- 著者
- Nobutaka Doba Yasuharu Tokuda Keiichirou Saiki Toshio Kushiro Masumi Hirano Yoshihiro Matsubara Shigeaki Hinohara
- 出版者
- 一般社団法人 日本内科学会
- 雑誌
- Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.55, no.19, pp.2785-2792, 2016-10-01 (Released:2016-10-01)
- 参考文献数
- 24
- 被引用文献数
- 24
Objective It has been increasingly recognized in various clinical areas that self-efficacy promotes the level of competence in patients. The validity, applicability and potential usefulness of a new, simple model for assessing self-efficacy in the elderly with special reference to frailty were investigated for improving elderly patients' accomplishments. Methods The subjects of the present study comprised 257 elderly people who were members of the New Elder Citizen Movement in Japan and their mean age was 82.3±3.8 years. Interview materials including self-efficacy questionnaires were sent to all participants in advance and all other physical examinations were performed at the Life Planning Center Clinic. Results The internal consistency and close relation among a set of items used as a measure of self-efficacy were evaluated by Cronbach's alpha index, which was 0.79. Although no age-dependent difference was identified in either sex, gender-related differences in some factors were noted. Regarding several parametric parameters, Beck's inventory alone revealed a significant relationship to self-efficacy in both sexes. Additionally, non-parametric items such as stamina, power and memory were strongly correlated with self-efficacy in both sexes. Frailty showed a significant independent relationship with self-efficacy in a multiple linear regression model analysis and using Beck's inventory, stamina, power and memory were identified to be independent factors for self-efficacy. Conclusion The simple assessment of self-efficacy described in this study may be a useful tool for successful aging of elderly people.
- 著者
- Shinobu Imai Fumio Saito Hidehito Takase Mitsunobu Enomoto Hiroshi Aoyama Satoshi Yamaji Katsuaki Yokoyama Hiroshi Yagi Toshio Kushiro Atsushi Hirayama
- 出版者
- 日本循環器学会
- 雑誌
- Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.72, no.5, pp.709-715, 2008 (Released:2008-04-25)
- 参考文献数
- 21
- 被引用文献数
- 6 11
Background It has been reported that bepridil is as good as amiodarone in converting persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) to sinus rhythm (SR). The conversion effect of bepridil alone is not always satisfactory, however. The efficacy of pharmacological cardioversion by the combination of bepridil and a class Ic antiarrhythmic drug for persistent AF is studied. Methods and Results The participants comprised 37 consecutive patients in whom pharmacological cardioversion was conducted to treat persistent AF (duration 22.5±29.6 months). Each patient first received a class Ia or Ic antiarrhythmic drug, then bepridil alone, then a combined therapy of bepridil at 200 mg/day with a class Ic antiarrhythmic drug at a routine dose. Unaccompanied use of any of the antiarrhythmic drugs achieved pharmacological cardioversion in 14 (38%) of the 37 patients (single therapy group), whereas SR was restored by combination of bepridil and a class Ic antiarrhythmic drug in 22 (combined therapy group) of the remaining 23 patients. The duration of AF was significantly longer in the combined therapy group than in the single therapy group (28.3±31.0 vs 7.3±4.1 months). Conclusion Combined therapy of bepridil and a class Ic antiarrhythmic drug is efficient for pharmacological cardioversion of refractory long-lasting persistent AF. (Circ J 2008; 72: 709 - 715)