{"title":"[A Surgical Case of Hemifacial Spasm Due to Tentorial Meningioma -peritorcular type- in Posterior Fossa].","authors":"Atsutomo Hashida, Yasushi Takeda, Junpei Kiyono, Hirotsugu Ohta, Junkoh Yamamoto","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.45.237","DOIUrl":"10.7888/juoeh.45.237","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hemifacial spasm is commonly caused by compression of the facial nerve due to overlying vessels, and also due to various types of tumor or aneurysm, and other factors. It occurs, although rarely, as a secondary effect of cerebellar or brainstem shift resulting from a tumor. In such a case, the presence of a large tumor often leads to additional neurological deficits. We present a case of hemifacial spasm caused by a peritorcular type of large tentorial meningioma in the posterior fossa. A 68-year-old woman presented with right facial numbness 4 months ago and right hemifacial spasm 2 weeks ago. Upon visiting our hospital, she displayed no neurological deficits other than the right hemifacial spasm. MRI revealed a peritorcular type of large tentorial meningioma in the posterior fossa with perifocal edema. The right cerebellopontine cistern was narrowed, and the cerebellar tonsil was herniated. The right facial nerve ran adjacent to the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA). Angiography showed that only the left posterior meningeal artery (PMA) flowed to the tumor. The loop of the right AICA extended into the right cerebellopontine cistern. After embolization of the PMA, the tumor was surgically removed, leading to an improvement in the patient's hemifacial spasm. Postoperative MRI confirmed complete removal of the tentorial meningioma without any contact with the right facial nerve. The hemifacial spasm was caused secondarily by the cerebellar or brainstem shift due to the large tentorial meningioma in the posterior fossa. This large tumor had not produced any other neurological deficits before the hemifacial spasm appeared. We report this case because it is extremely rare.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"45 4","pages":"237-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138498727","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}
Journal of UOEHPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.45.221
Chiemi Komai, Satoko Cho, Haruka Kondoh
{"title":"[Examination of Factors Related to Quality Evaluation of Dementia Nursing Care in Acute Hospitals].","authors":"Chiemi Komai, Satoko Cho, Haruka Kondoh","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.45.221","DOIUrl":"10.7888/juoeh.45.221","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study is to clarify factors related to the quality evaluation of dementia nursing care in acute hospitals. We conducted a survey that consisted of individual attributes, organizational attributes, knowledge about dementia, ethical behavior scales, and quality evaluation of dementia nursing. The number of valid responses was 835. The dependent variable was the quality assessment of dementia nursing, and the independent variable was the variables in which there were significant differences in the quality evaluation of dementia nursing care and the univariate analysis of each variable. Multiple regression analysis results showed that the factors related to the quality assessment of dementia nursing were \"risk aversion\" and \"good care\" of ethical behavior. The ethical behavior of \"risk aversion\" meant to sense the distress felt by dementia patients and to avoid pain and danger in the hospitalization environment. It was suggested that enhancing the ethical behavior of \"good care\", which means always thinking and acting for the best while searching for the will of dementia patients, may lead to quality evaluation of dementia nursing.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"45 4","pages":"221-235"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138498729","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":"[Relationship Between Psychiatric Nurses' Self-Evaluation of Their Technical Skills and Support From Others in the Hospital].","authors":"Taishi Fukushima, Yoko Nakazato, Tatsuya Tsumagari, Takashi Tsumagari","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.45.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.45.43","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We conducted a questionnaire survey of psychiatric nurses to clarify the relationship between their self-evaluation of their technical skills and support from others. We obtained valid responses from 578 of these nurses. Factor analysis was used to extract support factors for five types of professionals: supervisors, seniors, peers, juniors, and other professionals in the workplace. The results demonstrated that even in a psychiatric nursing field consisting of nurses of various ages, the structure of support was similar to that in a previous study of young and mid-career employees in the workplace in Japanese companies. The results also showed that the self-evaluation of technical skills was higher for those who received psychological support from their seniors and work support from other professions. The results also revealed that the self-evaluation of technical skills was lower for those who received psychological support from their peers.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"45 1","pages":"43-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10860663","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}
Journal of UOEHPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.45.193
{"title":"Announcement of the UOEH International Symposium 2023.","authors":"","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.45.193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.45.193","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"45 3","pages":"193-198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10142332","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":"Association Between Workplace Social Support and Use of Health-Promoting Wearable Devices: A Prospective Cohort Study of Japanese Employees.","authors":"Hiroki Bochimoto, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Aiko Nakano, Kozue Hasegawa, Eri Kimura, Satoshi Tajima, Toru Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Nemoto","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.45.95","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.45.95","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examined the relationship between workplace environmental factors, including support from supervisors and colleagues, and the continued use of a wearable device meant to promote occupational health. One hundred employees at a Japanese manufacturing company participated in a 3-month study, and information related to their physical health status was recorded by a wearable device. We analyzed the results using the χ<sup>2</sup> test and logistic regression analysis. We found that men aged 40-49 years and employees reporting low support from supervisors and colleagues were significantly more likely to be continuing device users. Participants with low workplace support had adjusted odds ratios approximately two to three times higher than those with high levels of support, which was significant. Employees with low workplace support were able to communicate at work, access appropriate support, and enthusiastically participate in occupational health promotion with little psychological difficulty in using the device. Occupational health promotion using wearable devices can complement traditional face-to-face occupational health promotion.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"45 2","pages":"95-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9559783","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":"[Differences Between Visiting Nurses and Patients/Families in the Perception of the Difficulties in Intervening Immediately After Hospital Discharge].","authors":"Akiho Sakiyama, Shizuka Watanabe, Mako Fujita, Chizuru Nagata","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.45.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.45.15","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The implementation of medical home care requires the fulfillment of discharge coordination and planning, but some hospital nurses face difficulties due to differences in perception between nurses and patients/families. Visiting nurses involved immediately after hospital discharge also have difficulties in providing at-home care and struggle with differences in perception. This study clarifies the differences between visiting nurses and patients/families in their perception of discharge immediately after hospital discharge and suggests a way to resolve those differences. We also examine an ideal approach to discharge coordination and planning. We conducted a survey of 100 visiting nurses, and the results from 81 responses (validity rate: 81.0%) showed that the differences in perception were \"different for all: visiting nurses, patients, and family members,\" with \"need for care content\" and \"perception of prognosis\" being the most frequent responses. Methods of resolving differences were categorized as \"respect for intentions,\" \"explanation,\" \"intervention during hospitalization,\" \"coordination with patients/families,\" and \"service coordination\". To resolve the differences in perception among nurses, it is important to start interventions by visiting nurses during hospitalization through collaboration between hospital and visiting nurses. Seamless support until after discharge, respecting the wishes of patients/families, careful explanation of the patient's condition, including prognosis, and the step-by-step planning of discharge coordination by the team are also important.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"45 1","pages":"15-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10860661","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":"Association of Preoperative Rehabilitation With Postoperative Length of Hospital Stay for Elderly Lung Cancer Patients.","authors":"Kohei Funatsu, Ryutaro Matsugaki, Hanaka Imamura, Masaru Takenaka, Fumihiro Tanaka, Kiyohide Fushimi, Shinya Matsuda, Satoru Saeki","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.45.155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.45.155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This 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.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"45 3","pages":"155-160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10154161","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":"Community-Based Trial Educational Heat Disorder Program in Local Salons for Older Adults.","authors":"Hikaru Kuniyoshi, Yoshiko Iwahashi, Koichi Watanabe","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.45.143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.45.143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We 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.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"45 3","pages":"143-153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10159167","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}
Journal of UOEHPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.45.261
{"title":"[Journal of UOEH, Contents of Volume 45 (No.1-4)].","authors":"","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.45.261","DOIUrl":"10.7888/juoeh.45.261","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"45 4","pages":"261-269"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138498730","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":"COVID-19-Related Fear and Mental Distress Among Tunisian Primary, Middle and High School Teachers: Prevalence and Predictive Factors.","authors":"Hanen Maamri, Houda Ben Ayed, Mouna Baklouti, Nouha Ketata, Sourour Yaich, Raouf Karray, Jihene Jdidi, Yosra Mejdoub, Mondher Kassis, Habib Feki, Jamel Damak","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.45.105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.45.105","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictive factors of fear of COVID-19 and serious mental distress among teachers in public schools of Southern Tunisia. This was a cross sectional study among a representative sample of 525 teachers. The level of Fear was assessed using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S). A high level was defined as an FCV-19S ≥ 22. Kessler 6 (K6) was performed to predict serious mental distress. Serious mental distress was defined as a K6 score ≥ 13. The prevalence rates of high level of fear of COVID-19 and serious mental distress were 32.8% and 63.8%, respectively. Independent factors associated with a high level of fear of COVID-19 were female gender (Adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=1.6 [1.1-2.5]), chronic disease (AOR=1.6 [1.1-2.4]), home-living children (AOR=3.3 [1.4-7.8]), and poor material working conditions (AOR=1.5 [1.2-2.1]). The high level of fear of COVID-19 (AOR=3.1 [1.8-5.1]) was independently associated with serious mental distress. Living in a rural area (AOR=0.4 [0.3-0.8]), previous COVID-19 infection (AOR=0.5 [0.4-0.8]) and going to school on foot (AOR=0.3 [0.2-0.51]) were independently associated with a lower prevalence of serious mental distress.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"45 2","pages":"105-115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9559776","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}