著者
Yurika Numata‐Uematsu Hiroyuki Yokoyama Hiroki Sato Wakaba Endo Mitsugu Uematsu Chieko Nara Shigeo Kure
出版者
The University of Tokushima Faculty of Medicine
雑誌
The Journal of Medical Investigation (ISSN:13431420)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.65, no.3.4, pp.280-282, 2018 (Released:2018-10-04)
参考文献数
10
被引用文献数
16 17

Many studies have reported many adverse effects of children's use of media. These effects include reduced cognitive development and hyperactivity and attention disorders. Although it has been recommended that child be kept away from the media during the early developmental period, many modern parents use the media as a way to calm their children. Consequently, these children lack the opportunity to form selective attachments by reduced social engagement. These children's symptoms occasionally mimic autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, few studies have examined the symptoms children develop with early media exposure. Here, we present a boy exposed to the media during his early development who was diagnosed with attachment disorder. He was unable to make eye contact and was hyperactive and had delayed language development, like children with ASD. His symptoms improved dramatically after he was prevented from using all media and encouraged to play in other ways. After this treatment, he would make eye contact, and talked about playing with their parents. Simply avoiding the media and playing with others can change the behavior of a child with ASD‐like symptoms. It is important to understand the symptoms caused by attachment disorder and early media exposure. J. Med. Invest. 65:280‐282, August, 2018
著者
Yoshiharu Kinugasa Masakazu Saitoh Toshimi Ikegame Aoi Ikarashi Kazushige Kadota Kentaro Kamiya Shun Kohsaka Atsushi Mizuno Isao Miyajima Eisaku Nakane Azusa Nei Tatsuhiro Shibata Hiroyuki Yokoyama Sei Yumikura Dai Yumino Noboru Watanabe Mitsuaki Isobe on behalf of the Research Team for the Provision of Heart Failure Care Centered on General Practitioners in the Community
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-21-0335, (Released:2021-07-07)
参考文献数
32
被引用文献数
10

Background:The purpose of this study was to clarify the current status and issues of community collaboration in heart failure (HF) using a nationwide questionnaire survey.Methods and Results:We conducted a survey among hospital cardiologists and general practitioners (GPs) using a web-based questionnaire developed with the Delphi method, to assess the quality of community collaboration in HF. We received responses from 46 of the 47 prefectures in Japan, including from 281 hospital cardiologists and 145 GPs. The survey included the following characteristics and issues regarding community collaboration. (1) Hospital cardiologists prioritized medical intervention for preventing HF hospitalization and death whereas GPs prioritized supporting the daily living of patients and their families. (2) Hospital cardiologists have not provided information that meets the needs of GPs, and few regions have a community-based system that allows for the sharing of information about patients with HF. (3) In the transition to home care, there are few opportunities for direct communication between hospitals and community staff, and consultation systems are not well developed.Conclusions:The current study clarified the real-world status and issues of community collaboration for HF in Japan, especially the differences in priorities for HF management between hospital cardiologists and GPs. Our data will contribute to the future direction and promotion of community collaboration in HF management.
著者
Hiroyuki Yokoyama Naohiro Yonemoto Kazuya Yonezawa Jun Fuse Naoki Shimizu Toshimasa Hayashi Teppei Tsuji Kei Yoshikawa Hiroya Wakamatsu Nozomu Otani Satoru Sakuragi Masahiko Fukusaki Hideki Tanaka Hiroshi Nonogi the J-RCPR Investigators
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.75, no.4, pp.815-822, 2011 (Released:2011-03-25)
参考文献数
28
被引用文献数
20 20

Background: In-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) is an important issue, but data in Japan are limited. Methods and Results: To investigate in-hospital CPA, we conducted a prospective multicenter observational registry of in-hospital CPA and resuscitation in Japan (J-RCPR). During January 2008 to December 2009, patients were registered from 12 participating hospitals. All patients, visitors and employees within the facility campus who experience a cardiopulmonary resuscitation event defined as either a pulseless or a pulse with inadequate perfusion requiring chest compressions and/or defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT) were registered. Data were collected in 6 major categories of variables: facility data, patient demographic data, pre-event data, event data, outcome data, and quality improvement data. Data for 491 adults were analyzed. The prevalence of pulseless VT/VF as first documented rhythm was 28.1%, asystole was 29.5% and pulseless electrical activity was 41.1%. Immediate causes of event were arrhythmia 30.6%, acute respiratory insufficiency 26.7%, and hypotension 15.7%. Return of spontaneous circulation was 64.7%; the proportion of survival 24h after CPA was 49.8%, the proportion of survival to hospital discharge was 27.8% and proportion of favorable neurological outcome at 30 days was 21.4%. Conclusions: This is the first report of the registry for in-hospital CPA in Japan and shows that the registry provides important observational data. (Circ J 2011; 75: 815-822)
著者
Hiroki Nakano Kazunori Omote Toshiyuki Nagai Michikazu Nakai Kunihiro Nishimura Yasuyuki Honda Satoshi Honda Naotsugu Iwakami Yasuo Sugano Yasuhide Asaumi Takeshi Aiba Teruo Noguchi Kengo Kusano Hiroyuki Yokoyama Satoshi Yasuda Hisao Ogawa Taishiro Chikamori Toshihisa Anzai on behalf of the NaDEF Investigators
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.83, no.3, pp.614-621, 2019-02-25 (Released:2019-02-25)
参考文献数
36
被引用文献数
2 6

Background: The ideal mortality prediction model (MPM) for acute heart failure (AHF) patients would have sufficient and stable predictive ability for long-term as well as short-term mortality. However, published MPMs for AHF predominantly predict short-term mortality up to 90 days, and their prognostic performance for long-term mortality remains unclear. Methods and Results: We analyzed 609 AHF patients in a prospective registry from January 2013 to May 2016. We compared the prognostic performance for long-term mortality among 8 systematically identified MPMs for AHF that predict short-term mortality up to 90 days from admission. The PROTECT 7-day model showed the highest c-index for long-term as well as short-term mortality among the studied MPMs. Sensitivity analyses revealed serum albumin and total cholesterol to be the most important variables, as dropping these variables resulted in a significant decline in c-index, when compared with other variables specific to the PROTECT 7-day model. Furthermore, significant improvements in c-index and net reclassification were observed when serum albumin or serum albumin plus total cholesterol was added to the studied MPMs, other than the PROTECT 7-day model. Conclusions: The PROTECT 7-day model demonstrated the highest predictive performance for long-term as well as short-term mortality in AHF patients among the published MPMs. Our findings indicate the importance of accounting for nutritional status such as serum albumin and total cholesterol in AHF patients when developing a MPM.
著者
Hitonobu Tomoike Hiroyuki Yokoyama Yoko Sumita Sotaro Hanai Akiko Kada Tomonori Okamura Junichi Yoshikawa Yoshinori Doi Masatsugu Hori Chuwa Tei on behalf of the Scientific Committee of the JCS
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.79, no.5, pp.1058-1067, 2015-04-24 (Released:2015-04-24)
参考文献数
33
被引用文献数
18 19

Background:The geographic distribution of cardiovascular (CV) health-care services has not been assessed systematically.Methods and Results:Data of the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) annual survey were provided to the JCS working group with the permission of the JCS Scientific Committee. The status of CV practice in 2010 was then assessed in 47 prefectures retrospectively, along with national census and gross domestic product (GDP) data. The surveyed indices included resources (hospitals, beds and cardiologists), burden (number of inpatients), and outcome (CV mortality and autopsy) in each prefecture, which correlated well with respective populations or GDP. Inequality of geographic distribution was evident for pediatrics among the 47 prefectures, according to Lorenz curve, Gini coefficient or the maximum/minimum ratio for each index. According to the Gini coefficients, only the number of inpatients (medical or acute myocardial infarction) and beds for the total number of general hospitals or the hospitals surveyed in the present JCS study were lower than expected with regard to GDP.Conclusions:Geographic disparity of CV resources or burden was larger in pediatrics than in CV medicine or surgery. Improvement of equality in CV practice with regard to appropriateness and quality are the coming challenges for the JCS. (Circ J 2015; 79: 1058–1067)