[HTML][HTML] Green tea consumption and cognitive function: a cross-sectional study from the Tsurugaya Project

…, T Shimazu, T Matsui, S Ebihara, S Awata… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Background: Although considerable experimental and animal evidence shows that green
tea may possess potent activities of neuroprotection, neurorescue, and amyloid precursor …

Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the world health organization‐five well‐being index in the context of detecting depression in diabetic patients

S Awata, PER Bech, S Yoshida, M Hirai… - Psychiatry and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The present study had two aims. The first was to evaluate the reliability and the validity of
the Japanese version of the World Health Organization (WHO)‐Five Well‐Being Index (WHO‐5…

[PDF][PDF] Hypoperfusion in the limbic system and prefrontal cortex in depression: SPECT with anatomic standardization technique

H Ito, R Kawashima, S Awata, S Ono… - Journal of Nuclear …, 1996 - Soc Nuclear Med
Depression is a common psychiatric illness, and several reports have described cerebral
blood flow (CBF) abnormalities on SPECT studies in affected patients. However, because …

Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale

A Kurimoto, S Awata, T Ohkubo… - Nihon Ronen Igakkai …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Aim To investigate the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the abbreviated
Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6), which is used worldwide as a screening tool for social …

Effects of intervention using a community‐based walking program for prevention of mental decline: a randomized controlled trial

…, F Miyamae, M Sugiyama, S Awata… - Journal of the …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of a municipality‐led walking program under the Japanese
public Long‐Term Care Insurance Act to prevent mental decline. Design Randomized …

Factors associated with suicidal ideation in an elderly urban Japanese population: A community‐based, cross‐sectional study

S Awata, T Seki, Y Koizumi, S Sato… - Psychiatry and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the association between suicidal ideation
and potentially related factors in an elderly urban Japanese population. This was a …

[HTML][HTML] Green tea consumption is associated with depressive symptoms in the elderly

…, M Asada, S Sasaki, H Arai, S Awata… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Background Green tea is reported to have various beneficial effects (eg, anti–stress
response and antiinflammatory effects) on human health. Although these functions might be …

Association between social support and depression status in the elderly: results of a 1‐year community‐based prospective cohort study in Japan

Y Koizumi, S Awata, S Kuriyama… - Psychiatry and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We conducted a prospective cohort study on subjects aged ≥ 70 years in an urban
community to determine whether there is any association between lack of social support and …

Male elderly subthreshold depression patients have smaller volume of medial part of prefrontal cortex and precentral gyrus compared with age-matched normal …

Y Taki, S Kinomura, S Awata, K Inoue, K Sato… - Journal of affective …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The brain morphological changes in subthreshold depression (sD) have
not been clarified. We examined the structural difference in regional gray matter volume …

Cognitive frailty in community‐dwelling older Japanese people: prevalence and its association with falls

H Kim, S Awata, Y Watanabe, N Kojima… - Geriatrics & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To investigate the prevalence and associated factors of cognitive frailty and cognitive
frailty‐related falls in community‐dwelling older people. Methods A total of 25 out of 1192 …