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Department of Medical Science & Welfare studies health, medical and social care problems due to aging from various points of view, and investigate risk factors (genetical factors and environmental factors) and preventive measures of lifestyle-related diseases and nursing-care. |
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● Masao Ichikawa [Professor] masao@md.tsukuba.ac.jp ● Hisako Yanagi [Associate Professor] hyanagi@md.tsukuba.ac.jp ● Junko Okuno [Assistant Professor] okunoj@md.tsukuba.ac.jp |
| Name | Masao Ichikawa |
| Area of Specialization | Public health epidemiology |
| Profile | Mahidol University ASEAN Institute for Health Development University of Wales College of Medicine MPHM, MPH, PhD |
| Research Interests | Mobility and health Safety promotion Refugee health |
| Publications in Western Language | 1) Caregiver supervision and child injuries: consideration of different contexts when translating knowledge into practice. Injury Prevention [Epub ahead of print] 2) Differential effects of out-of-home day care in improving child nutrition and augmenting maternal income among those with and without childcare support: a prospective before-after comparison study in Pokhara, Nepal. Health Policy [Epub ahead of print] 3) Hidden criteria for out-of-home day-care centre admission in Pokhara, Nepal: a longitudinal observational study. Early Child Development and Care 2010;180:901-911. 4) The potential for Essential Trauma Care to empower communities and tackle inequities. World Journal of Surgery 2008;32:1203-1207. 5) Effect of post-migration detention on mental health among Afghan asylum seekers in Japan. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2006;40:341-346. |
| Academic Society Affiliation | Japanese Society of Public Health Japanese Association for International Health Japanese Society of Safety Promotion |
| Award-winning/Social Contribution | |
| Teaching Courses | Research in Medical Science and Welfare III Seminar in Medical Science and Welfare III |
| Research Topics of Supervising Students | |
| Personal Website |
| Name | Hisako Yanagi |
| Area of Specialization | Medical Science & Welfare |
| Profile | University of Tsukuba, School of Medicine University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Medical Science Doctor of Medical Science |
| Research Interests | Genetical Determinants of Lifestyle Related Diseases Prevention of Lifestyle Risk Factor from Childhood Coordinated by Family Members Prevention in Nursing Care |
| Publications in Western Language | 1) Effects of serum 25-hydoxyvitamin D3 levels on physical fitness in community-dwelling
frail women. Junko Okuno, Shigeo Tomura, Noriko Yabushita, Mi-ji Kim, Tomohiro
Okura, Kiyoji Tanaka, Hisako Yanagi. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics,
50(2), 121-126, 2010 2) Do 25-hydoxyvitamin D3 levels at baseline and at 3-month follow-up affect physical fitness? Junko Okuno, Takako Fukasawa, Hisako Yanagi et al. Jap J of Primary Care 33(1), 35-41, 2010 3) Determinant factors encouraging work motivation: A study of care staff working in health service facilities of elderly people. Kazushi Hotta, Junko Okuno, Sigeo Tomura, Hisako Yanagi. Jap J of Public Health, 56(12), 863-874, 2009 4) Factors affecting job retention intent in Japanese nursing care staff in Japan. Kazushi Hotta, Junko Okuno, Shigeo Timura, Hisako Yanagi. Jap J of Primary Care 32(1), 9-16, 2009 5) Dietary variety is associated with functional capacity, QOL and physical function in communitydwelling pre-frail elderly indivisuals. Takako Fukasawa, Junko Okuno, Hisako Yanagi et al. Jap J of Primary Care 32(1), 32-39, 2009 |
| Academic Society Affiliation | The Japan Society of Human Genetics Japanese Society of Public Health Japan Atherosclerosis Society The Japanese Society for Hygiene The Japanese Medical Society of Primary Care (Councilor) |
| Award-winning/Social Contribution | - |
| Teaching Courses | Lecture on Medical Science and Welfare Lecture on Geriatrics Methodology of Human Care Science |
| Research Topics of Supervising Students | Factors affecting job retention and work motivation among nursing care
staffs in Japan. Assessments of new methods for post-stroke rehabilitation. (BWSTT, CI therapy, Gatemaster etc.) Comprehensive program of exercise and nutritional intervention for community dwelling frail elderly. Factors related to ADL of the elderly receiving care service. Relationship between QOL and volunteer activities among community dwelling elderly. |
| Personal Website | http://www.md.tsukuba.ac.jp/community-med/medical_science_welfare/index.html |
| Name | Junko Okuno |
| Area of Specialization | Medical Science & Welfare |
| Profile | Hokkaido University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Medical Science PhD (Medical Science) |
| Research Interests | Prevention in Nursing Care Management of Hypertention among the Elderly Relationship between Nocturnal Blood Pressure and Cognitive Function among the Elderly Factors Affecting Home Discharge of Nursing Facility Residents Community-based Prevention in Nursing Care of the Mildly Impaired Prevention of "Tojikomori (Unsocialization)" Integration of Medical Care and Welfare Effectiveness of Serum Vitamin D for Physical Function and Life Style Function Burden Perceived by Aged Family Member Caring the Nursing-Care Required Elderly (Elderly Caring Elderly) at Home, Comparison between China and Japan Decreased Kidney Function and Prevention of Nursing Care State of Nutrition Intake among the Elderly and Prevention of Nursing Care |
| Publications in Western Language | 1) Effects of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels on physical fitness in
community-dwelling frail women. Arc Gero Geriat. 50: 121-126, 2010. 2) Validation of lower extremity performance tests for determining the mobility limitation levels in community-dwelling older women. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 21(6): 437-444, 2009. |
| Academic Society Affiliation | Japanese Society of Public Health （Councilor） The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan The Japanese Medical Society of Primary Care （Councilor） The Japan Geriatrics Society Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine |
| Award-winning/Social Contribution | International Compliance Experts Panel, Delegate of Japan (2000) The Japanese Society for Hygiene, The Best English Paper Prize （2004） Committee on Support to Care Managers, Ibaraki Prefecture, Chair Standardization of Care Plan, Mito City, Panelist Committee of Care Needs Assessment, Tsuchiura City, Examiner Committee of Community-Based Service Management, Tsuchiura City, Member Committee of Care-Planning, Tsuchiura City, Member Tsukuba Health Care District, Committee of Promoting Community and Workplace Cooperation, the 20th Fiscal Year, Member Practical Training Course for Care Managers, Ibaraki Prefecture, Lecturer |
| Teaching Courses | Methodology of Human Care Science Lecture on Medical Science and Welfare Methodology of Medical Science and Welfare Seminar in Medical Science and Welfare |
| Research Topics of Supervising Students | Relationship between Nutrition Counseling and Life Functioning of the Mildly
Impaired Burden of Nursing Care by the Family in China Comparison of Comprehensive Function Assessment of the Elderly between China and Japan Medication Behavior of Integration Dysfunction Syndrome Patient at Home |
| Personal Website | Not Available |