Public Health Nursing

Research toward providing resident-led public health nursing
---- development of research with a view to implementation

Faculty details

Research topics in division

Past master's thesis topics
Examination of related factors in the fertility knowledge of people who do not want children
―focus on gender differences and the ideal ages to have a baby―

Difficulties experienced by mothers who first gave birth at an older age with caring for low-birthweight babies and how they cope
―focus around the second week after beginning life with the baby― etc.

Help Seeking for Depression Among Vietnamese Workers in Japan and Factors Related to their Intentions to Seek Help from a Psychiatrist: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study

A relationship between managers and neurodiverse workers for a sustainable employment : qualitative study

Research keywords
resident-led, resident organizations, public health nursing, public health nurse, help-seeking

Introduction to division

We are engaged in the following research in this division.
For research topics not included below, we endeavor to establish appropriate supervisory systems according to the interests of graduate students, and faculty members will study issues together with the students.

Research on methods to facilitate social capital development for contributing to health promotion

• Research on resident organizations involved in health promotion

Research on supporting people who have difficulty accessing services

• Development of new ways to approach patients who do not request assistance
• Requests for assistance from elderly people
• Requests for assistance from foreign workers
• Health support for foreign care workers
• Research on supporting people who require special assistance during disasters
• Research on the prevention of child abuse
• Longitudinal study on illness experiences of invasive mechanical ventilator-dependent amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients
• Research related to resilience
• Research on health and QOL of oldest-old population
• Research related to experience of mother and continuous support
• Prevention of social isolation for all generations in large-scale housing complexes
• A study on understanding life experiences and factors promoting resilience in pairs of ALS patients under tracheostomy invasive positive pressure ventilation and their families

Development of methods to promote regional comprehensive health care systems from the perspective of the concerned parties

• Research on ways of home care support for outpatients
• Methods of multidisciplinary collaboration for improving the Quality of Life (QOL) of children with medical complexity and their families
• Mental health measures for small-scale businesses through regional and occupational collaboration

Development of methods to utilize ICT for supporting the healthy lifestyles of residents

• Examination of potential utilization of ICT for supporting lifestyles rooted in local culture
• Development of matching system for people providing and receiving assistance to promote mutual aid

Development of the public health nursing slills required in the activities of public health nurses

• Skill development for public health nurses through outsourcing
• Systematization of operation evaluation skills in public health nursing
• Clarification of effective support techniques of public health nurses for those who do not improve after receiving specific health guidance
• Factors related to the psychological health of public health nurses dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic

Pursuing the best choice based on the public nature of available options

• Development of teaching methods for public philosophy in public health nursing
• Research on vaccine hesitancy
• Research on infection-control behavior

Studies on Dicision-making regarding Health Policies in Local Governments

• Councilors' Perceptions on Health Inequalities, Health issues, and Health Policies

Main publications

• Kato Y, Shinozaki T, Sugiyama D, Taguchi A, Nagata S. Potential motivators affecting parental intention in COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6 months to 4 years: Implications for targeted vaccine interventions in Japan. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2023;19:2296737.
• 平野優子．人生を脅かす疾患や障害と生きる人々の時間軸を含むライフ経験とレジリエンスとの関連に関する文献検討．日本看護科学会誌，43, 800-809, 2023. Doi:10.5630/jans.43.800
• Tanabe A, Hirata A, Kuwabara K, Kubo S, Higashiyama A, Hirata T, Sugiyama D,Nishida Y, Kubota Y, Kadota A, Nishikawa T, Miyamatsu N, Miyamoto Y, Okamura T.Association between visceral fat accumulation and decline in the estimatedglomerular filtration rate based on cystatin C in the Japanese urban population:the KOBE study. Endocr J. 2022 Oct 12. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ22-0218. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36223945.
• Kaneyama A, Hirata A, Hirata T, Imai Y, Kuwabara K, Funamoto M, Sugiyama D,Okamura T. Impact of hypertension and diabetes on the onset of chronic kidney disease in a general Japanese population. Hypertens Res. 2022 Sep 28. doi:10.1038/s41440-022-01041-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36171326.
• Sato H, Matsunaga A, Taguchi A. A concept analysis of community resilience regarding disasters in the medical and health fields. Journal of Japan Academy of Community Health Nursing, .25(2), 23-31, 2022.
• Taguchi A, Murayama H, Ono K: Association between Japanese community health workers' willingness to continue service and two categories of motives: altruistic and self-oriente. PLoS ONE, 2021 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0220277
• Sasaki M, Taguchi A, Matsunaga A, Yamauchi Y, Yamauchi E, Nagata S. Process of creating a system for implementing a home care support conference at outpatient care. Japan Society for Health Care Management 22(2), 88-94, 2021
• Akatsuka, E., Tadaka, E. Development of a resilience scale for oldest-old age (RSO). BMC Geriatr 21, 174 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02036-w
• Ito K, Murayama H, Taguchi A, Omori J. Characteristics of older people willing to offer lifestyle support to other community members living in rural areas with heavy snowfall. Japanese Society of Public Health, 67(12), 860-870, 2020
• Kai Ito, Atsuko Taguchi, Atsushi Matsunaga, Kaori Takeda, Hiroshi Murayama, Junko Omori Concept analysis of "Gojo" (mutual help). [Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health 67(12) 860-870, 2020
• Murayama H, Taguchi A, Spencer MS, Yamaguchi T. Efficacy of a community health worker-based intervention in improving dietary habits among community-dwelling older people: A controlled, cross-over trial in Japan. Health Education & Behavior. 47(1):47-56，2020　doi: 10.1177/1090198119891975.
• Hosoya N,　Sato N, Amamiya Y, Ishikawa S. Actual activities of voluntary disaster prevention residents' organizations assisting individuals with special care needs. Japan Academy of community health nursing [ Nihon Chiiki Kango Gakkaishi] 23(3), 39-46, 2020
• Susumu Fukita, Hiromi Kawasaki, Satoko Yamasaki: Effects of a Stress Management Program Based on Psychological Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease after Retirement in an Underpopulated Division: A Pilot Study. Health, 10, 1107-1119, 2018

Career after degree completion

Municipal and prefectural governments, national government, companies, universities, research institutes, etc.

Message

People are likely to have various concerns about studying at the graduate school, including not having a clear research topic, worrying about whether they can keep up in lectures, and the high cost of academic fees and expenses. Please feel free to contact us if you have even the slightest interest of studying at the school. You can also sit in on seminars. All faculty members in this division eagerly await to hear from you.
Although you cannot obtain a public health nurse license at the school, brush-up programs can be prepared for administrative public health nurses and occupational health nurses. We invite people wanting to improve their skills or change direction after several years as a hospital nurse to take advantage of the opportunities available at the graduate school.