Gerontological Nursing
Department of Gerontological Nursing,
Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Last Updated on 04/05/11

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Staff

Professor
Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani, PhD, GNP, RN
(e-mail: nyamamoto.gh"at"tmd.ac.jp)

Assistant Professor
Yuko Okamoto, PhD, RN
(e-mail: yokamoto.gh"at"tmd.ac.jp)

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ayuji Igarashi, PhD, RN
(e-mail : igarashi.gh"at"tmd.ac.jp)

Education

Undergraduate Programs (Basic nursing education)
1. Gerontological Nursing
2. Gerontological Nursing Seminar
3. Gerontological Nursing Clinical Practicum
4. Rehabilitation Nursing

Graduate Programs (Master's and Doctorate; we offer gerontological Certified Nurse Specialist Program in our Master's course)
1. Gerontological Nursing Special Course A, B
2. Gerontological Nursing Seminar A, B
3. Gerontological Nursing Practicum
4. Gerontological Nursing Doctorate Speicial Course

Research

1. Quality assurance and control of home nursing care (Y-M): study website is here
2. Effective service use by older adults with dementia and their families (Y-M, Okamoto)
3. Physical and Chemical restraint in long-term care facilities (Okamoto)
4. Prevalence of pain among older adults in long-term care facilities (Y-M)
5. Preventive care management of older adults in the community (Igarashi)

Recent Publications

1. Chiba Y, Yamamoto-Mitani N, Kawasaki M. A national survey of the use of physical restraint in long-term care hospitals in Japan. Journal of Clinical Nursing, in press.

2. Takai Y, Yamamoto-Mitani, N, Fukahori H, Okamoto Y & Koyama K. Literature review of pain prevalence among older residents of nursing homes, Pain Management Nursing 11(4): 209-23, 2010.

3. Tomura H, Yamamoto-Mitani N, Nagata S, Murashima S, Suzuki S. Creating an agreed discharge: Discharge planning for clients with high care needs, Journal of Clinical Nursing 20:443-453,2011.

4. Weng H-J, Niu D-M, Turale S, Tsao L-I, Yamamoto-Mitani N, Shih F-J. Healthcare distress of family caregivers of children with Russell-Silver Syndrome: A rare genetic disorder study from Taiwan Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2011, in press.

5. Fukahori, H, Yamamoto-Mitani, N, Sugiyama, T, Sugai, Y and Kai I. The psychometric property of caregiving burden scale for family caregivers with relatives in nursing homes: Scale development. Health and Quality of Life outcomes, Japan Journal of Nursing Science 7(2):136-47, 2010.

6. Hirano Y, et al., (Yamamoto-Mitani N, corresponding author): Home care nurses’ provision of end-of-life support to families of the elderly. Qualitative Health Research 21(2):199-213,2011.

7. Yamamoto-Mitani N, Katakura N, Fujita J, Shinohara Y, Sonoda Y, and Ishigaki K. Preliminary evaluation of pressure ulcer care by home healthcare nurses using chart review. International J of Older People Nursing, 2010 in press.

8. Kou, A., Takasaki, K, Igarashi, A, Fukahori, H, Chiba Y, Yamamoto-Mitani, N. Aggression toward caregivers by older persons with dementia in long-term care hospitals in Japan. International　Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 2010 in press.

9. Takai Y, Yamamoto-Mitani, N., Chiba Y, Hayashi, K., Sugai Y. Abbey Pain Scale: Development and validity of the Japanese Version. Gerontology and Geriatrics Int’l 10:145-53, 2010.

10. Katakura, N., Yamamoto-Mitani, N., and Ishigaki, K.　Home-visit nurses’ attitudes to provide effective assistance to clients with schizophrenia. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing12:102-109,2010.

[Graduate School of Health Care Sciences]
[Tokyo Medical and Dental University]

1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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Last Updated : 1 July 2009