7 results match your criteria: "Wakayama Occupational Health Support Center.[Affiliation]"
The gut microbiota genus Blautia is associated with skeletal muscle mass reduction in community-dwelling older Japanese adults: the Wakayama Study.
Eur Geriatr Med
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Sumiya Rehabilitation Hospital, Wakayama, Japan.
Purpose: This cross-sectional study examined the gut microbiota species associated with skeletal muscle mass reduction in a community-based sample of older Japanese adults.
Methods: The study included 744 participants (320 men and 424 women) aged 65-89 years (mean age: 73 years) with no history of treatment for colorectal, chronic kidney, or liver diseases. Bioelectrical impedance analysis was performed to estimate the appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) of each participant.
Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the status of business continuity plan (BCP) formulation in businesses, focusing on different industries. It examined their preparation for natural disasters, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, and crisis events, such as emerging infectious diseases.
Methods: A total of 1,583 businesses in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, were randomly selected from the Wakayama Occupational Health Support Center workplace list.
[Efforts to improve workplaces considering for older workers: A questionnaire survey focusing on company size in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan].
Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi
November 2023
Objectives: The "Guidelines for Ensuring the Safety and Health of Older Workers (hereafter referred to as "Guidelines")," formulated in 2021, require employers to implement measures that proactively prevent occupational accidents among older workers. This study aimed to clarify the status of awareness of the Guidelines and workplace improvement efforts with consideration of older workers, focusing on company size.
Methods: Overall, 780 businesses in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, were randomly selected from a Wakayama Occupational Health Support Center workplace list.
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).
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.
Objectives: The support from businesses to create a balance between work schedules and treatment regimens among employees suffering from illnesses, such as cancer and diabetes, seems to be insufficient. This study aimed to investigate efforts of businesses to support the balance of work schedules and treatment regimens among employees with illness, focusing on company size and to identify potential workplace improvements for such employees.
Methods: Overall, 789 businesses in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan were randomly selected from a workplace list of the Wakayama Occupational Health Support Center.
Objectives: The support from businesses to create a balance between work schedules and treatment regimens among employees suffering from cancer seems to be insufficient. The aims of this study were to investigate efforts to find a balance between work schedules and treatment regimens among cancer patients focusing on company size and to identify potential workplace improvements for these employees.
Methods: Seven hundred and seventy businesses in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, were randomly selected from a workplace list consisting of businesses that had received support from either the Wakayama Occupational Health Support Center or the Regional Occupational Health Center.