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Determinants of the mental health status of university students in Japan: comparison between pandemic and recession periods during the 7th wave of COVID-19 by Hirano, Yuko O.

“…IntroductionAlthough the number of identified coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths has decreased, the repetitive crest-trough pattern of the…”
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Factors influencing the psychological independence of retired community-dwelling older adults in Japan by Hirano, Yuko O, Tamagawa, Ranze, Matsumoto, Takako

“…In an aging society, it is necessary to promote successful aging by helping older adults maintain engagement in social activities, especially after retirement…”
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Factors associated with the recruitment of foreign nurses in Japan: a nationwide study of hospitals by Hirano, Yuko O, Tsubota, Kunio, Ohno, Shun

“…Nurse migration under bilateral agreements is a recent global trend, although lack of consultation with the health industries has led to challenges in the…”
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Factors Predicting the Quality of Life of University Students in Japan Amidst COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hirano, Yuko O., Uchino, Risako, Tanaka, Sae, Doi, Mutsumi, Aramaki, Koichi

“…Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, classes and club activities in Japanese universities have been canceled; this may increase students' perceived stress and…”
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Developing a questionnaire on the quality of working life for female medical and healthcare professionals by TAKETOMI, Kikuko, ITO, Yoichi M., TOKUNAGA, Eriko, HIRANO, Yuko O., FUJINO, Yuriko, CHISHAKI, Akiko

“…This study aimed to develop a questionnaire on the quality of working life among female medical and healthcare professionals and examine its validity and…”
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Risks and perception of non-communicable diseases and health promotion behavior of middle-aged female immigrants in Japan: a qualitative exploratory study by Nagamatsu, Yasuko, Barroga, Edward, Sakyo, Yumi, Igarashi, Yukari, Hirano O, Yuko

“…Ensuring good health of immigrants is a serious issue across countries, including Japan. This study focused on the health of middle-aged female immigrants in…”
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Measuring attentiveness toward oral care needs: a comparative study of Indonesian care workers in Japan and Indonesia by Hirano, Yuko O, Nugraha, Susiana, Shiozu, Hiroyasu, Higashijima, Misako, Rahardjo, Tri Budi W

“…Japan has opened its labor market to care workers from Indonesia under the Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). However, few studies have…”
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Factors Related to Job Continuance of Nurses Who Migrated to Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shoki, Rina, Kono, Anna, Hirano, Yuko O, Barroga, Edward, Ota, Erika, Nagamatsu, Yasuko

“…Japan has accepted nurses from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam under the Economic Partnership Agreement, but nearly half of them have already left the…”
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Introduction: Being Migrants, Being Carers: Globalization and its Implications by O. Hirano, Yuko, Kitamura, Aya, Fujita, Yuiko

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Cell phone e-mail as a means to collect information on pregnancy and delivery: a pilot study in Japan by Hirano, Yuko O, Hirata, Nobuko

“…The diffusion of cell phones is 91.9% in Japan. Especially, cell phone e-mail is now widely used as a media source in Japan. The authors of this research have…”
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The Economic and Psychological Burden to Hospitals and Care Facilities of Accepting EPA Candidates in Japan by Hirano, Yuko O., Tsubota, Kunio

“…The Japanese government has encouraged the opening of the domestic market to foreign workers under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) as a “special case”…”
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Developing a questionnaire on the quality of working life for female medical and healthcare professionals by TAKETOMI, Kikuko, ITO, Yoichi M, TOKUNAGA, Eriko, HIRANO, Yuko O, FUJINO, Yuriko, CHISHAKI, Akiko

“…This study aimed to develop a questionnaire on the quality of working life among female medical and healthcare professionals and examine its validity and…”
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