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Volume 45, Issue 3
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Hikaru KUNIYOSHI, Yoshiko IWAHASHI, Koichi WATANABEArticle type: [Original]
2023 Volume 45 Issue 3 Pages 143-153
Published: September 01, 2023
Released on J-STAGE: September 02, 2023
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSWe investigated whether a combined program for heat disorder prevention can improve the behaviors and knowledge of heat disorder prevention in older adults participating in salons. This non-randomized parallel-group comparison study includes 59 participants from two salons. The intervention group met on alternate weeks on a salon day to watch an educational DVD and conduct hands-on education (Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) measurements inside and outside the meeting place). The intervention group conducted calls every other week except salon week to prevent action for heat disorder prevention information based on a leaflet and monitored WBGT in their bedrooms daily at bedtime. We assessed changes in recognition of heat disorders and prevention behavior between baseline, one and a half months after intervention, and post-season (approximately two months after baseline), using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. Recognition of heat disorder scores and preventive behavior improved from pre- to post-season in the intervention group. It was suggested that the approach toward older adults participating in salons could improve their recognition and behavior in preventing heat disorders.View full abstractDownload PDF (2370K) -
Kohei FUNATSU, Ryutaro MATSUGAKI, Hanaka IMAMURA, Masaru TAKENAKA, Fum ...Article type: [Original]
2023 Volume 45 Issue 3 Pages 155-160
Published: September 01, 2023
Released on J-STAGE: September 02, 2023
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J-STAGE DataThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of preoperative rehabilitation on postoperative hospital stay in elderly lung cancer patients following lung resection. This was a retrospective observational study using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database. Data of patients diagnosed between April 2016 and March 2020 were collected. Patients were identified using the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems Version 10-10 codes, C34.0-C34.3 and C34.8. Multilevel linear regression analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of preoperative rehabilitation on the length of hospital stay. A total of 9,393 patients were included in the study. Univariate analysis showed that preoperative rehabilitation was significantly associated with postoperative length of hospital stay (coefficient: -1.61; 95% confidence interval: -2.42, -0.81; P <0.001). In addition, multivariate analysis showed preoperative rehabilitation to be associated with a significant decrease in postoperative length of hospital stay (coefficient=-1.38; 95% confidence interval: -2.19, -0.58; P =0.001). Preoperative rehabilitation may shorten length of hospital stay in elderly patients with lung cancer.View full abstractDownload PDF (274K) -
Hiroshi MORI, Emi KONDO, Kiyoshi YOSHINOArticle type: [Case Report]
2023 Volume 45 Issue 3 Pages 161-165
Published: September 01, 2023
Released on J-STAGE: September 02, 2023
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSMyalgia is the most frequently reported neuromuscular symptom in COVID-19 patients, with a frequency of around 20% in pregnant women. Acute myositis due to COVID-19 is severe and requires medical intervention. There have been some reports of acute myositis due to COVID-19, mostly in elderly men, but rarely in pregnant women. Here we report a case of a pregnant woman who was diagnosed with acute myositis following COVID-19 illness early in her pregnancy. She had been affected by morning sickness since the 6th week of gestation and was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the 12th week. Muscle pain appeared in her limbs 5 days after the diagnosis of COVID-19, with a predominance of pain in the lower limbs, and her gait gradually became unstable. We concluded that it was acute myositis complicated by COVID-19 and hypokalemia, but we could not determine whether hypokalemia or COVID-19 or both were the cause of the muscle damage in this case. Pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19 often complain of myalgia and fatigue, and when a pregnant woman’s symptoms are severe we should keep in mind that they may be suffering from muscle damage that needs medical intervention.View full abstractDownload PDF (608K) -
Mitsuo HINOUE, Shimpei YAMADA, Kunio HARA, Hiroyuki MIYAUCHIArticle type: [Report]
2023 Volume 45 Issue 3 Pages 167-183
Published: September 01, 2023
Released on J-STAGE: September 02, 2023
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe management of workplace chemicals shifted from a regulatory-based to a self-managed approach as of April 2023. To assess readiness, concerns, and necessary support for this change, a free-response questionnaire survey was conducted for the participants of the “Promoting self-management of chemicals in enterprises” seminar held by the Department of Occupational Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, in January-February 2023. Text-mining using KH Coder (Ver.3) was conducted to investigate relationships between words that appeared in sentences using a co-occurrence network and hierarchical cluster analysis. From the questionnaire’s description text, combinations of the terms “information” and “collection,” “small and medium-sized” and “enterprise,” and “chemical” and “substance” were extracted. Results suggest a need for “information gathering” and “support for small and medium-sized enterprises.”View full abstractDownload PDF (2689K) -
Yasushi TAKEDA, Atsutomo HASHIDA, Hirotsugu OHTA, Junkoh YAMAMOTOArticle type: [Case Report]
2023 Volume 45 Issue 3 Pages 185-190
Published: September 01, 2023
Released on J-STAGE: September 02, 2023
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSRheumatoid meningitis is a rare neurological manifestation that is difficult to diagnose. Here we report a 77-year-old woman who developed a left hemiparesis because of an arachnoid cyst with rheumatoid meningitis. The patient had a 13 year history of rheumatoid arthritis, which had been successfully treated. She developed left hemiparesis and visited our hospital. MRI showed a high signal intensity lesion in the right frontal subarachnoid space and an arachnoid cyst on Fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR). A gadolinium enhanced T1 weighted image revealed associated abnormal enhancement. We removed the arachnoid cyst and diagnosed the patient as having rheumatoid meningitis. Her symptoms and MRI findings improved rapidly by methylprednisolone pulse therapy. Rheumatoid meningitis is rare, but a case of arachnoid cyst associated with rheumatoid meningitis was extremely rare. This is the first report of such a case.View full abstractDownload PDF (3029K) -
Article type: [Announcement]
2023 Volume 45 Issue 3 Pages 191-192
Published: September 01, 2023
Released on J-STAGE: September 02, 2023
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Article type: [Announcement]
2023 Volume 45 Issue 3 Pages 193-198
Published: September 01, 2023
Released on J-STAGE: September 02, 2023
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