2025.06.13
Professor Hiroki Fukahori and Assistant Professor Yuriko Mashida of the Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Keio University, in collaboration with Assistant Professor Hirofumi Okawara of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Human Sciences, Sophia University; Associate Professor Sachiko Matsumoto of the Saitama Faculty of Nursing, Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing; Lecturer Katsumi Nasu of the Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University; and Professor Ardith Z. Doorenbos of the College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, conducted an interview survey with 23 nursing professionals working in long-term care facilities in Japan. This study clarified the roles of nursing staff (nursing practices) in the early detection of changes in residents' health status. The results of this research have been published in the February 2025 issue of the *International Journal of Older People Nursing*, a specialized journal in geriatric nursing.
A summary of the research findings in Japanese can be found in the Keio University press release below.
Figure: Graphical Abstract