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Department of Health Services Research comprehensively and scientifically evaluate and analyze the quality of services in health care including nursing, health and welfare services. We aim to contribute in realizing health care harmonized with our daily lives by improving the quality of services, based on empirical data and through multidiciplinary research. |
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● Nanako Tamiya [Professor] ntamiya@md.tsukuba.ac.jp ● Masayo Kashiwagi [Assistant Professor] mkashi@md.tsukuba.ac.jp |
| Name | Nanako Tamiya |
| Area of Specialization | Health Service Research Community Care for the Elderly and the Disabled |
| Profile | University of Tsukuba, School of Medicine The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Social Medicine Harvard School of Public Health （Health Policy & Management） Doctor of Medical Science, Master of Science |
| Research Interests | Empirical Evaluation and Analysis of Services in Health Care (e.g. Nursing, Social Care, Health, Welfare) （Health Service Research） |
| Publications in Western Language | 1) Gender and somatosensory amplification in relation to perceived work
stress and social support in Japanese workers. Women Health. 2005; 42(1):
41-54. 2) The effect of a subsidy policy on the utilization of community care services under a public long-term care insurance program in rural Japan. Health Policy. 2005 Sep 7. 3) Use of home health services covered by new public long-term care insurance in Japan: impact of the presence and kinship of family caregivers. Int. J Quality in Health Care 2002: 14(4): 295-303. 4) Assessment of Pain, Depression, and Anxiety by Visual Analogue Scale in Japanese Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 2002; 16(2): 137-141. 5) Factors Related to Home Discharge of Cerebrovascular Disease Patients, One-year Follow-up Interview Survey of Caregivers of Hospitalized Patients in 53 Acute Care Hospitals in Japan. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2001: 33(2): 109-121. |
| Academic Society Affiliation | Japanese Society of Public Health （Councilor） Japanese Society of Behavioral Medicine （Councilor; Academic Board, Member） Japan Society for Occupational Health International Society for Quality in Health Care |
| Award-winning/Social Contribution | Japanese Society of Public Health, Encouragement Prize (2001） Independent Administrative Corporation Assessment Committee, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Member Survey Group of Practice of Nursing Visit, Ibaraki Prefecture, Chief Management Board of Comprehensive Community Support Center, Tsukuba City, Vice Chair Management Board of Community-Based Services, Tsukuba City, Vice Chair |
| Teaching Courses | Methodology of Health Care Policy and Management Research in Health Care Policy and Management (V) |
| Research Topics of Supervising Students | Ideal Practice of Terminal Care at Facilities for the Aged Change of Service Utilization under Stepwise Occurrence of Premium Level after the Introduction of Public Nursing-Care Insurance Relationship between Burden Perceived by Parents of Disabled Children at Home and Cost of Care |
| Personal Website | http://tsukuba-hsr.org/ |
| Name | Masayo Kashiwagi |
| Area of Specialization | Health Services Research Health Care and Nursing Policy Community Health Nursing |
| Profile | Fujita Health University, School of Health Science, Fuculty of Nursing Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Medical Science PhD (Health Sciences) |
| Research Interests | Evaluation of Health care Services (e.g. Nursing, Medical and Welfare) (Health Services Research) |
| Publications in Western Language | 1) Comparison of public and private care management agencies under public
long-term care insurance in Japan: a cross-sectional study. Geriatrics and
Gerontology International, 10 (1): 48-55, 2010 2) Relationship between home care service use and changes in the care needs level of Japanese elderly. BMC Geriatrics, 9, 58, 2009 3) Nurse-physician collaboration in pain management for terminally ill cancer patients treated at home in Japan. Journal of Palliative care, 3(4): 255-261, 2007 |
| Academic Society Affiliation | Japanese Society of Public Health The Japanese Medical Society of Primary Care Japan Academy of Nursing Science Japan Society for Healthcare Administration Japan Association for Medical Informatics |
| Award-winning/Social Contribution | Survey Group of Practice of Nursing Visit, Ibaraki Prefecture, Member Social Insurance Union of Nursing Related Society, Member |
| Teaching Courses | - |
| Research Topics of Supervising Students | - |
| Personal Website | http://tsukuba-hsr.org/ |