Research keywords (1):
good death, Japanese Americans, elders, palliative care nursing, complementary therapy, ethnography
Research theme for competitive and other funds (11):
2024 - 2026 Qualitative study on "good death" among elderly living in the Reiwa era and empowerment of families towards life
2018 - 2020 Investigation of essential components of advance directives completion among Japanese elders and development of the individual support program
2016 - 2017 Ethnographic study of Japanese family caregiver experiences with good death
2014 - 2017 The patient self-determination and family efficacy of health care decision-making process
2013 - 2015 New advance directives as a communication tool between elders and their family
2011 - 2012 Creating an advance directive model for Japanese elders to enhance the completion rate: Focusing on current changes in the family roles regarding decision-making in the end-of-life
2009 - 2012 Development of a nursing model to assist Japanese patients and family with health care decision making
2010 - 2011 Achieving good death among elderly Japanese Americans: Not being a burden. An ethnographic study
2006 - 2007 Good death among elderly Japanese Americans in Hawaii
2001 - 2002 Conception and quality of life of aging among six countries
2002 - 2007 University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene Ph.D.
1998 - 2000 University of Technology, Sydney Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, and Health Master of Nursing in Clinical Practice (Palliative care nursing)
1992 - 1995 Kobe City College of Nursing
Work history (12):
2024/03 - 現在 Sonoda Women's University Faculty of Human Health, Department of Human Nursing Professor
2021/04 - 2023/05 uzume aromatherapy and lymph drainage therapy salon
2019/04 - 2020/03 Kobe City College of Nursing Associated professor
2015/04 - 2019/03 Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University Faculty of Nursing Associated professor
2009/04 - 2015/03 Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare Assistant professor
2008/03 - 2009/02 Ikeda City Hospital Obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinic Registered nurse
2007/09 - 2008/02 Aino University
2003/03 - 2003/11 Japan Visiting Nursing Foundation Toneyama Visiting Nurse Station Registered nurse
2001/04 - 2002/07 Yamaguchi University School of Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences Assistant
2000/04 - 2001/03 Yamaguchi University Hospital radiotherapy unit registered nurse
1999/11 - 2000/03 Ikeda City Hospital registered nurse
1995/06 - 1997/03 Osaka National Hospital registered nurse