Academics

Research Projects

Current

  • Study on nursing to support the process of developing independent living and health management-social life balance in adolescent and young adult childhood cancer survivors
    (Principal Investigator: Miyagishima K., Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C))
  • Development of a low-sodium educational program that is relevant to early childhood dietary education
    (Co-Investigator: Tsubomi R., JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research)
  • Development of an educational program to train nurses to be able to support children with developmental disability in daily nursing practice
    (Principal Investigator: Tsubomi R., JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research)
  • Clarification of "effective factors for matching high school student's self-characteristics and nursing practice" that should be indicated by nursing universities
    (Co-Investigator: Tsubomi R., JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research)
  • Development of school re-entry support program to construct the infrastructure for supporting school re-entry for children with cancer
    (Co-Investigator: Miyagishima K., Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B))

Completed

  • Development of collaboration-promoting program for public health nurses/childminders in supporting parents/guardians of children with developmental disability
    (Co-Investigator: Tsubomi R., JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research)
  • Fundamental study aiming to improve nursing practice for children with autistic spectrum and their family
    (Principal Investigator: Tsubomi R., 2013-2016 JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research)
  • Fundamental study for supporting communication between patients with childhood cancer and their surrounding people regarding their disease
    (Principal Investigator: Miyagishima K., 2010-2011, 2013-2014, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research for young scientists(B))
  • Fundamental study to construct the school re-entry support program for children with cancer
    (Co-Investigator: Miyagishima K., 2012-2014, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C))
  • Fundamental study for the current situation and challenge for outpatient nurses in a pediatric practice in dealing with children with developmental disability
    (Principal Investigator:Tsubomi R., 2008-2010 JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research)
  • Fundamental study on educational support for children with cancer and the cooperation system
    (Co-Investigators: Miyagishima K., Tubomi R., 2008-2010, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C))
  • Study on nursing care to support self-determination of adolescents with cancer in their daily lives and communication with their parents
    (Principal Investigator: Miyagishima K., 2005-2008, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research for young scientists(B))
  • Development of cooperation system model on educational support for children with cancer and their families
    (Co-Investigator: Miyagishima K., 2008-2010, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research)

Master's theses in division of child health nursing

  • Parent's explanation to their children about their congenital heart disease and the related factors
  • Current situation of respite care services for the home caregivers of children with disabilities and the factors associated with the use
  • Changes in adaptive behaviors and stress responses in elementary and junior high school students hospitalized in the child psychiatric unit after forest therapy
  • Changes in learning of the clinical practicum on child health nursing in baccalaureate programs : Focusing on act on the protection of personal information 
  • Nurse's difficulties and coping of role performance at Special Needs School : Focusing on collaboration with school teachers in medical care  
  • Mother's feeling of distress and coping of parenting adolescent with cleft lip and palate
  • A study of communication between pediatric nurse and children in hospitals : Communicative competence and self-acceptance, connection with self-disclosure of nurse
    • The process in which student can practice nursing by putting themselves in the position of children