Keio University

Public Health Nursing Field

Research regarding resident-led public health nursing provision : Study with a view to implementation

Faculty Members Involved

Faculty Members Involved

  • Atsuko Taguchi

  • Daisuke Sugiyama

Research Themes in Field

Past Master’s Thesis Themes

  • Examination of factors associated with knowledge of fertility in individuals with no desire to have children: Focusing on gender differences during prime child-bearing years

  • Difficulties in daily life and coping strategies for older first-time mothers with low birthweight infants: Focusing on period two weeks after starting life with child

  • Exploring relationship between factors influencing requests for assistance regarding depression and intention to seek psychiatric help among Vietnamese workers in Japan: A cross-sectional study

  • Involvement in continued employment of workers with developmental disabilities: Qualitative research targeting supervisors

  • Factors associated with dietary diversity among elderly residents in suburban housing estates: A cross-sectional study

  • Factors influencing workers' willingness to seek help from occupational health staff for depression: Cross-sectional study using vignette techniques

  • Associations between health promotion volunteers ‘experiences and their willingness to continue service: a cross -sectional study  

  • Sex Differences in the Association Between Menopausal Symptoms and Presenteeism and Examination of Workplace Support Measures: A Cross-Sectional Study  

Research Keywords

Resident-led, resident organizations, public health nursing, public health nurse, requests for assistance, Occupational Health, Mental Health, Menopausal Symptoms, Workplace Support

Past Doctoral Dissertation Themes

  • Research on Digital Health Competency among Public Health Nurses  

Research Keywords

Public Health Nurses, Digital Health, Competency Development

Introduction to Field

In this field, we are conducting research on the themes indicated below.

If students are interested in themes other than those indicated, we endeavor to establish appropriate supervision arrangements with faculty members so that students can work together with them.

Development of Evaluation Methods for Public Health Nurses' Activities Using ICT and Research Contributing to the Promotion of the PDCA Cycle

  • Systematization of public health nurse activity evaluation indicators and study of evaluation methods  

  • Development of ICT-based management tools for public health nurses' activities  

  • Development of programs to improve public health nurses' ICT and public health nurses' activity management skills  

Research on prevention of social isolation and loneliness

  • Research on factors causing social isolation in large apartment complexes  

  • Research on prevention of social isolation and loneliness by CBPR  

Research on prevention of infectious diseases

  • Parents' intention to vaccinate their children and related factors  

  • The experiences and perceptions of “completely unvaccinated children” during their development  

Research on support for people who have difficulty seeking help

  • Development of new approaches to subjects who do not seek help  

  •   Assistance requested by elderly people  

  • Assistance requested by foreign workers  

  • Request for assistance from foreign mothers living in Japan  

  • A study on treatment continuation among patients with type 2 diabetes who have discontinued medication  

  • Religious Needs, Social Support, and Psychosocial Wellbeing among Indonesian Muslim Workers in Japan  

Development of a method for promoting a comprehensive community care system from the perspective of the people concerned

  • Multidisciplinary collaboration to improve the quality of life of children with medical care and their families  

Development of public health nursing skills necessary for public health nursing activities

  • Systematization of district diagnosis techniques in public health nursing  

  • Clarification of public health nurses' support skills related to repeaters of specific health guidance  

  • Exploration of factors related to repeaters of specific health guidance  

Pursuit of the best choice based on public

  • Development of methods for teaching public philosophy in public health nursing  

Research on methods of promoting social capital building that contributes to health promotion

  • Research on residents' organizations for health promotion  

  • Research on the satisfaction and continuity of activities of residents' organizations for health promotion  

  • Research on the nature of residents' organizations for health promotion  

  • Factors that encourage the participation of the child-rearing generation in the activities of residents' organizations  

  • Association between Japanese community health workers'experiences and willingness to continue  

Research on Workers’ Health

  • Menopausal symptom-related challenging behavior and presenteeism in one company: An integrated analysis based on quantitative and qualitative research  

  • Exploring the Factors Associated with Workers' help-seeking for Depression in a General Corporate Setting  

  • Research on the Relationship Between Emotional Labor and Mental Health in General Businesses  

  • Collaboration among Workplace Stakeholders in Workers' Mental Health Support  

Health promotion for women during the prenatal and postpartum periods

  • A study on socioecological factors associated with sedentary behavior and health support among mothers during the first postpartum year  

Graduate Career Paths

Municipalities, prefectural governments, national government, companies, universities, research centers and institutes

Message

You will probably have various concerns, such as your research topic is not well defined, whether you will be able to keep up with lectures or whether tuition fees might be too high. If you have any interest at all, please feel free to get in touch. You can also observe a seminar. All members of the field look forward to welcoming you.

While our university does not offer a public health nurse license, we can provide programs for honing skills as a public health officer or occupational health nurse. Whether you wish to enhance your skills or are eyeing a career change after several years as a hospital nurse, please feel free to make use of this opportunity.

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