AIM To assess the level of caregiving burden and psychological distress among spouses of bipolar disorder - BD (type I and II) patients. METHODS 77 subjects (41 women and 36 men) were enrolled in the study - 44 spouses of bipolar I (BD I) patients and 33 spouses of bipolar II (BD II). The whole group was divided into 4 subgroups: (I) the wives of BD I patients: n=27, (II) the husbands of BD I...

Patients with bipolar disorder have tendencies of higher impulsivity and sensation seeking, they might contribute differently to the emotional states of bipolar I (BD I) and II (BD II). We administered the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ), the Plutchik-van Praag Depression Inventory (PVP), the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), and the Hypomania Checklist (HCL-32) in 23 patien...

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BACKGROUND The use of a simple screening questionnaire to detect persistent airflow obstruction (AO) in COPD may facilitate the early, accurate diagnosis of COPD in general practice settings. OBJECTIVE This study developed an original persistent AO questionnaire for screening individuals with COPD in a general Japanese population. METHODS A working group was established to generate initial ...

OBJECTIVE High-performance marine craft personnel (HPMCP) are regularly exposed to vibration and repeated shock (VRS) levels exceeding maximum limitations stated by international legislation. Whereas such exposure reportedly is detrimental to health and performance, the epidemiological data necessary to link these adverse effects causally to VRS are not available in the scientific literature, a...

「こく」は様々な感覚の複合的な知覚により認識されるが，食肉において「こく」の認知に関係する感覚を研究した事例はない．本研究ではWebアンケートを行い，肉料理の「こく」の認識に関係する味覚表現用語を推定した．まず，一般消費者300名および調理従事者100名に43種の肉料理について「こくがあった方が良い」か「こくがなくても良い」かを回答させた．次に，一般消費者500名および調理従事者200名に対し，「こくがあった方が良い」と判定された9種の肉料理それぞれを喫食した際の感覚としてあてはまると思う味覚表現用語を38語からすべて選択させ，各用語が各料理において選択される確率を推定した．これを主成分分析に供した結果，一般消費者および調理従事者の肉料理の「こく」の認識に「甘味」や「味の持続性」および「濃さ」を表現する用語，「醤油味」，「脂肪味」および「うま味」が関係すると推定された．

Voiding function of Schistosoma haematobium infected students was evaluated in 45 schoolboys in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya, using a questionnaire and uroflowmetry. Sixty-eight schoolboys who were S. haematobium negative were also examined. Symptoms related to the lower urinary tract were qualitatively assessed using the International Prostate Symptoms Score (I-PSS) questionnaire. The...

Nowadays, organizations are required to continually find new ways to grow in response to constantly changing challenges. In today’s dynamic work place, successful organizations need employees who do more than their role requirements. employees who perceive unfairness might lessen their extra-role behavior, while on the other hand employees who perceive fairness Would want to contribute more to ...