Department of Gerontological Policy (Health Policy for the Aged)

Department of Gerontological Policy (Health Policy for the Aged)

Recent publications from 2005

1.Papers

Arai Y, Kumamoto K, Zarit SH, Dennoh H, Kitamoto M. Angst in Shangri-la: Japanese fear of growing old. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005; 53(9): 1641-1642.

Washio M, Arai Y, Yamasaki R, Ide S, Kuwahara Y, Tokunaga S, Wada J, Mori M. Long-term care insurance, caregivers' depression and risk of institutionalization / hospitalization of the frail elderly. Int Med J 2005; 12(2): 99-103.

Miura H, Arai Y, Yamasaki K. Feelings of burden and health-related quality of life among family caregivers looking after the impaired elderly. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2005; 59(5): 551-555.

Miura H, Kariyasu M, Yamasaki K, Arai Y, Sumi Y. Relationship between general health status and the change in chewing ability: A longitudinal study of the frail elderly in Japan over a 3-year period. Gerodontology 2005; 22: 200-205.

Sasaki M and Yamasaki K. Dispositional and situational coping and mental health status of university students. Psychological Reports 2005; 97: 797-809.

Katsumata Y, Arai A, Ishida K, Tomimori M, Denda K, Tamashiro H. Gender differences in the contributions of risk factors to depressive symptoms among the elderly persons dwelling in a community, Japan. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2005; 20(11): 1084-1089.

Arai Y. Implementation and implications of the 2002 Road Traffic Act of Japan from the perspective of dementia and driving: A qualitative study. Jpn Bull Soc Psychiat 2006; 14: 158-161.

Schreiner AS, Morimoto T, Arai Y, Zarit SH. Assessing family caregiver’s mental health using a statistically derived cutoff score for the Zarit Burden Interview. Aging Ment Health 2006; 10(2): 107-111.

Arai Y. Family caregiver burden and quality of home care in the context of the Long-Term Care insurance scheme: An overview. Psychogeriatrics 2006; 6(3): 134-138.

Oura A, Washio M, Wada J, Arai Y, Mori M: Factors related to institutionalization among the frail elderly with home-visiting nursing service in Japan. Gerontology 2006; 52(1): 66-68.

Kumamoto K, Arai Y, Zarit SH. Use of home care services effectively reduces feelings of burden among family caregivers of disabled elderly in Japan: Preliminary results. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2006; 21(2): 163-170.

Sasaki M and Yamasaki K. Stress coping and the adjustment process among university freshmen. Couns Psychol Q 2007; 20(1): 51-67.

Abe K. Reconsidering the caregiving stress appraisal scale: Validation and examination of its association with items used for assessing long-term care insurance in Japan. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2007; 44(3):287-297.

Katsumata Y, Arai A, Tamashiro H. Nonlinear association of higher-level functional capacity with the incidence of falls in Japan. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2006; 85(8): 688-693.

Hozawa A, Ohkubo T, Obara T, Metoki H, Kikuya M, Asayama K, Totsune K, Hashimoto J, Hoshi H, Arai Y, Satoh H, Hosokawa T, Imai Y. Introversion associated with large differences between screening blood pressure and home blood pressure measurement: the Ohasama study. J Hypertens 2006; 24(11): 2183-2189.

Sasaki M, Arai Y, Kumamoto K, Abe K, Arai A, Mizuno Y. Factors related to potentially harmful behaviors towards disabled older people by family caregivers in Japan. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2007; 22(3): 250-257.

Arai A, Ishida K, Tomimori M, Katsumata Y, Grove JS, Tamashiro H. Association between lifestyle activity and depressed mood among home-dwelling older people: A community-based study in Japan. Aging Ment Health 2007; 11(5): 547-555.

Oura A, Washio M, Arai Y, Ide S, Yamasaki R, Wada J, Kuwahara Y, Mori M. Depression among caregivers of the frail elderly in Japan before and after the introduction of the Public Long-Term Care Insurance System. Z Gerontol Geriatr 2007; 40: 112-118.

Sasaki M. Barriers to use of mental health services by Japanese university students. Psychological Reports 2007; 100: 400-406.

Miura H, Arai Y, Kariyasu M, Yamasaki K. Oral health care needs and provision for the impaired community-dwelling elderly. Journal of Kyushu University of Health & Welfare 2007; 8: 139-145.

Miura H, Kariyasu M, Yamasaki K, Arai Y. Evaluation of chewing and swallowing disorders among frail community-dwelling elderly individuals. J Oral Rehabil 2007; 34: 422-427.

Arai A, Matsumoto T, Ikeda M, Arai Y. Do family caregivers perceive more difficulty when they look after patients with early onset dementia compared to those with late onset dementia? Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2007; 22(12): 1255-1261.

Masuhara H. Semi-nonparametric estimation of regression-based survival models. Econ Bull 2007; 3(61): 1-12.

Sasaki M, Arai A, Arai Y. Factors related to institutionalization among disabled older people; a two-year longitudinal study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2008; 23(1): 113-115.

Arai Y, Arai A, Zarit SH. What do we know about dementia?: A survey on knowledge about dementia in the general public of Japan. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2008; 23(4): 433-438.

Takata S, Washio M, Moriwaki A, Tsuda T, Nakayama H, Iwanaga T, Aizawa H, Arai Y, Nakanishi Y, Inoue H. Burden among caregivers of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with long-term oxygen therapy. Int Med J 2008; 15(1): 53-57.

Mizuno Y, Arai A, Arai Y. Determination of driving cessation for older adults with dementia in Japan. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2008; 23(9): 987-989.

Masuhara H. Semi-nonparametric count data estimation with an endogenous binary variable. Econ Bull 2008; 3(42): 1-13.

Miyashita M, Misawa T, Abe M, Nakayama Y, Abe K, Kawa M. Quality of life, day hospice needs, and satisfaction of community-dwelling advanced cancer patients and their caregivers in Japan. J Palliat Med 2008; 11: 1203-1207.

Abe K, Ohashi A Development and testing of a staff questionnaire for evaluating the quality of services at nursing homes in Japan. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2009; 10: 189-195.

Tokunaga S, Washio M, Miyabayashi I, Shin Y, Arai Y. Burden among Caregivers of Parkinson's Disease Patients. Int Med J 2009; 16(2): 83-86.

Arai Y, Arai A, Mizuno Y. The National Dementia Strategy in Japan. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2010; 25(9): 896-899.

Arai A, Mizuno Y, Arai Y. Differences in perceptions regarding driving between young and old drivers and non-drivers in Japan. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2010; 25(12): 1239-1245.

Mizuno Y, Arai A, Arai Y. Measures for enhancing the mobility of older people with dementia in Japan: Should it be a matter of self-help? J Am Geriatr Soc 2010; 58(10): 2048-2049.

Abe K, Ohashi A. Positive effects of experience in terminal care on nursing home staff in Japan. Am J Hosp Palliat Med 2011; 28: 389-392.

Arai Y, Zarit SH. Exploring strategies to Alleviate Caregiver Burden: The Effects of the National Long-term Care Insurance Scheme in Japan. Psychogeriatrics 2011; 11(3): 183-189.

Mizuno Y, Kumamoto K, Arai A, Arai Y. Mobility support for older people with dementia in Japan: financial resources are an issue but not the deciding factor for municipalities. J Am Geriatr Soc 2011; 59(12): 2388-2390.

Arai A, Mizuno Y, Arai Y. Implementation of municipal mobility support services for older people who have stopped driving in Japan. Public Health 2011; 125: 799-805.

Toyoshima Y, Washio M, Ishibashi Y, Onizuka J, Miyabayashi I, Arai Y. Burden among family caregivers of the psychiatric patients with visiting nursing services in Japan. IMJ 2012: 19(2): 127-129.

Washio M, Yoshida H, Ura N, Ohnishi H, Sakauchi F, Arai Y, Mori M, Shimamoto K. Burden among family caregivers of patients on chronic hemodialysis in Northern Japan. IMJ 2012; 19(3): 221-223.

Washio M, Arai Y, Oura A, Miyabayashi I, Onimaru M, Mori M. Family Caregiver Burden and Public Long-Term Care Insurance System in Japan. IMJ 2012; 19(3): 229-233.

Arai Y, Kumamoto K, Mizuno Y, Arai A. The general public’s concern about developing dementia and related factors in Japan. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2012; 27(11): 1203-1204.

Kurasawa S, Yoshimasu K, Washio M, Fukumoto J, Takemura S, Yokoi K, Arai Y, Miyashita K. Factors influencing caregivers’ burden among family caregivers and institutionalization of in-home elderly people cared for by family caregivers. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2012; 17: 474-483.

Mizuno Y, Arai Y. Measures to support voluntary retirement from driving in Japanese older people: driving is not just a means of transportation. J Am Geriatr Soc 2012; 60(11): 2170-2172.

Hashimoto E, Washio M, Arai Y, Sasaki R, Mori M. Depression among family caregivers of patients with dementia attending to psychiatric dispensary in northern Japan. IMJ 2013; 20(1): 9-12.

Arai Y, Kumamoto K, Mizuno Y, Washio M. Depression among family caregivers of community-dwelling older people who used services under the Long Term Care Insurance program: a large-scale population-based study in Japan. Aging Ment Health 2014; 18(1): 81-91.

Mizuno Y, Arai Y. Support measures to enhance motivation for older people with dementia: a nationwide survey of Japanese municipal governments. IMJ 2014; 21(2): 175-176.

Arai Y. Challenges in disseminating the findings of psychosocial research conducted in a non-English speaking country. International Psychogeriatrics 2014; 26(9): 1575–1576.

Washio M, Arai Y, Mori M. Factors related to the depression among family caregivers of older people with disabilities who used home health care services in the metropolitan city of Hokkaido, Northern Japan. IMJ 2014; 21(3): 263-267.

Toyoshima Y, Washio M, Miyabayashi I, Haruna S, Arai Y. Depression among family caregivers of the psychiatric patients with visiting nursing services in Japan. IMJ (in press).

Washio M, Takeida K, Arai Y, Shang E, Oura A, Mori M. Depression among family caregivers of the frail elderly with visiting nursing services in the northernmost city of Japan IMJ (in press).

Arai Y, Zarit SH. Determining a cutoff score of caregiver burden for predicting depression among family caregivers in a large population-based sample. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry (in press).

Arai A, Arai Y. Self-assessed driving behaviors associated with age among middle-aged and older adults in Japan. Arch Gerontol Geriatr (in press).

Mizuno Y, Arai Y. Drivers with dementia in Japan: required public support under strict legal restrictions. J Am Geriatr Soc (in press).

2. Book chapter

Arai Y. Japan Breaks with Long Family Caregiving Tradition: New Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance Scheme. In: Duvvuru J, Kalavar JM, Khan AM, Liebig PS, editors. Global ageing care concerns and special perspectives. New delhi: Kanishka Publishers & Distributors, 2014: 38-45.