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| Shin YamazakiSummaryAffiliation: National Institute for Environmental Studies Country: Japan Publications
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Household income is strongly associated with health-related quality of life among Japanese men but not womenS Yamazaki
Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment Team, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16 2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305 8506, Japan
Public Health 119:561-7. 2005....- Living close to automobile traffic and quality of life in Japan: a population-based surveyShin Yamazaki
Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment Team, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
Int J Environ Health Res 15:1-9. 2005..This study suggests that the HRQOL is an effective tool for evaluating the many impacts of road transportation on aspects of health... - Intracerebral haemorrhage associated with hourly concentration of ambient particulate matter: case-crossover analysisS Yamazaki
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Graduate School of Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Occup Environ Med 64:17-24. 2007..To examine the association of hourly time lagged concentration of ambient particulate matter and death due to stroke... - Usefulness of five-item and three-item Mental Health Inventories to screen for depressive symptoms in the general population of JapanShin Yamazaki
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
Health Qual Life Outcomes 3:48. 2005..Removing the 2 anxiety-related items from the MHI-5 yields the MHI-3. We assessed the performance of the Japanese versions of the MHI-5 and MHI-3 in detecting depressive symptoms in the general population of Japan... - Associations between exposure to ambient photochemical oxidants and the vitality or mental health domain of the health related quality of lifeShin Yamazaki
Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment Section, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16 2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305 8506, Japan
J Epidemiol Community Health 60:173-9. 2006..Ambient air pollution may affect the health related quality of life (HRQOL) of people, as assessed by the vitality (VT) and mental health (MH) domains of the SF-36 health survey (SF-36)... - Association between ambient air pollution and health-related quality of life in Japan: ecological studyShin Yamazaki
Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment Section, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16 2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305 8506, Japan
Int J Environ Health Res 15:383-91. 2005.... - Association between high voltage overhead transmission lines and mental health: a cross-sectional studyShin Yamazaki
Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment Section, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
Bioelectromagnetics 27:473-8. 2006..35-10.13) and 1.87 (95% CI: 0.35-10.13), respectively, against the reference category (300+ m). MH status was not significantly associated with the distance between the subject's residence and the closest HVOTL... - Associations between hours worked, symptoms and health resource utilization among full-time male Japanese workersKeiko Sato
Department of Epidemiology and Health Care Research, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Japan
J Occup Health 53:197-204. 2011..To investigate the association between hours worked, symptoms experienced, and health resource utilization... - Impact of early referral to nephrologist on mental health among hemodialysis patients: a Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)Yoko Yokoyama
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Yoshida Konoe, Kyoto, Japan
Nephron Clin Pract 113:c191-7. 2009..Pre-dialysis early referral is associated with improved survival in patients on dialysis. Here, we examined the association between pre-dialysis early referral and post-dialysis Mental Health (MH) in hemodialysis patients... - Greater first-year survival on hemodialysis in facilities in which patients are provided earlier and more frequent pre-nephrology visitsTakeshi Hasegawa
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Konoe cho Yoshida, Kyoto, Japan
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 4:595-602. 2009..The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between pre-nephrology visit (PNV) and 1-yr patient survival after hemodialysis (HD) induction... - Keeping vulnerable elderly patients free from pressure ulcer is associated with high caregiver burden in informal caregiversYosuke Yamamoto
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
J Eval Clin Pract 16:585-9. 2010..The effect of the presence of pressure ulcers on burden of caregivers is unknown. We investigated the relationship between the state of pressure ulcers in vulnerable elderly patients and the burden on their informal caregivers... - Violent patient behavior is associated with bodily pain and a high burden on informal caregiversYosuke Yamamoto
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida konoe cho, Sakyo ku, Kyoto, Japan
J Gen Intern Med 24:1085-8. 2009..There have been no studies of the relationship between violent behavior by older patients and the physical and mental health of caregivers... - The association between socioeconomic status and prevalence of diabetes mellitus in rural JapanYasuaki Hayashino
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Arch Environ Occup Health 65:224-9. 2010..Blue collar occupation and middle household income were found to be associated with high prevalence of diabetes mellitus... - Effect of hourly concentration of particulate matter on peak expiratory flow in hospitalized children: a panel studyShin Yamazaki
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Yoshidakonoe cho, Sakyo ku, Kyoto, Japan
Environ Health 10:15. 2011..Little information is available on the possible association between hourly short-term air pollution and peak expiratory flow (PEF) in asthmatic children... - An introduction to epidemiologic and statistical methods useful in environmental epidemiologyHiroshi Nitta
Environmental Health Science Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
J Epidemiol 20:177-84. 2010.... - Health-related quality of life of predialysis patients with chronic renal failureShunichi Fukuhara
Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Nephron Clin Pract 105:c1-8. 2007..We investigated changes in SF-36 over 1 year and examined associations between clinical parameters and SF-36 in predialysis CRF patients... - Association between frequency of pruritic symptoms and perceived psychological stress: a Japanese population-based studyYosuke Yamamoto
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida konoe cho, Sakyo ku, Kyoto 606 8501, Japan
Arch Dermatol 145:1384-8. 2009..To evaluate the relationship between frequency of pruritic symptoms experienced over a 1-month period and psychological stress... - Association between number of comorbid conditions, depression, and sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: results from a population-based surveyYasuaki Hayashino
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Sleep Med 11:366-71. 2010..Although sleep problems are a serious public concern, it is not clear if the presence of depression or multiple comorbid conditions has an additive or multiplicative effect on sleep quality... - Measuring health-related quality of life in patients with end-stage renal disease: why and howShunichi Fukuhara
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Nat Clin Pract Nephrol 3:352-3. 2007 - Lifestyle and work predictors of fatigue in Japanese manufacturing workersShin Yamazaki
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Yoshida Konoecho, Sakyo ku, Kyoto 606 8501, Japan
Occup Med (Lond) 57:262-9. 2007..Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms encountered in medical practice. However, little is known about the causal relationship between change in lifestyle and fatigue... - Health-related quality of life of mothers of children with leukemia in JapanShin Yamazaki
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Japan
Qual Life Res 14:1079-85. 2005..These results suggest that the current system for treating leukemic diseases of children in Japan should also include close monitoring of mothers' mental health, and provision of appropriate treatment and psycho-social support... - Dialysis staff encouragement and fluid control adherence in patients on hemodialysisYoko Yokoyama
Department of Epidemiologyand Healthcare Research, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
Nephrol Nurs J 36:289-97. 2009..The authors examined the association between dialysis staff encouragement and fluid control adherence in patients on hemodialysis... - Modifying effect of age on the association between ambient ozone and nighttime primary care visits due to asthma attackShin Yamazaki
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, University, Kyoto, Japan
J Epidemiol 19:143-51. 2009..We examined the association between short-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and nighttime primary care visits due to asthma attack. We also investigated the modifying effects of age on this association... - Clinical effectiveness of steroid pulse therapy combined with tonsillectomy in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy presenting glomerular haematuria and minimal proteinuriaTakehiko Kawaguchi
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Nephrology (Carlton) 15:116-23. 2010..The present study aimed to clarify whether the effectiveness may be extrapolated to IgAN with minor urinary abnormalities, and whether the effectiveness may depend on the histological severity with minor urinary abnormalities... - [An estimation of the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness based on age and sex distribution of epworth sleepiness scale scores: a population based survey]Misa Takegami
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research
Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 52:137-45. 2005..Daytime sleepiness estimated by ESS differs with the sex and age, possibly related to bio-medical and socio-medical factors. Further research is need to detail this problem... - Childhood leukemia and magnetic fields in Japan: a case-control study of childhood leukemia and residential power-frequency magnetic fields in JapanMichinori Kabuto
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan
Int J Cancer 119:643-50. 2006..Most of the leukemia cases in the highest exposure category had MF levels far above 0.4 microT. Our results provided additional evidence that high MF exposure was associated with a higher risk of childhood leukemia, particularly of ALL... - Systematic review and metaanalysis: urinary antigen tests for LegionellosisToshihiko Shimada
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Chest 136:1576-85. 2009..Urinary antigen assays offer simplicity and rapidity in diagnosing Legionnaires' disease, though studies report a range of sensitivities. We conducted a systematic review to assess the test characteristics of Legionella urinary antigen... - Gender differences in effects of physical activity on quality of life and resource utilizationTakeshi Morimoto
Division of General Internal Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto 606 8507, Japan
Qual Life Res 15:537-46. 2006..Physical activity is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the general population, but the effects may be different between sexes. In addition, the effects on resource utilization are not well elucidated... - [Accuracy of COPD questionnaires in the general health check-up setting]Yasuji Arimura
Master s Program in Clinical Research, School of Public Health, Kyoto University
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 46:693-9. 2008..7%, 59.2%, 7.6%, and 2.10, respectively. The questionnaire was useful to find airflow limitations in the general health check-up setting with a cut-off level of 14 points... - Biocompatibility and permeability of dialyzer membranes do not affect anemia, erythropoietin dosage or mortality in japanese patients on chronic non-reuse hemodialysis: a prospective cohort study from the J-DOPPS II studyHitoshi Yokoyama
Kanazawa Medical University, School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
Nephron Clin Pract 109:c100-8. 2008..Considerable controversy exists over the impact of the biocompatibility and flux characteristics of dialyzer membranes on anemia in chronic hemodialysis patients... - Consistent aspirin use associated with improved arteriovenous fistula survival among incident hemodialysis patients in the dialysis outcomes and practice patterns studyTakeshi Hasegawa
Division of Nephrology, Fujiyoshida Municipal Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 3:1373-8. 2008..The relationship between aspirin use and arteriovenous fistula (AVF) survival has been lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between AVF survival and aspirin use... - Mammalian peripheral circadian oscillators are temperature compensatedBryan A Reyes
J Biol Rhythms 23:95-8. 2008 - Association of mineral metabolism factors with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients: the Japan dialysis outcomes and practice patterns studyNaoki Kimata
Kidney Center, Division of Blood Purification, Tokyo Women s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Hemodial Int 11:340-8. 2007..These findings have important therapeutic implications for Japanese HD patients... - Hypercalcaemia is associated with poor mental health in haemodialysis patients: results from Japan DOPPSMotoko Tanaka
Department of Nephrology, Akebono Clinic 5 1 1, Shirafuji, Kumamoto 561 4112, Japan
Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:1658-64. 2007..Hypercalcaemia and high parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels are aetiological factors of psychological disorders. We examined the association between mineral metabolism abnormalities and mental health in Japanese-DOPPS patients... - Effects of winter air pollution on pulmonary function of school children in Shenyang, ChinaJunya Kasamatsu
Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Int J Hyg Environ Health 209:435-44. 2006..1) have more adverse effects on pulmonary function than TSP. The effects of airborne PM appear to be prolonged... - Circadian gene expression in mammalian fibroblasts revealed by real-time luminescence reporting: temperature compensation and dampingMariko Izumo
Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100:16089-94. 2003..These data show that rat-1 cell cultures that are stably transfected with luminescence reporters are an excellent model system for studying circadian clocks at the cellular level in mammals...