Research Supervision Staff and Research Topics (Master’s Program)
Health Nursing
Nursing Design
Prof. Kobayashi Hiromitsu | Experimental research on the evaluation of nursing skills, using measurements of physiological and physical functions Research on physical characteristics of the elderly, including walking, sleep, and autonomic functions |
Prof. Kakihana Wataru | Research on physical fitness for health maintenance and promotion Research relating to educational practices to develop competencies |
Assoc. Prof. Matsuda Yukihisa | Experimental psychological research on human cognitive functions and the application thereof Computational neuroscience on cognitive function and psychiatric disorder specificity, with a focus on brain structureResearch relating to educational practices to develop competencies |
Community/Mental Health/Public Health
Prof. Imai Hideki | Human ecological research targeting human populations Epidemiological research relating to disease structure in Japan |
Prof. Yonezawa Hiromi | Research relating to public health nurse practical activities Research relating to preventive health care Research relating to in-service training of public health nurses |
Prof. Mino Yukiko | Research relating to evaluation, therapy, and social rehabilitation support for people with mental disabilities who have caused harm to others Research relating to nursing care of psychiatric patients with physical complications |
Nursing Administration
Prof. Ishikawa Noriko | Research relating to nursing administration Research relating to nurses’ career formation and development Research relating to ideal forms of education aimed at improving nurses’ skills in practicing nursing care |
Assoc. Prof. KIda Ryohei | Quantitative research relating to sustainable nursing organization operation Quantitative research relating to healthy work environments Epidemiological studies of nursing organizations using open data Research relating to community nursing delivery systems using geographical information systems |
Practical Nursing
Women’s Health
Prof. Yoneda Masayo | Research relating to grief care (mainly focusing on perinatal deaths: miscarriages, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths) Research relating to professional midwifery care |
Child and Family Health Nursing
Prof. Tobe Hiromi | Programs to improve family resilience Child-rearing attitudes that promote/hinder the development of attachment Emotion regulation and socialization of emotions Family mindfulness |
Adult Nursing
Prof. Konya Chizuko | Research relating to the development of care technologies for wounds and skin disorders Research relating to remote support in wound and skin care nursing |
Prof. Imai Miwa | Research relating to cancer prevention Research relating to the prevention of infectious diseases |
Prof. Hirai Takao | Chronobiological research relating to lifestyle-related disease prevention Research relating to bone metabolism and nutrition |
Prof. Minematsu Takeo | Development of skin-blotting technology for noninvasive skin assessments Development of a chronic dehydration method using skin-blotting Development of wound-blotting technology for noninvasive wound assessments |
Prof. Dai Misako | Research relating to the development of care technologies for side effects and complications after cancer treatment Research relating to remote support for edema care |
Department of Bio-engineering Nursing Specially-appointed Prof. Ogai Kazuhiro (Concurrently with Gerontological Nursing) | Elucidation of the involvement of bacterial flora in wound occurrence and recurrence, and development of corrective methods Development and application of comprehensive testing methods using skin blotting Development and application of wound assessment technology targeting microRNA |
Department of Bio-engineering Nursing Project Assoc. Prof. Hasegawa Yoko (Concurrently with Gerontological Nursing) | Development of a skin-blotting-based method of evaluating health and nutritional status Research relating to nutrition in elderly people Nursing and nutrition research using medical databases |
Gerontological Nursing
Prof. Sanada Hiromi | Care innovation in nursing science and engineering |
Prof. Iwasa Kazuo | Research relating to basic clinical conditions of intractable neurological diseases |
Prof. Kitamura Aya | Research relating to assessment and care techniques for bedsores Research relating to support for home care for elderly people |
Department of Well-being Nursing Prof. Matsumoto Masaru (Concurrently with Adult Nursing) | Research relating to the development of AI robotic chairs to increase the happy life expectancy of elderly people receiving home care Development of a method for monitoring physical condition while in a seated position Research relating to physical assessments (for excretion, etc.) using ultrasound (echography) Research relating to ICT- and MR-technology-based remote support for home-visit nursing |
Home Care Nursing
Prof. Sakurai Shihomi | Health support for caregivers Support for raising children requiring constant medical care Research relating to home nursing |
Midwifery Nursing
Prof. Kameda Yukie | Research relating to the effects of antenatal education and measuring instruments Research relating to midwife education |
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Research Supervision Staff and Research Topics (Master’s Program)
【Health Nursing】 Nursing Design Prof. Kobayashi HiromitsuExperimental research on the evaluation of nursing skills, using measurements of physiological an…
Research Supervision Staff and Research Topics (Doctoral Program)
【Community Health Nursing Design】 Prof. Kobayashi HiromitsuErgonomics research on medical care environmentsResearch on physiological responses to psycholo…
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