Labour Sciences Research Grant Research Articles

Updates on ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament. Quality of life (QOL) of patients with OPLL

Among the research conducted under the Health Labour Sciences Research Grant Program by the study group on ossification of spinal ligaments, we reviewed studies on patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) with regard to methods for assessing their QOL as well as the study results. Methods for assessing QOL included the use of a single question, health-related QOL scales such as the SF-36 and SF-8, and the QOL criteria used in the JOA Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ) . In patients with OPLL, which is a condition characterized by pain and numbness that primarily affects the patient's lifestyle rather than survival, the degree of pain was strongly related to QOL. Among activities of daily living, transferring and bathing were strongly related to QOL. Therefore, it is important to maintain appropriate rehabilitation.

A familial childhood-onset relapsing nephrotic syndrome

A familial childhood-onset relapsing nephrotic syndrome

ACUPUNCTURE FOR DYSPHAGIA IN POSTSTROKE PATIENTS: A VIDEOFLUOROSCOPIC STUDY

ACUPUNCTURE FOR DYSPHAGIA IN POSTSTROKE PATIENTS: A VIDEOFLUOROSCOPIC STUDY

厚生科学研究「医療用具の警報装置の現状と問題点の調査研究」の目的(<特集>医療機器の警報装置)

厚生科学研究「医療用具の警報装置の現状と問題点の調査研究」の目的(<特集>医療機器の警報装置)