Kyoto University School of Public Health

Calendar year 2014

Department of Healthcare Epidemiology

  • Association between knee pain and diabetes: Locomotive syndrome and Health outcome in Aizu cohort Study (LOHAS)
  • Development and validation of a new prognostic index for overall survival in malignant pleural mesothelioma
  • Association between subjective fatigue and falls in community-dwelling older adults
  • Development and validation of a scale to measure caregiver-perceived severity of elderly patients in emergency departments
  • Effect of an educational program on organ donor designation among nursing students: a randomized controlled trial

Department of Pharmacoepidemiology

  • Trends in the prescribing of antipsychotics for children and adolescents in Japan: a descriptive epidemiological study from large-scale pharmacy database
  • Anticonvulsants or antidepressants in combination pharmacotherapy for treatment of neuropathic pain in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  • Steroid use for tonsillectomy in Japan and its association with post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study

Department on Medical Genetics

  • Support for Human Genetics Education in Japanese Elementary to Senior High Schools – A Questionnaire Survey and Literature Review –
  • Effective Use of Family History for Medical Services in Japan: An Analysis of Medical Textbooks and Electronic Medical Record Formats
  • Provision of Breast Examination-related Information through General Magazines

Department of Health Informatics

  • Instruments for Evaluation of Stroke Patients’ Quality of Life: Literature study (1999 – 2014)
  • Quality of Online Website Information of Private Clinics offering Regenerative Therapy/Stem Cell Therapy: Content Analysis
  • Association between verbal Communication and Pain Caused by Venipuncture before Dental Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Pilot Study)
  • Are the breakfast or dinner habits predictors for obesity?: A Retrospective Cohort Study for 20-40’s Males
  • Contribution of Physical Activity to Body Mass Index changes among Young male workers in Japan: A Cohort Study Using the Health Checkups Database
  • Development of collaborative relationship between a major hospital and neighboring community pharmacies mediated by hospital pharmacy department: A case study of “Kyoto University Hospital Model” using mixed methods
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation in Middle-aged Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease in Japan: A medical claims-based survey
  • Factor associated with Loneliness among Women Raising Infants: Questionnaire Study
  • Effects of School-based Hand Washing Education on Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Department of Health and Environmental Sciences

  • The effect of women’s night work on menstrual cycle

Health Promotion and Human Behavior

  • A Novel Method to Detect Early Repolarization Pattern Predictive of Sudden Cardiac Death Using Magnetocardiography
  • Psychological and educational interventions for atopic dermatitis in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Department of Preventive Services

  • Psychological and Behavioral Process in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests and its Related Factors in Lay Bystanders
  • Development of a prediction model for arrested labor for nulliparous to be used in gestational week 36-37 regular check-up -Protocol of a retrospective cohort study-
  • Association of psychosocial factors with rehospitalization in chronic heart failure – Protocol of a patient cohort study –

Department of Global Health and Socio-epidemiology

  • A qualitative research on risk perception, behavior and socio-cultural factors related to noncommunicable diseases in rural Zambia

Management of Technology and Intellectual Property

  • Analysis of patent management in the translational research support program of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan