Journal of UOEHPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.47.87
Yuki Kumakawa, Tomohisa Nagata, Kiminori Odagami, Nuri-Purwito Adi, Masako Nagata, Koji Mori
{"title":"Relationship Between Work With Night Shifts and Self-Rated Health: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Yuki Kumakawa, Tomohisa Nagata, Kiminori Odagami, Nuri-Purwito Adi, Masako Nagata, Koji Mori","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.47.87","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.47.87","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Work with night shifts has been reported to have a variety of negative health effects. Self-rated health is an important indicator of health, yet studies regarding the relationship of work with night shifts on self-rated health have reported inconsistent findings. The present study aimed to examine that relationship. We conducted a prospective cohort study using a self-administered online questionnaire on workers aged 20 years or older in Japan. The relationship between work with night shifts and self-rated health was examined by logistic regression analysis. Compared with participants who work without night shifts, the odds ratio of poor self-rated health was significantly higher among participants who work with night shifts (odds ratio: 1.19), after adjusting for age, sex, annual household income, industry category and self-rated health at baseline. The present study suggests that self-rated health, a commonly used simple and general indicator of health effects, can be used for workers with night shifts.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"47 2","pages":"87-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144199539","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}
Hasan A Abder-Rahman, Ibrahim H Habash, Asma M Alshaeb, Imad M Al-Abdallat, Abed Alraheem H Ali
{"title":"Significance of Contusion at the Vocal Cord and Perivocal Cord Area in Cases of Non-intubated Death.","authors":"Hasan A Abder-Rahman, Ibrahim H Habash, Asma M Alshaeb, Imad M Al-Abdallat, Abed Alraheem H Ali","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.46.1","DOIUrl":"10.7888/juoeh.46.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Every finding during a neck autopsy may be essential for accurately diagnosing and explaining the mechanism of death. In this prospective study in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of Jordan University Hospital, 17 out of 95 neck autopsies revealed contusions of the laryngeal mucosa in the vocal or perivocal area. These contusions were found to be associated with various causes of death, including mechanical asphyxia (such as throttling, ligature strangulation, hanging, smothering, choking, plastic bag asphyxia, gagging, and inhalation of blood) and other causes (such as atypical drowning, carbon monoxide poisoning, head injury due to a road traffic accident, burns, electrocution, and brain edema). This study provides insight into the mechanisms of this important lesion and may contribute to a better understanding of the cause of death.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"46 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140119840","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 : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.46.55
Wee Hoe Gan, Benjamin Zhi Qiang Seah
{"title":"Adopting a \"Digital First\" Mindset for Workplace Safety and Health in Singapore.","authors":"Wee Hoe Gan, Benjamin Zhi Qiang Seah","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.46.55","DOIUrl":"10.7888/juoeh.46.55","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Digital and technological solutions constitute a key enabler to achieving better workplace safety and health outcomes. Fundamentally, the success of their implementation is underscored by a need for employers, employees, industry stakeholders and policymakers to collaborate in adopting a \"digital first\" mindset. This review provides a background on the evolution of work and the workforce in post-independence Singapore, and introduces pertinent local workplace safety and health trends. It delves into how a \"digital first\" approach may be adopted and effected, followed by challenges and opportunities in the digitalization of Singapore's workplace safety and health landscape. Illustrative examples are used to highlight applications of digital and technological solutions in the control of occupational hazards. In our discussion, workplace strategies are built around the hierarchy of controls framework, whereas worker-related strategies are divided into workspace optimization for productivity/performance enhancement, training/education, and instituting surveillance/open reporting mechanisms. We demonstrate that with an open and forward-looking mind, and well-executed change management, we will be able to capitalize on technological advances to improve work and working conditions for all workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"46 1","pages":"55-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140119919","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 : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.46.113
Aria Kekalih, Nuri Purwito Adi, Dewi Sumaryani Soemarko
{"title":"Preparation and Challenges in Developing a Big Data Analysis Framework in Occupational Medicine in Indonesia.","authors":"Aria Kekalih, Nuri Purwito Adi, Dewi Sumaryani Soemarko","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.46.113","DOIUrl":"10.7888/juoeh.46.113","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This mini review explores the transformative potential of big data analysis and artificial intelligence (AI) in reforming occupational medicine in Indonesia. Emphasizing the preconditions, case studies, and benefits, it underscores the role of big data in enhancing worker well-being. The review highlights the importance of informative health big data, especially in high-risk industries, with examples of case studies of AI implementation in occupational medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and other relevant scenarios. While acknowledging the challenges of AI implementation, the essay identifies the role of academic and professional organizations as pioneers in big data utilization. Six potential benefits that are identified, including improved patient care and efficient resource allocation, demonstrate the transformative impact of big data analysis. The proposed pathway of preparation underscores the need for awareness, skill enhancement, and collaboration, addressing challenges in data management and stakeholder engagement. The conclusion emphasizes continuous assessment, feasibility studies, and commitment as essential steps in advancing occupational medicine through big data analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"46 1","pages":"113-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140119838","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 : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.46.299
{"title":"Journal of UOEH, Contents of Volume 46 (No.1-4).","authors":"","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.46.299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.46.299","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"46 4","pages":"299-304"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142770257","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 : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.46.227
Yuka Shirai, Ryo Momosaki, Yuki Kato, Asuka Hori, Keisuke Maeda
{"title":"Nutritional Care for Adults in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Yuka Shirai, Ryo Momosaki, Yuki Kato, Asuka Hori, Keisuke Maeda","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.46.227","DOIUrl":"10.7888/juoeh.46.227","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The need for improved nutrition in older adults requiring care has been acknowledged, but, to the best of our knowledge, there is a lack of systematic review and integration of nutritional care studies with older adults in nursing homes. This scoping review aimed to examine the scope and nature of nutritional care research for older adults in nursing homes and to identify research gaps, following the guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute. We found varied nutritional care for older adults living in nursing homes, including individualized sessions, such as nutrition counseling, the addition of foods and preparations for increased nutritional intake, and the maintenance of an eating environment, such as feeding assistance and calling. The nutritional care identified in this scoping review also included studies that have improved the nutritional status of older adults in nursing homes by implementing educational programs for care staff. For future research on effective nutritional care for older adults in nursing homes, we suggest evaluating both short- and long-term intervention effects with an adequate sample size.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"46 2","pages":"227-239"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141260474","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":"Successful Localization by Hyperselective Arterial Calcium Injection Test for Surgical Resection of Insulinoma: A Case Report.","authors":"Momo Saito, Yosuke Okada, Akira Kurozumi, Yoshiya Tanaka","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.46.263","DOIUrl":"10.7888/juoeh.46.263","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Surgery is the main treatment for insulinoma, and precise preoperative localization is important to determine the extent of resection and to rule out multiple lesions. The selective arterial calcium injection (SACI) test is instrumental in the localization of insulinoma. Here we report a patient in whom the exact location of pancreatic insulinoma could not be determined by the conventional SACI test, and thus surgery was replaced with oral diazoxide. The hyperselective SACI test subsequently localized the lesion accurately, allowing surgical resection of the pancreatic body and tail while preserving the pancreatic head. We recommend the use of the hyperselective SACI test when the conventional SACI test fails to accurately determine the location of insulinoma lesions within the pancreas.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"46 3","pages":"263-269"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142108800","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 : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.46.283
Yoshihisa Fujino, Keiki Hirashima, Makoto Okawara, Naoaki Ohkubo, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Ning Liu, Shinya Matsuda, The Herlife Study
{"title":"Study Protocol of the HERLIFE Study Based on CHERRIES: Study of Health, Employment, Resilience, and the Life of Females.","authors":"Yoshihisa Fujino, Keiki Hirashima, Makoto Okawara, Naoaki Ohkubo, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Ning Liu, Shinya Matsuda, The Herlife Study","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.46.283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.46.283","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women's health issues, including menstruation, childbirth, and menopause, significantly impact work performance and career progression, and pose physical and mental burdens on women. Despite their importance, research on how these events and conditions affect women's quality of life and health in the workplace is limited. This study explores the relationship between living environment, health status, work factors, and the health and work performance of working women. It focuses on menstruation-associated symptoms (dysmenorrhea, PMS) and menopausal symptoms and their impact on working QOL and health. A cross-sectional study was conducted on the Internet from June 6 to 12, 2024 among working women in Japan aged 20-60. The sample came from a closed survey of panel monitors from a company commissioned to conduct the survey. Screening included gender, age, hours worked, place of residence, and type of work, with participants being women aged 20-60 and working at least 30 hours per week. Of 31,965 participants, 4,245 were excluded for reasons such as short response time, marital status inconsistencies, childcare inconsistencies, undergoing infertility treatment at age 55 or older, and incorrect responses, resulting in 27,720 participants. The survey consisted of 139 questions and was conducted on a relatively homogeneous sample across all strata. Understanding the impact of menstruation-related symptoms on labor productivity and enhancing knowledge of women's health can lead to a better healthcare system and improved business performance. This study aimed to generate evidence to support these goals.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"46 4","pages":"283-292"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142770258","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 : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.46.159
{"title":"[Abstracts of the 41st Annual Meeting of the UOEH Association of Health Sciences].","authors":"","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.46.159","DOIUrl":"10.7888/juoeh.46.159","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"46 1","pages":"159-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140119916","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":"Indocyanine Green-Guided Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer With Anomalous Systemic Arterial Supply to the Basal Segment.","authors":"Shinji Shinohara, Manabu Yasuda, Nobuyuki Take, Yasuhiro Chikaishi, Kosuke Tsuruno, Kazunori Tobino","doi":"10.7888/juoeh.46.293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.46.293","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 78-year-old male who was undergoing treatment for diabetes was referred to our department after a chest X-ray revealed an abnormal shadow in the left upper lung field. A chest contrast-enhanced CT showed a tumor in the left upper lobe and a cystic lesion in the left lower lobe. Two aberrant arteries branching from the aorta were identified near the cyst. The patient was diagnosed with lung cancer and anomalous systemic arterial supply to the basal segment of the left lung (ABLL), necessitating surgical intervention. Thoracoscopic surgery was performed, with the left upper segmentectomy guided by Indocyanine green (ICG) to facilitate precise intersegmental plane identification. The two aberrant arteries were resected, and the perfusion area supplied by these arteries was excised using repeated ICG intravenous injection. This case of lung cancer with ABLL demonstrates that the repeated use of ICG can enable not only a precise upper segmentectomy but also accurate visualization and resection of a perfusion area supplied by aberrant arteries.</p>","PeriodicalId":17570,"journal":{"name":"Journal of UOEH","volume":"46 4","pages":"293-297"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142770256","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}