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| Misa TakegamiSummaryAffiliation: University of Tokyo Country: Japan Publications
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Development of a Japanese version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (JESS) based on item response theoryMisa Takegami
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Yoshida konoe cho, Sakyo ku, Kyoto 606 8501, Japan
Sleep Med 10:556-65. 2009..Various Japanese versions of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) have been used, but none was developed via standard procedures. Here we report on the construction and testing of the developer-authorized Japanese version of the ESS (JESS)...- Simple four-variable screening tool for identification of patients with sleep-disordered breathingMisa Takegami
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Sleep 32:939-48. 2009..To aid in the identification of patients with moderate-to-severe sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), we developed and validated a simple screening tool applicable to both clinical and community settings... - Effects of the presence of hypertension on the relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea and sleepinessYuka Harada
Departments of Respiratory Medicine Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
J Sleep Res 20:538-43. 2011..Detailed mechanisms of the difference in the relationship between sleepiness and the severity of OSA with or without hypertension should be studied further... - Sleep-disordered breathing in the usual lifestyle setting as detected with home monitoring in a population of working men in JapanYukiyo Nakayama-Ashida
Horizontal Medical Research Organization, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Sleep 31:419-25. 2008.... - 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... - Effect of feedback in promoting adherence to an exercise programme: a randomized controlled trialMasaaki Shakudo
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
J Eval Clin Pract 17:7-11. 2011..We investigated whether providing participants in an exercise programme with regular feedback on their exercise progress affected their adherence to the programme regimen... - 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... - 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... - Long-term nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment lowers blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea regardless of ageKensaku Aihara
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo ku, Kyoto, Japan
Hypertens Res 33:1025-31. 2010..Even in the elderly, a daily average use of nCPAP for 3?h would lower diastolic BP in OSA patients... - 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... - 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... - [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...