Transitional and long-term care system in Japan and current challenges for stroke patient rehabilitation

S Kinoshita, M Abo, T Okamoto, K Miyamura - Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In Japan, the national medical insurance system and long-term care insurance (LTCI)
system cover rehabilitation therapy for patients with acute, convalescent, and chronic stroke …

The applicability of the ESPEN and EASO-defined diagnostic criteria for sarcopenic obesity in Japanese patients after stroke: prevalence and association with …

Y Yoshimura, H Wakabayashi, F Nagano, A Matsumoto… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sarcopenic obesity is of growing research and clinical interest; however, validated
diagnostic criteria are lacking. We therefore aimed to examine the prevalence of sarcopenic …

Phase angle is associated with sarcopenic obesity in post-stroke patients

Y Yoshimura, H Wakabayashi, F Nagano, A Matsumoto… - Clinical Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & aims Evidence is limited concerning the association between bioimpedance
analysis-derived phase angle and sarcopenic obesity. This study examined this association …

[HTML][HTML] Association between BIA-derived phase angle and sarcopenia and improvement in activities of daily living and dysphagia in patients undergoing post-stroke …

T Bise, Y Yoshimura, H Wakabayashi, F Nagano… - The Journal of nutrition …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the predictive value of the BIA-derived phase angle with respect to
the functional prognosis and baseline sarcopenia in patients undergoing post-stroke …

Low hemoglobin levels are associated with sarcopenia, dysphagia, and adverse rehabilitation outcomes after stroke

Y Yoshimura, H Wakabayashi, F Nagano, T Bise… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of our study was to evaluate the associations between baseline
hemoglobin (Hb) levels and sarcopenia and outcomes in patients undergoing rehabilitation …

Improvement in sarcopenia is positively associated with recovery of independence in urination and defecation in patients undergoing rehabilitation after a stroke

Y Kido, Y Yoshimura, H Wakabayashi, F Nagano… - Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to examine the association between improvement in
sarcopenia and the recovery of urinary and defecatory independence in patients undergoing …

Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications in stroke rehabilitation: prevalence and association with outcomes

A Matsumoto, Y Yoshimura, F Nagano, T Bise… - International journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Evidence is scarce regarding polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate
medications (PIMs) in rehabilitation medicine. Aim To investigate the prevalence of …

Sarcopenia is associated with incontinence and recovery of independence in urination and defecation in post-acute rehabilitation patients

Y Kido, Y Yoshimura, H Wakabayashi, R Momosaki… - Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to examine the association between sarcopenia and
recovery of independence in urination and defecation in patients undergoing convalescent …

Improvement in oral health enhances the recovery of activities of daily living and dysphagia after stroke

A Shiraisi, Y Yoshimura, H Wakabayashi… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Oral problems affect rehabilitation outcomes. This study aimed to examine the
association between improvement in oral health and functional outcomes in patients after …

Stored energy increases body weight and skeletal muscle mass in older, underweight patients after stroke

Y Yoshimura, H Wakabayashi, R Momosaki, F Nagano… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
We conducted a retrospective observational study in 170 older, underweight patients after
stroke to elucidate whether stored energy was associated with gains in body weight (BW) …