Kazue Yamaoka

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Affiliation: National Institute of Public Health
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Impact of group-based dietary education on the dietary habits of female adolescents: a cluster randomized trial
    Kazue Yamaoka
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health, 2 3 6 minami, Wako, Saitama 351 0197, Japan
    Public Health Nutr 14:702-8. 2011
  2. ncbi Efficacy of lifestyle education to prevent type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
    Kazue Yamaoka
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health, 2 3 6 minami, Wako, Saitama 351 0197, Japan
    Diabetes Care 28:2780-6. 2005
  3. ncbi Social capital and health and well-being in East Asia: a population-based study
    Kazue Yamaoka
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health, 2 3 6 minami, Wako, Saitama 351 0197, Japan
    Soc Sci Med 66:885-99. 2008
  4. ncbi [Health care resources and mortality as assessed by "the empirical Bayes estimate of standardized mortality ratio": results for municipalities in Japan]
    Koichi Otsubo
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health
    Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 56:101-10. 2009
  5. ncbi Effects of lifestyle education program for type 2 diabetes patients in clinics: study design of a cluster randomized trial
    Misa Adachi
    Doctoral Course of National Institute of Public Health, 2 3 6 minami, Wako, Saitama 351 0197 Japan
    BMC Public Health 10:742. 2010
  6. ncbi [Bayesian approach to indices of regional healthcare expenditure in Japan]
    Kunihiko Takahashi
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health
    Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 57:17-26. 2010
  7. ncbi [Health care resources and mortality as assessed by the "empirical Bayes estimate of standardized mortality ratio": results for Fukuoka Prefecture]
    Koichi Otsubo
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health
    Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 51:347-56. 2004
  8. ncbi Impact of insomnia on individual health dissatisfaction in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Japan
    Sleep 28:1328-32. 2005
  9. ncbi Randomized controlled trial of a new dietary education program to prevent type 2 diabetes in a high-risk group of Japanese male workers
    Mariko Watanabe
    Department of Human Nutrition, Graduate School of Human Ecology, Showa Women's University, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    Diabetes Care 26:3209-14. 2003
  10. ncbi Application of symptom checklist for screening major depression by annual health examinations: a cross-validity study in the workplace
    Akiko Isshiki
    Occupational Health Center, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
    J Med Screen 11:207-9. 2004

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Publications12

  1. ncbi Impact of group-based dietary education on the dietary habits of female adolescents: a cluster randomized trial
    Kazue Yamaoka
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health, 2 3 6 minami, Wako, Saitama 351 0197, Japan
    Public Health Nutr 14:702-8. 2011
    ..The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of a group-based home-collaborative dietary education (HCDE) programme to maintain appropriate dietary intake compared to conventional school classroom education...
  2. ncbi Efficacy of lifestyle education to prevent type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
    Kazue Yamaoka
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health, 2 3 6 minami, Wako, Saitama 351 0197, Japan
    Diabetes Care 28:2780-6. 2005
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  3. ncbi Social capital and health and well-being in East Asia: a population-based study
    Kazue Yamaoka
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health, 2 3 6 minami, Wako, Saitama 351 0197, Japan
    Soc Sci Med 66:885-99. 2008
    ..001), but life satisfaction was worse in men (p=0.017). The analyses provide evidence that dimensions of social capital are positively associated with self-reported somatic symptoms and overall well-being in East Asian countries...
  4. ncbi [Health care resources and mortality as assessed by "the empirical Bayes estimate of standardized mortality ratio": results for municipalities in Japan]
    Koichi Otsubo
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health
    Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 56:101-10. 2009
    ..The objective of the present study was to use the EBSMR to clarify the relationships between health care resources and mortalities in 3,360 municipalities in Japan...
  5. ncbi Effects of lifestyle education program for type 2 diabetes patients in clinics: study design of a cluster randomized trial
    Misa Adachi
    Doctoral Course of National Institute of Public Health, 2 3 6 minami, Wako, Saitama 351 0197 Japan
    BMC Public Health 10:742. 2010
    ..This article describes the design of a cluster randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of lifestyle education for patients with type 2 diabetes in clinics by registered dietitians...
  6. ncbi [Bayesian approach to indices of regional healthcare expenditure in Japan]
    Kunihiko Takahashi
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health
    Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 57:17-26. 2010
    ..However, it has large variability such as in the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) in small populations. To circumvent this problem, we propose an alternative index based on Bayesian methods...
  7. ncbi [Health care resources and mortality as assessed by the "empirical Bayes estimate of standardized mortality ratio": results for Fukuoka Prefecture]
    Koichi Otsubo
    Department of Technology Assessment and Biostatistics, National Institute of Public Health
    Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 51:347-56. 2004
    ..006). CONCLUSION: The results suggest that an appropriate distribution of hospital care resources such as physicians, general sickbeds, and emergency hospitals is an important factor related to mortality in a community...
  8. ncbi Impact of insomnia on individual health dissatisfaction in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
    Kyoko Nomura
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Japan
    Sleep 28:1328-32. 2005
    ..No independent variables were selected in Taiwan. CONCLUSION: Insomnia is closely linked to health dissatisfaction in the three Asian countries, with variation according to social and demographic factors...
  9. ncbi Randomized controlled trial of a new dietary education program to prevent type 2 diabetes in a high-risk group of Japanese male workers
    Mariko Watanabe
    Department of Human Nutrition, Graduate School of Human Ecology, Showa Women's University, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    Diabetes Care 26:3209-14. 2003
    ..The adjusted difference in the percent change of 2-h PG was significant (-15.2%, -22.0 to -8.4%, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The NDE was shown to reduce glucose levels in high-risk subjects for type 2 diabetes...
  10. ncbi Application of symptom checklist for screening major depression by annual health examinations: a cross-validity study in the workplace
    Akiko Isshiki
    Occupational Health Center, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
    J Med Screen 11:207-9. 2004
    ..The results of this study suggest the effectiveness of symptom checklists as tools to detect subjects with depression. Among them, the nine-item checklist has an advantage in practical use for its simplicity...
  11. ncbi Ultraviolet B exposure and type of lens opacity in ophthalmic patients in Japan
    Liju Chu Hayashi
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
    Sci Total Environ 302:53-62. 2003
    ..The results indicate that the effect of UVB exposure is greater for nuclear than for cortical opacities. This is in agreement with the proposed type-specific mechanism for lens opacities caused by UVB exposure...
  12. ncbi Use of home health services covered by new public long-term care insurance in Japan: impact of the presence and kinship of family caregivers
    Nanako Tamiya
    Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2 11 1 Kaga Itabashi, Tokyo 173 8605, Japan
    Int J Qual Health Care 14:295-303. 2002
    ..We investigated whether the presence and kinship of a family caregiver still affect service use under the new system...