Kayo Ushijima
Kumamoto University
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Archives of Environmental Health | 2004
Kayo Ushijima; Yoshihiro Miyake; Takao Kitano; Masahiro Shono; Makoto Futatsuka
Abstract This study examined the relationship between health parameters and psychological distress among inhabitants of methylmercury-polluted areas in Japan. The subjects were 133 inhabitants over the age of 40 yr living in two methylmercury-polluted villages. Information on demographic factors, health status, and mental health was obtained using questionnaires, including the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The proportional odds model was used to estimate the adjusted odds ratios of factors associated with a higher GHQ score after adjustment for age, gender, and district. Very poor self-rated health status, a high number (5+) of subjective symptoms, having monthly outpatient visits and medical house calls, and receiving compensation for methylmercury poisoning were significantly associated with psychological distress. Poor physical condition may lead to the development of psychological distress.
Environmental Health Perspectives | 2001
Chiho Watanabe; Tsukasa Inaoka; Takefumi Kadono; Megumi Nagano; Satoshi Nakamura; Kayo Ushijima; Nobuko Murayama; Kaori Miyazaki; Ryutaro Ohtsuka
Environmental Research | 1999
Yoshiharu Fukuda; Kayo Ushijima; Takao Kitano; Mineshi Sakamoto; Makoto Futatsuka
Environmental Research | 2000
Makoto Futatsuka; Takao Kitano; Masahiro Shono; Yoshiharu Fukuda; Kayo Ushijima; Tsukasa Inaoka; Megumi Nagano; Junji Wakamiya; Kenjiro Miyamoto
Environmental sciences : an international journal of environmental physiology and toxicology | 2005
Makoto Futatsuka; Takao Kitano; Masahiro Shono; Megumi Nagano; Junji Wakamiya; Ken-ichiro Miyamoto; Kayo Ushijima; Tsukasa Inaoka; Yoshiharu Fukuda; Masanori Nakagawa; Kimiyoshi Arimura; Mitsuhiro Osame
Industrial Health | 2002
Keiko Minamoto; Megumi Nagano; Tsukasa Inaoka; Takao Kitano; Kayo Ushijima; Yoshiharu Fukuda; Makoto Futatsuka
Journal of Occupational Health | 2002
Tsukasa Inaoka; Megumi Nagano; Takao Kitano; Kayo Ushijima; Keiko Minamoto; Ryuji Tasaki; Atsuko Koyanagi
Japanese journal of geriatrics | 2012
Mika Tanaka; Mari Kusaga; Kayo Ushijima; Chiho Watanabe
Environmental sciences : an international journal of environmental physiology and toxicology | 2004
Kayo Ushijima; Takao Kitano; Masahiro Shono; Tomoko Oka; Yoshihiro Miyake; Masaki Moriyama; Makoto Futatsuka
Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi (japanese Journal of Hygiene) | 2003
Kayo Ushijima; Takao Kitano; Makoto Futatsuka
