E. Sugihara, M. Nomura, Mikayo Tazawa, Toshie Yamada, Yuichi Takahashi, H. Fukuda, T. Naito
{"title":"Usefulness of a COPD Questionnaire in Workplace Health Examinations","authors":"E. Sugihara, M. Nomura, Mikayo Tazawa, Toshie Yamada, Yuichi Takahashi, H. Fukuda, T. Naito","doi":"10.7143/jhep.2020-07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7143/jhep.2020-07","url":null,"abstract":"It has recently been reported that a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) questionnaire is effective for identifying patients with air-flow limitations during general health examinations. Therefore, we used the International Primary Care Airways Group (IPAG)-COPD questionnaire to survey smokers aged 40 years during workplace health examinations at the Lion Corporation head office between April 2018 and December 2019. We investigated COPD diagnosis rates from the COPD questionnaire and smoking behavior modification. Air-flow limitation was defined as forced-expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1 )/forced vital capacity (FVC) <70%. Among the 171 respondents, IPAG score 17 (abnormal) were detected in 36.3% (n=62), and air-flow limitations were identified using spirometry in 36 (58.1%) of them. The results showed that 22.2% (n=8) of these 36 employees had hitherto unidentified COPD. The questionnaire data revealed that 36. 1% (n=13) of the 36 employees who underwent spirometry had undergone behavior modification to quit smoking. Screening for COPD using a questionnaire during workplace health examinations is more practical than spirometry and could identify many patients with COPD. We recommend applying a COPD questionnaire during more workplace health examinations as part of smoking-cessation measures to increase rates of detecting COPD. The questionnaire could be useful to preventing COPD and aggressive educational activities about COPD should be implemented as occupational","PeriodicalId":150891,"journal":{"name":"Health Evaluation and Promotion","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128605684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Influence of Presence/absence of Medical Knowledge on Dietary/exercise Habits or Cancer Progression","authors":"A. Hosui, K. Ryomoto","doi":"10.7143/jhep.47.440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7143/jhep.47.440","url":null,"abstract":"[AIM] Medical knowledge in medical checkup examinees or cancer patients was evaluated, and we clarified their influences on dietary and exercise habits or cancer progression. [Methods and Patients] The subjects in Study 1 were 73 medical checkup examinees, and those in Study 2 were 14 early or 18 advanced cancer patients. They have taken examinations about basic knowledge of medicine (about diseases), health insurance, and medical expenses, and then total points were calculated in each subject. In study 1, dietary and exercise habits were provided by interview sheets in each examinee. Good dietary habits are, for example, eating slowly, regularly, or much vegetable, on the contrary, bad dietary habits are skipping breakfast, eating big, salty or sweet foods. Good exercise habits were defined as taking exercise more than 2 times a week. In study 2, the relationships between total points and cancer progression were clarified. [Results] There were no significant differences in backgrounds of all studies. Good grade-examinees had better dietary and exercise habits than poor grade-examinees (Study 1). Patients with early cancer had significantly higher points than those with advanced cancer in all fields of examination (Study 2). [Discussion] It is important for examinees and patients to have medical knowledges, and it may cause all of us to have better prognosis.","PeriodicalId":150891,"journal":{"name":"Health Evaluation and Promotion","volume":"258 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132271469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Repeat Participation in Annual Health Check-up and Health Behavior after the Use of a Health and Lifestyle Monitoring Tool","authors":"Kyoko Nakao, Hiroo Ide, Shigeki Muto, Mutsuko Tobayama, Keiko Furuhashi, Yuji Furui","doi":"10.7143/jhep.47.431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7143/jhep.47.431","url":null,"abstract":"We aimed to determine whether the use of an information and communication technology (ICT)-based tool for monitoring post-screening health and lifestyle habits encouraged individuals to undergo regular screening and improve their own health. The study targeted 43,043 individuals who underwent a health screening in the year 2013. The participants were grouped into either “user group” or “non-user group” depending on whether or not they used a health and lifestyle habit monitoring tool. The study also estimated the propensity score of the probability that participants registered their use of a monitoring tool. Linear regression and subgroup analyses were performed by the number of use times of this tool in a year. Evaluation of the association between monitoring tool use/non-use and repeated participation in screening during the next year showed a significantly higher level of repeated participation in the user group than in the non-user group. After the propensity score-adjusted, the user group was also significantly higher than that of the non-user group for both men (81.9% vs. 72.5%) and women (77.7% vs. 70.0%). The results of subgroup analysis in men indicated a propensity towards significantly lower BMI and waist circumference in participants who had a higher number of logins. These findings suggest that self-monitoring using a health and lifestyle habit monitoring tool after health screening leads to a higher rate of participation in screening the following and improvement in screening results, especially in men. This outcome was attributed to greater health awareness and motivation to undergo screening the following year based on the individual’s","PeriodicalId":150891,"journal":{"name":"Health Evaluation and Promotion","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129569200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How We Should Improve the Quality of Ultrasound in Cancer Screening and Health Checkups—Current Status and Challenges—","authors":"S. Okaniwa, K. Iwashita","doi":"10.7143/jhep.46.559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7143/jhep.46.559","url":null,"abstract":"As ultrasound (US) is less invasive and relatively easy to perform, it is widely used for oppotunistic cancer screenings and health checkups. It is also reported to be useful in early detection of carcinomas.","PeriodicalId":150891,"journal":{"name":"Health Evaluation and Promotion","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132800147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Nishizaki, N. Kishimoto, C. Yamada, Kengo Moriyama, S. Takashimizu
{"title":"Research Ethics — Especially for Handling of Medical Checkup Data","authors":"Y. Nishizaki, N. Kishimoto, C. Yamada, Kengo Moriyama, S. Takashimizu","doi":"10.7143/jhep.46.579","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7143/jhep.46.579","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":150891,"journal":{"name":"Health Evaluation and Promotion","volume":" 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113948295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intra-hospital Self-survey for Continuous Quality Improvement: Third Party Evaluation and Internal Audit Must Act Together Like Car Wheel","authors":"Kimie Shinshi","doi":"10.7143/jhep.46.572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7143/jhep.46.572","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":150891,"journal":{"name":"Health Evaluation and Promotion","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123461552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomoko Sato, S. Shirahata, M. Kishita, T. Komori, Kumiko Mishiro, Y. Nakamichi, Yumiko Kishita, Michiko Yaguchi, T. Kurihara, Masashi Masaki, F. Yamagata, S. Kawazu, T. Oikawa
{"title":"Hemoglobin Variant Frequency Detected during a Comprehensive Medical Examination in Japan at GENKI PLAZA MEDICAL CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE","authors":"Tomoko Sato, S. Shirahata, M. Kishita, T. Komori, Kumiko Mishiro, Y. Nakamichi, Yumiko Kishita, Michiko Yaguchi, T. Kurihara, Masashi Masaki, F. Yamagata, S. Kawazu, T. Oikawa","doi":"10.7143/jhep.46.468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7143/jhep.46.468","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":150891,"journal":{"name":"Health Evaluation and Promotion","volume":"180 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123000721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of Comprehensive Risk Management Chart for Health Examination Investigation Report on 2018","authors":"Tameo Takahashi","doi":"10.7143/jhep.46.489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7143/jhep.46.489","url":null,"abstract":"Our society has conducted “Health statistics of examination clients A” for 3 years which analysed their health characteristics for understanding suitable health examinations. The survey conducted on 2016 revealed wide variations of prevalence rate concerning lipid metabolism based on over 200 institutes and over 1,560 thousands clients data. Council for cardio-cerebral vascular diseases united 14 professional academic associations developed a comprehensive risk management chart 2019 for guidelines for prevention of arteriosclerosis diseases. This committee conducted analysis for epidemiological characteristics based on this guidelines. We conducted individual risk assessment for lipid metabolism based on “Suita” score and target levels of lipid profiles. Application of this guideline for assessment of lipid metabolism in health examinations might be useful tools for personal preventive activities and public health activities through “data-health” programs.","PeriodicalId":150891,"journal":{"name":"Health Evaluation and Promotion","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115805539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Sugihara, M. Nomura, Yoshiko Kakui, Mikayo Tazawa, Yuichi Takahashi, H. Fukuda
{"title":"Survey of Brain Dock Findings among Corporate Employees","authors":"E. Sugihara, M. Nomura, Yoshiko Kakui, Mikayo Tazawa, Yuichi Takahashi, H. Fukuda","doi":"10.7143/jhep.46.462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7143/jhep.46.462","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":150891,"journal":{"name":"Health Evaluation and Promotion","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123541375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}