Eriko Okada
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View article: Association between Grit at the Start of Residency and Depressive Symptoms at the End of Residency Among Postgraduate Year 1 Medical Residents in Japan: A Longitudinal Study
Association between Grit at the Start of Residency and Depressive Symptoms at the End of Residency Among Postgraduate Year 1 Medical Residents in Japan: A Longitudinal Study Open
Background Grit, defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals, played an essential role in academic success and resilience in the medical profession. Previous cross-sectional studies indicated an association between higher grit …
View article: Analysis of the growth trajectories of junior residents in Japan: a longitudinal cohort study using data from a nationwide e-portfolio system (EPOC2)
Analysis of the growth trajectories of junior residents in Japan: a longitudinal cohort study using data from a nationwide e-portfolio system (EPOC2) Open
Objectives As more emphasis is placed on the acquisition of competencies in medical education, portfolios are increasingly being used for evaluation. EPOC2 (E-POrtfolio of Clinical training) is an e-portfolio system developed in Japan and …
View article: Mixed-methods study of medical students’ attitudes toward peer physical examinations in Japan
Mixed-methods study of medical students’ attitudes toward peer physical examinations in Japan Open
Background Most Japanese medical schools likely continue to rely on peer physical examination (PPE) as a tool to for teaching physical examination skills to students. However, the attitudes of medical students in Japan toward PPEs have not…
View article: Elucidation of the needs for telecritical care services in Japan: a qualitative study
Elucidation of the needs for telecritical care services in Japan: a qualitative study Open
Objective To clarify the reasons for consultation, advice sought by frontline physicians and relationship between the patient’s pathology and the type of advice provided to guide the future development of telecritical care services. Design…
View article: Association between Grit and depressive symptoms at the timing of job start among medical residents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a cross-sectional study
Association between Grit and depressive symptoms at the timing of job start among medical residents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a cross-sectional study Open
Higher grit scores were associated with lower odds of having depressive symptoms among residents at the timing of job start during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regular mental health assessment is particularly important for residents with low gri…
View article: Toxic benzyl alcohol inhalation: Altered mental status with metabolic acidosis and hyperammonemia
Toxic benzyl alcohol inhalation: Altered mental status with metabolic acidosis and hyperammonemia Open
This report presents the case of a patient whose inhalation exposure to benzyl alcohol led to clinical manifestations similar to toluene intoxication, including sudden altered mental status, metabolic acidosis, hypokalemia, hypophosphatemi…
View article: Facilitators and barriers to physicians’ entrepreneurial ventures in major Japanese cities: A qualitative study
Facilitators and barriers to physicians’ entrepreneurial ventures in major Japanese cities: A qualitative study Open
Background The Japanese healthcare system currently faces numerous challenges, including a super-aging society and an excessive burden on medical workers; therefore, the need for innovative solutions from healthcare ventures to tackle thes…
View article: Experience of disruption of capsule endoscopy after prolonged retention
Experience of disruption of capsule endoscopy after prolonged retention Open
Capsule endoscopy is an effective tool for evaluating small bowel diseases. Capsule retention is a complication of capsule endoscopy, but capsule disruption after retention has not been thoroughly studied. Only a few cases of capsule disru…
View article: The Evidence for COVID-19 and The Restrictions on Medical Education and Research
The Evidence for COVID-19 and The Restrictions on Medical Education and Research Open
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View article: Utilization of Track-etched Membrane Filter for a Crystallization Field and Single-crystal X-ray Diffraction Analysis of Proteins
Utilization of Track-etched Membrane Filter for a Crystallization Field and Single-crystal X-ray Diffraction Analysis of Proteins Open
タンパク質結晶成長場及びX線回折実験用試料固定材としてのトラックエッチドメンブランフィルター（TEMF）の適用可能性について検証した．モデルタンパク質としてリゾチームを用い，孔径10 μm及び30 μmのTEMF切片をリゾチームの結晶化溶液に浸漬することで，孔内を充填するように成長した結晶を得た．孔で得られた結晶は，TEMFの孔外（バルク相）では孔径の制約を受けずに成長した．孔で成長した物質がリゾチーム結晶であることを偏光顕微鏡観察，ラマン分光測定により確認した．TEMF上…
View article: PM390. Comparison of Fast Versus Slow Strategy in Switching Schizophrenia Patients to Aripiprazole from Other Antipsychotics
PM390. Comparison of Fast Versus Slow Strategy in Switching Schizophrenia Patients to Aripiprazole from Other Antipsychotics Open
polypharmacy than suggested in previous studies was found in patients with schizophrenia in national mental hospital.Further study is needed to clarify the reasons and the impact of predominant use of antipsychotics polypharmacy in nationa…
View article: Reduced Human α-defensin 6 in Noninflamed Jejunal Tissue of Patients with Crohn’s Disease
Reduced Human α-defensin 6 in Noninflamed Jejunal Tissue of Patients with Crohn’s Disease Open
HD6 expression was found to be regulated by cooperation between Atoh1 and β-catenin within the HD6 promoter region. Downregulation of HD6 in noninflamed mucosa may contribute to mucosal barrier dysfunction of patients with CD.
View article: <scp>E</scp>pstein‐<scp>B</scp>arr virus‐induced polyclonal lymphoproliferative disorder of lymphoplasmacytic type in an autopsy case of aplastic anemia treated twice with anti‐thymocyte globulin therapy
<span>E</span>pstein‐<span>B</span>arr virus‐induced polyclonal lymphoproliferative disorder of lymphoplasmacytic type in an autopsy case of aplastic anemia treated twice with anti‐thymocyte globulin therapy Open
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a double-stranded DNA virus of the gamma herpesvirus group. Latent infection of EBV in the B-cell lineage is common in healthy individuals.1 EBV infection usually occurs during early childhood, but most individu…