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Ecology of medical care in Japan – Based on Health Diary data

Professors involved

Tsuguya Fukui, Osamu Takahashi, Mahbubur Rahman, Sachiko Ohde, Kevin Urayama



Introduction

The objective of this research study is to examine the frequency of health-related symptoms and health care utilization by age, gender and living area in a month as well as changes after a decade.



Grant funding

This study was supported by a research grant from St. Luke`s Life Science Institute, Tokyo, Japan.



Publications

Fukui T, Rahman M, Takahashi O, et al. The ecology of medical care in Japan. Japan Medical Association Journal 2005; 48(4), 163–167.

Fukui T, Rahman M, Ohde S, Hoshino E, Kimura T, Urayama KY, Omata F, Deshpande GA, Takahashi O. Reassessing the ecology of med.

Tokuda Y, Takahashi O, Ohde S, Shakudo M, Yanai H, Shimbo T, Fukuhara S, Hinohara S, Fukui T.Gastrointestinal symptoms in a Japanese population: a health diary study.World J Gastroenterol, 28;13(4):572-8.

Tokuda Y, Takahashi O, Ohde S, Ogata H, Yanai H, Shimbo T, Fukuhara S, Hinohara S, Fukui T.Health locus of control and use of conventional and alternative care: a cohort study.Br J Gen Pract,57(541):643-9.

Tokuda Y, Ohde S, Takahashi O, Shakudo M, Yanai H, Shimbo T, Fukuhara S, Hinohara S, Fukui T. Musculoskeletal pain in Japan: prospective health diary study.Rheumatol Int, 28:7-14.

Tokuda Y, Ohde S, Takahashi O, Shakudo M, Yanai H, Shimbo T, Fukuhara S, Hinohara S, Fukui T. rospective health diary study for new onset chest symptoms in the Japanese general population.Intern Med, 47:25-31.

Ohde S, Tokuda Y, Takahashi O, Yanai H, Hinohara S, Fukui T. Dysmenorrhea among Japanese women.Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 100:13-7.

Tokuda Y, Takahashi O, Ohde S, Shakudo M, Yanai H, Shimbo T, Fukuhara S, Hinohara S, Fukui T. Sociodemographic Characteristics for Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Japan.Journal of General and Family Medicine,9(1)31-39.

Tokuda Y, Ohde S, Takahashi O, Shakudo M, Yanai H, Shimbo T, Fukuhara S, Hinohara S, Fukui T.Relationships between working status and health or health-care utilization among Japanese elderly.Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 8(1):32-40.

Tokuda Y, Ohde S, Takahashi O, Hinohara S, Fukui T. Inoguchi T, Butler JP, Ueda S.Influence of Income on Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in Working Adults: an Illustration of Health among the Working Poor in Japan. Japanese Journal of Political Science, 10(1)79-92.

Takahashi Y, Sakai M, Tokuda Y, Takahashi O, Ohde S, Nakayama T, Fukuhara S, Fukui T, Shimbo T. The relation between self-reported body weight and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study in Japan. J Public Health (Oxf), 33(4):518-26.

Ishida Y, Ohde S, Takahashi O, Deshpande GA, Shimbo T, Hinohara S, Fukui T. Factors affecting health care utilization for children in Japan.Pediatrics, 129:e113-9.

Fukui T, Rahman M, Ohde S, Hoshino E, Kimura T, Urayama KY, Omata F, Deshpande GA, Takahashi O.Reassessing the Ecology of Medical Care in Japan. J Community Health. 2017 Oct;42(5):935-941.

Lee M, Ohde S, Urayama KY, Takahashi O, Fukui T. Weather and Health Symptoms.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 6;15(8).pii: E1670.

Hoshino E, Ohde S, Rahman M, Takahashi O, Fukui T, Deshpande GA. Variation in somatic symptoms by patient health questionnaire-9 depression scores in a representative Japanese sample. BMC Public Health,27;18(1):1406