Gerontological Nursing

Let's aim to realize high-quality nursing care for the older people through diverse high-quality research

Faculty details

Research topics in division

(Only those since the appointment of Dr. Fukahori.)

Past master's thesis topics

AY2022
脳卒中患者の家族と医療従事者の関係に影響する実践：質的研究のスコーピングレビュー
Using realist evaluation to assess interventions that can improve care for older adults: A scoping review

AY 2019
Interventions and strategies to promote discharge of older adults with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD):　A systematic review

Past doctoral thesis topics

AY 2022
認知症高齢者を在宅介護する家族介護者の対応に関する研究
高齢者施設・住まいにおける回避可能な救急搬送や入院の予防に関する研究

AY 2020
多様なケア環境での老年看護実践に関する研究

Research keywords
gerontological nursing, family nursing, palliative care, nursing management

Introduction to division

In the division of gerontological nursing, we conduct high-quality research, disseminate our research outcomes to caregivers, nursing practitioners, and society, and work to develop human resources capable of providing first-class caregiving and nursing to the elderly and their families.
In the master's program, we place emphasis on acquiring the ability to read, understand, and disseminate high-quality research (especially for CNS program students) and the basic skills to conduct high-quality research.
In the doctoral program, we encourage students to be involved in multiple research projects while they are enrolled in the program and present their results internationally in order to acquire the ability to conduct high-quality research and disseminate outcomes widely in society. In this program in which students engage in research, our aim is to ensure that they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to carry out research. We want our students to be able to understand the latest research trends and social circumstances on their own while receiving guidance from faculty members.
Regarding the research activities of faculty members, as it is desirable for research on elderly care to be conducted in an interdisciplinary manner in multiple occupational fields, we also conduct joint research with experts at other universities who specialize in social welfare and law. In addition, we are also engaged in international joint research with overseas universities for the purpose of internationally disseminating knowledge on elderly caregiving in Japan as a country with a progressively aging population.

Main publications

(Only references from FY2020 onward are listed; Japanese references are listed in Japanese.)

【2022】

• Hirooka K, Okumura Y, Matsumoto S, Fukahori H, Ogawa A.(2022).Quality of End-of-Life in Cancer Patients With Dementia: Using A Nationwide Inpatient Database.J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Mar 31:S0885-3924(22)00484-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.03.016. Online ahead of print.
• Shorey S, Ang E, Baridwan NS, Bonito SR, Dones LBP, Flores JLA, Freedman-Doan R, Fukahori H, Hirooka K, Koy V, Lee WL, Lin CC, Luk TT, Nantsupawat A, Nguyen ATH, Nurumal MS, Phanpaseuth S, Setiawan A, Shibuki T, Sumaiyah Jamaluddin TS, Tq H, Tun S, Wati NDNK, Xu X, Kunaviktikul W.(2022).Salutogenesis and COVID-19 pandemic impacting nursing education across SEANERN affiliated universities: A multi-national study.
  Nurse Educ Today. 2022 Mar;110:105277. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105277. Epub 2022 Jan 24.
• Yoshinaga N, Nakagami G, Fukahori H, Shimpuku Y, Sanada H, Sugama J.(2022).Initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on time Japanese nursing faculty devote to research: Cross-sectional survey.Jpn J Nurs Sci. 2022 Jan;19(1):e12454. doi: 10.1111/jjns.12454. Epub 2021 Sep 8.
• Nasu K, Fukahori H, Miyashita M.(2022).Long-term care nurses' perceptions of a good death for people with dementia: A qualitative descriptive study.Int J Older People Nurs. 2022 May;17(3):e12443. doi: 10.1111/opn.12443. Epub 2021 Dec 26.

【2021】

• Fukui, S., Otsuki, N., Ikezaki, S., Fukahori, H., & Irie, S. (2021). Provision and related factors of end-of-life care in elderly housing with care services in collaboration with home-visiting nurse agencies: a nationwide survey. BMC Palliat Care, 20(1), 151. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00847-7
• Nasu, K., Fukahori, H., & Miyashita, M. (2021). Long-term care nurses' perceptions of a good death for people with dementia: A qualitative descriptive study. Int J Older People Nurs, e12443. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12443
• Nishikawa, Y., Fukahori, H., Mizuno, A., & Kwong, J. S. (2021). Cochrane corner: advance care planning for adults with heart failure. Heart, 107(8), 609-611. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2020-318458
• Yamagata, C., Matsumoto, S., Miyashita, M., Kanno, Y., Taguchi, A., Sato, K., & Fukahori, H. (2021). Preliminary Effect and Acceptability of an Intervention to Improve End-of-Life Care in Long-Term-Care Facilities: A Feasibility Study. Healthcare (Basel), 9(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9091194
• Yamakawa, M., Kanamori, T., Fukahori, H., & Sakai, I. (2021). Sustainable nurse-led care for people with dementia including mild cognitive impairment and their family in an ambulatory care setting: A scoping review. Int J Nurs Pract, e13008. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.13008
• Yamamoto-Kon, A., Fukahori, H., Ogata, Y., & Nagano, M. (2021). Validity and reliability of Japanese version of the pressure ulcer knowledge assessment tool. J Tissue Viability, 30(4), 566-570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2021.08.002
• Morita, K., Fukahori, H., Ogawara, H., Iwagami, M., Matsui, H., Okura, T., . . . Yasunaga, H. (2021). Outcomes of a financial incentive scheme for dementia care by dementia specialist teams in acute-care hospitals: A difference-in-differences analysis of a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Japan. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. doi:10.1002/gps.5537
• Takahashi, Z., Yamakawa, M., Nakanishi, M., Fukahori, H., Igarashi, N., Aoyama, M., . . . Miyashita, M. (2021). Defining a good death for people with dementia: A scoping review. Jpn J Nurs Sci, e12402. doi:10.1111/jjns.12402
• 寺岡貴子., 深堀浩樹., 野末聖香., & 福田紀子. (2021). 日本の認知症高齢者を在宅介護する家族介護者の体験のメタ統合 [原著論文]. 日本精神保健看護学会誌, 30(2), 39-49. http://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/VC07360005
• 青山真帆, 中西三春., 深堀浩樹., 山川みやえ., & 宮下光令. (2021). 認知症患者の遺族の死別後のうつ・複雑性悲嘆と関連要因 [会議録]. Palliative Care Research, 16(Suppl.), S396. http://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2021263980
• 長尾祥子., & 深堀浩樹. (2021). 一施設における看護師の自己教育力と役割、院内研修受講の有無との関連 [会議録]. 共済医報, 70(Suppl.), 59. http://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2022065488
• 白川翔., 管野貴仁., 矢口秀穂., 塚田真由美., 長尾祥子., 廣山奈津子., & 深堀浩樹. (2021). 術前患者の不安軽減に関する質的研究を活用した教育的介入の影響 [原著論文]. 共済医報, 70(4), 349-354. http://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/W111500008
• 那須佳津美., 深堀浩樹., 廣岡佳代., 遠藤拓郎., &宮下光令. (2021). 認知症の人の死亡前1か月の救急搬送と救急受診の要因：遺族へのWeb調査の二次解析.,　[学会発表] 日本家族看護学会第２８回学術集会.
• 大河原啓文, 深堀浩樹, & 遠藤拓郎. (2021). 回避可能な救急搬送・入院を予防する介入の有効性と実行可能性に関する有料老人ホーム施設長の認識. 老年看護学, 25(2), 39-50.
• 福田俊輔, 遠藤拓郎, 大河原啓文, 深堀浩樹, 吉井肇, 安藤大吾, 小波本直也, 吉田徹, 平泰彦, & 藤谷茂樹. (2021). 有料老人ホームの介護・看護職員を対象とした急変時対応教育プログラムの効果． 日本臨床救急医学会雑誌, 24(1), 1-8.

【2020】

• Higuchi, A., Takita, M., Yoshii, A., Akiyama, T., Nemoto, T., Nakahira, R., . . . Igarashi, R. (2020). Absence of Relatives Impairs the Approach of Nurses to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Non-Cancer Elderly Patients without a Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitation Order: A Vignette-Based Questionnaire Study. Tohoku J Exp Med, 250(1), 71-78. doi:10.1620/tjem.250.71
• Higuchi, A., Yoshii, A., Takita, M., Tsubokura, M., Fukahori, H., & Igarashi, R. (2020). Nurses' perceptions of medical procedures and nursing practices for older patients with non-cancer long-term illness and do-not-attempt-resuscitation orders: A vignette study. Nurs Open, 7(4), 1179-1186. doi:10.1002/nop2.495
• Nishikawa, Y., Hiroyama, N., Fukahori, H., Ota, E., Mizuno, A., Miyashita, M., . . . Kwong, J. S. (2020). Advance care planning for adults with heart failure. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2(2), Cd013022. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013022.pub2
• Nasu, K., Konno, R., & Fukahori, H. (2020). End-of-life nursing care practice in long-term care settings for older adults: A qualitative systematic review. Int J Nurs Pract, 26(2), e12771. doi:10.1111/ijn.12771
• Nasu, K., Sato, K., & Fukahori, H. (2020). Rebuilding and guiding a care community: A grounded theory of end-of-life nursing care practice in long-term care settings. J Adv Nurs, 76(4), 1009-1018. doi:10.1111/jan.14294
• Okumura-Hiroshige, A., Fukahori, H., Yoshioka, S., Nishiyama, M., Takamichi, K., & Kuwata, M. (2020). Effect of an end-of-life gerontological nursing education programme on the attitudes and knowledge of clinical nurses: A non-randomised controlled trial. Int J Older People Nurs, 15(3), e12309. doi:10.1111/opn.12309
• Hirooka, K., Nakanishi, M., Fukahori, H., & Nishida, A. (2020). Impact of dementia on quality of death among cancer patients: An observational study of home palliative care users. Geriatr Gerontol Int, 20(4), 354-359. doi:10.1111/ggi.13860
• Kodama, Y., Fukahori, H., Tse, M., & Yamamoto-Mitani, N. (2020). Pain Prevalence, Pain Management, and the Need for Pain Education in Healthcare Undergraduates. Pain Manag Nurs. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2020.09.008
• Tomotaki, A., Fukahori, H., & Sakai, I. (2020). Exploring sociodemographic factors related to practice, attitude, knowledge, and skills concerning evidence-based practice in clinical nursing. Jpn J Nurs Sci, 17(1), e12260. doi:10.1111/jjns.12260
• 森陽子., & 深堀浩樹. (2020). 訪問看護事業所による就業時の教育的支援への臨床経験を持つ新人訪問看護師の認識. 日本看護評価学会誌, 10(1), 31-39.
• 岩崎弓子., 小玉淑巨., 西岡真実., 加藤里沙子., & 深堀浩樹 (2020). 訪問看護経験5年以下の訪問看護師が経験した利用者の社会保障制度の活用を支援するうえでの問題. 日本在宅ケア学会誌, 23(2), 55-62.
• 大河原啓文, 深堀浩樹, 山川みやえ, 諏訪敏幸, & 佐藤可奈. (2020). 高齢者ケア施設から急性期病院への回避可能な搬送や入院を削減する看護師主導の介入　スコーピングレビュー. 日本在宅救急医学会誌, 4(1), 79-89.

Career after degree completion

(Only those since the appointment of the current professor)

Private facilities for the elderly providing nursing care (master's program [CNS]), faculty members of nursing universities (PhD)

Message

We are looking forward to learning with people who are motivated to improve caregiving and nursing practices for the elderly, their families, and society by integrating high-quality research outcomes into nursing practices and education.