Research field (5):
Gerontological and community health nursing
, Clinical nursing
, Basic nursing
, Gastroenterology
, Radiology
Research keywords (3):
老年看護学
, 成人看護学
, 臨床看護学
Research theme for competitive and other funds (2):
2019 - 2020 Ultrasonographic visualized the diarrhea in the elderly people
2019 - 2019 Development of objective indicators to predict fecal incontinence in elderly people with impaired cognitive motor function
Papers (20):
Yohei Okawa. Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Treating Faecal Incontinence. Gastrointestinal Disorders. 2024. 6. 774-783
Yohei Okawa. The Impact of Nutritional Therapy on Gastrointestinal Motility in Older Adults. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland). 2023. 11. 21. 2829
Junko Sugama, Miyuki Ishibashi, Erika Ota, Yayoi Kamakura, Eiichi Saitoh, Hiromi Sanada, Takeo Nakayama, Takeshi Nomura, Masako Yamada, Gojiro Nakagami, et al. Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Aspiration and Pharyngeal Residual Assessment during Eating and Swallowing for Nursing Care. Journal of Japan Academy of Nursing Science. 2023. 42. 790-810
Yohei Okawa. Development of a Self-Report Questionnaire for Patients and their Families to Prevent Faecal Incontinence in Daily Life. Journal of Digestive Diseases and Hepatology. 2023. 8. 1
Richard Gearry, Shin Fukudo, Giovanni Barbara, Barbara Kuhn-Sherlock, Juliet Ansell, Paul Blatchford, Sarah Eady, Alison Wallace, Christine Butts, Cesare Cremon, et al. Consumption of 2 Green Kiwifruits Daily Improves Constipation and Abdominal Comfort-Results of an International Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. The American journal of gastroenterology. 2023. 118. 6. 1-11
Clinical practice guidelines for aspiration and pharynged residue assessment during esting swallowing for nursing care: Japan edition
2021 ISBN:9784524232277
Safety and efficacy of a defecation care algorithm based on ultrasonographic bowel observation in Japanese home-care settings: a single-case, multiple-baseline study.
(The 31st Congress of The EFSUMB, 2019. Geriatrics and Gerontology International 2020;20(3). 2019)
Effectiveness of chronic constipation care based on the observation of feces in descending colon and rectum using ultrasound images for a community dwelling old adult: Case report.
(The 11th Congress of the Asian Society of Stoma Rehabilitation, Osaka International Convention Center, Japan, 23 February 2019)
Kiwifruit can Reduce Whole Gut Transit and Symptoms in Patients with Functional Constipation and Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation.
(Digestive Disease Week, American Gastroenterological Association. June 2018 (Washington DC, United States of America) 2018)
2007 - 2012 Showa University School of Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences Division of Nursing
Professional career (3):
ph.D. (Tohoku University School of Medicine)
Master (Tokai University)
Bachelor (Showa University)
Work history (11):
2024/04 - 現在 University of Toyama Faculty of Medicine School of Nursing
2018/04 - 現在 Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
2023/04 - 2024/03 Kanagawa University of Human Services
2020/07 - 2020/11 Kochi University Medical School Nursing Course Assistant professor
2019/04 - 2020/03 Kanto Gakuin University
2018/04 - 2019/03 The University of Tokyo
2017/04 - 2018/03 仙台医療秘書福祉専門学校 医療秘書科 非常勤講師
2015/04 - 2015/08 Tohoku University Hospital Intensive Care Unit
2015/01 - 2015/03 Auckland Institute of Studies, AIS Program of Short-Term Exchange International Student
2014/04 - 2015/03 Tohoku University
2012/04 - 2014/12 Tokai University School of Medicine Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse (RN)
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Awards (2):
2021/12 - Japan Academy of Nursing Science (Public Interest Incorporated Association) Received the Academic Paper Excellence Award Safety and the effectiveness of a new education program for nurses to assess swallowing function using fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). Japan journal of nursing science
2017/02 - 第2回機能性腸症候群研究会 優秀演題賞
Association Membership(s) (3):
The Japan Academy of Nursing Science (JANS)
, Japanese Society of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Management
, Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine