliance. In Japan monitoring of ABHR consumption is widely performed. However, direct observation is not common, particularly in small facilities and non-acute-care facilities.