Department of Pharmacoepidemiology

• Comparison of effectiveness, persistence, and adherence between dimethyl fumarate and fingolimod in multiple sclerosis: A retrospective cohort study
• Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Prognostic Factors for Breast Cancer Patients in Japan
• Prevalence, incidence, and treatment of moyamoya disease in Japan: a descriptive study

Department of Clinical Biostatistics

• Determine the follow-up time required for the estimation of the cure rate in cancer clinical trials
• Comparison of bias correction methods for the meta-analysis with rare events using hierarchical Bayesian models and data prior method
• A Study on Estimation Methods for Treatment Effect in a Japanese Population Considering Consistency and Heterogeneity in Multi-regional Clinical Trials
• Comparison of methods for regularization in construction of prediction models for toxicity under missing covariates.
• Performance Evaluation of the Missing data Handling by the Covariate Balancing Propensity Score: Simulation study

Department of Healthcare Economics and Quality Management

• Opioid use in the postoperative pain management of pediatric appendectomy patients in Japan
• Impact of the release of the hospital list that are requested reevaluations for reorganization by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on listed public and municipal hospitals
• Introduction of an additional medical fee for early mobilization and/or rehabilitation of ICU patients and its impact on early rehabilitation and outcomes: an observational study using DPC data
• Telework Challenges and Solutions for Diverse Personnel During the COVID-19 Crisis: Scoping Review

Department of Medical Ethics・Medical Genetics (Genetic Counselor Course)

• An exploratory qualitative study of the psychosocial impact on individuals who received negative results on predictive testing for Huntington’s disease
• A qualitative study of parents’ needs after diagnosis of children with a rare and undiagnosed disease using comprehensive genetic testing
• The role of public health nurses in the system for providing information and support related to prenatal genetic testing in Japan

Department of Health Informatics

• Features and issues of data generated and recorded in nursing homes: A basic study for clinical epidemiological research
• Barriers and Challenges to SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) for individuals with Alcohol Use Disorders in Japan: A qualitative content analysis
• Availability of essential medicines and health supplies for primary care facilities in Kapchorwa District, Uganda
• Analysis of the Japanese version of YouTube for Implantable collamer lens (ICL) surgery: An attempt to develop evaluation items for video information
• Career choices of medical students in mainland China: A qualitative study using a Chinese question-and-answer website
• Comparison of press releases, Japanese newspapers, and journal articles on COVID-19 vaccine with special reference to efficacy and safety
• Communication between second graders in elementary school and their parents regarding COVID-19: A qualitative study of interviews with parents and children.

Department of Medical Communication

• A Study on the Perception of U=U by HIV+ Persons on Twitter Communities: An Exploratory Qualitative Study Using M-GTA
• A quantitative content analysis of topical characteristics of the online COVID-19 infodemic in the United States and Japan

Department of Management of Technology and Intellectual Property

• Study on the relationship between competition and patent applications for genetic testing products
• University Venture Capital Investments and Patenting Activity of Health-Related Startups

Department of Health and Environmental Sciences

• Estimation of exposure to perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and fluorotelomer alcohols (FTOHs) via personal care products
• Trends in diabetes, hypertension, salt intake, and BMI before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture Using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data

Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior

• Parents’ perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination for their children and influencing factors: A mixed methods study

Department of Preventive Services

• A qualitative study on the challenges of voluntary pertussis vaccination of siblings: Interviews with parents, health care providers, and public health nurses

Department of Field Medicine (Center for Southeast Asian Studies)

• Hygiene Behaviors and Attitudes among Occupations under COVID-19―New Pandemic-safe Life in Taiwan

Master program for Clinical Research (Department of Pharmacoepidemiology)

• Effect of sedation during spinal anesthesia on postoperative mortality in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery