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Dr. Yumiko
Arai: the Head of Department of Gerontological
Policy (Health Policy for the Aged)
Recent
publications from 1997
1.Papers
Arai Y, Hosokawa T, Fukao A, Izumi Y,
Hisamichi S. Smoking behaviour
and personality: a population-based study in Japan. Addiction 1997; 92:
1023-1033.
Arai Y, Kudo K, Hosokawa T, Washio M,
Miura H, Hisamichi S. Reliability and validity of
the Japanese version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden
Interview. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci
1997; 51: 281-287.
Arai Y. Insurance for long-term care planned in Japan.
Lancet 1997; 350: 1831.
Miura H, Araki Y, Haraguchi
K, Arai Y, Umenai T. Socioeconomic factors
and dental caries in developing countries: a cross-national study. Soc Sci
Med 1997; 44: 269-272.
Washio M, Kiyohara C, Honjo N, Aoyagi K, Okada K, Arai Y, et al. Methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolation from
pharyngeal swab cultures of Japanese elderly at admission to a geriatric
hospital. J Epidemiology 1997; 7: 167-172.
Washio M, Kiyohara C,
Hamada T, Miyake Y, Arai Y, Okayama
M. The case fatality rate of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection among the elderly in a geriatric
hospital and their risk factors. Tohoku J Exp Med
1997; 183: 75-82.
Arai Y, Ikegami N. Health care systems in transition. J Public
Health Med 1998; 20: 29-33.
Arai Y, Miura H, Washio M, Kudo K. Depression among caregivers of the elderly in
need of care and their service utilization: a pilot study. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1998; 52:
463-465.
Arai Y, Hisamichi S. Self-reported
exercise frequency and personality: a population-based study in Japan.
Percept Mot Skills 1998; 87: 1371-1375.
Arai Y, Washio M, Miura H, Kudo K.
Dementia care in Japan:
insurance for long term care legislation in Japan. Int
J Geriat Psychiatry. 1998; 13: 572-573.
Arai Y, Kudo K, Washio
M. Caring for Japan's
elderly. Lancet 1998; 352: 1393.
Miura H, Umenai T, Arai Y, Osaka K, Isogai
E, Ueda I. Dental caries and urbanization level in developing countries. J
Dent Health 1998; 48: 20-24.
Washio M, Kiyohara C, Arai
Y, Aoyagi K, Okada K, Fujishima M, et al.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas
aeruginosa isolation from pharyngeal swab cultures among the Japanese elderly
at admission to a geriatric hospital. Public Health 1998; 112: 415-417.
Miura H, Arai Y,
Sakano S, Hamada A, Umenai
T, Isogai E. Subjective
evaluation of chewing ability and self-rated general health status in elderly
residents of Japan. Asia-Pacific J Public Health 1998; 10: 43-45.
Kudo K, Arai Y, Kondo Y. Japanese mass
screening for neuroblastoma. Lancet 1998; 352:
1316.
Kudo K, Arai Y. Gloomy boom of
anti-dementia campaign in Japanese public health. Lancet 1998; 352:
1477-1478.
Arai Y, Washio M. Burden felt by family caring for the elderly members needing care
in southern Japan.
Aging Ment Health 1999; 3: 158-164.
Arai Y, Washio M. Need for evidence-based admission policy for MRSA carriers. J Am Geriat Soc 1999; 47: 1162.
Washio M, Arai
Y. Depression among caregivers of the disabled elderly in southern Japan.
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci
1999; 53: 407-412.
Aiga H, Arai Y, Marui E, Umenai T. Impact of improvement of water supply on
reduction of diarrheal incidence in a squatter area of Manila. Environ Health
Prev Med 1999; 4(3): 111-116.
Arai Y, Washio M. Book review (Parkes CM, Markus A,
editors. Coping with loss. London:
BMJ Publishing Group, 1998). Fam Pract 1999; 16: 450-451.
Arai Y. Aged care developments in Japan: from
family care to long-term care insurance. Natl
Healthcare J 1999; (Nov): 28.
Arai Y, Washio
M, Kudo K. Factors associated with
admission to a geriatric hospital in semi-suburban southern Japan. Psychiatry
Clin Neurosci 2000; 54:
213-216.
Arai Y, Sugiura
M, Miura H, Washio M, Kudo
K．Undue concern for others' opinions deters caregivers of impaired
elderly from using public services in rural Japan. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2000; 15: 961-968.
Arai Y. Challenges for an ageing society in Japan. Registered Homes &
Services 2000; 4(12): 182-184.
Miura H, Miura K, Mizugai Y, Arai
Y. Chewing ability and quality of life among
the elderly residing in a rural community in Japan. J Oral Rehabili 2000; 27: 731-734.
Washio M, Ishibashi N, Arai Y, Kiyohara
C, Tanaka K, Maeda M, Fujishima M, Okayama M. The
isolation of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a
predictor for poor prognosis of elderly patients with bacterial infection. Int Med J 2000; 7: 117-120.
Matsuu K, Washio
M, Arai Y, Ide S. Depression among caregivers of the frail elderly in
urban Japan. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci
2000; 54(5): 553-557.
Arai Y．Cultural differences. Int J Geriat Psychiatry 2000; 15: 376.
Arai Y, Sugiura M, Washio M, Miura H,
Kudo K. Caregivers depression predicts early discontinuation of care for
disabled elderly at home. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2001; 55:
379-382.
Arai Y. Japan's new long-term care insurance. Lancet 2001;
357(9269): 1713.
Washio M, Arai Y. The new public long-term care insurance system
and feeling of burden among caregivers of the frail elderly in rural Japan.Fukuoka Acta Med 2001;
92(8): 292-298.
Matsuu K,
Washio M, Arai Y, Higashi H, Saku Y, Tokunaga S, Ide S. Depression among caregivers of
elderly patients on chronic hemodialysis. Fukuoka Acta Med
2001; 92(9): 319-324.
Kuwahara Y, Washio M, Arai Y. Burden
among caregivers of frail elderly in Japan. Fukuoka Acta Med
2001; 92(9): 326-332.
Mizumura K, Sugiura M, Arai Y. Profiles
of Women Scientists in Physiology of Japan - A Review Based on Statistical Analysis
- Ann. Rep of SJWS 2001; 2(1): 67-74.
Arai Y, Zarit S, Sugiura M, Washio M. Patterns of outcome of caregiving for the
impaired elderly: a longitudinal study in rural Japan. Aging Ment
Health 2002; 6(1): 39-46.
Arai Y, Masui K, Sugiura
M, Washio M. Fewer hours of care yet undiminished
caregiver burden with new Long-Term Care insurance in Japan. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2002; 17(5): 489-491.
Minami Y, Sasaki T, Arai Y, Hosokawa T, Hisamichi S and The Miyagi Lupus Study Group.
Psychological profiles and health status in Japanese female patients with
systemic lupus erythematosus: the Miyagi Lupus collaborative study. J
Epidemiology 2002; 12(2): 55-63.
Hozawa A, Ohkubo T, Tsuji I, Kikuya M,
Matsubara M, Suzuki T, Nagai K, Kitaoka H, Arai
Y, Hosokawa T, Satoh H, Hisamichi S, Imai Y.
Relationship between personality and self-measured blood pressure value at
home: The Ohasama Study. Clin.
And Exper. Hypertension 2002; 24(1&2): 115-123.
Asami T, Washio M, Arai Y, Hotokebuchi T, Furukawa T, Kugisaki H. Burden among Caregivers of Elderly Patients
with Osteoarthritis of Hip Joint. Fukuoka
Acta Med 2002; 93(6): 96-103.
Washio M, Inoue N, Arai Y, Tokunaga S, Mori M. Depression among
caregivers of patients with Parkinson disease. Int
Med J 2002; 9(4): 265-269.
Washio M, Wada
J, Tokunaga S, Arai Y, Mori M. Long-term Care Insurance for Elderly
and Depression among Caregivers of the Frail Elderly in Urban Japan: A
follow-up Study. Int Med J 2002; 9(4): 251-255.
Washio M, Arai
Y, Kuwahara Y, Yoshimasu
K, Kobayashi K, Mori M. Burden among family caregivers of the frail elderly
with tumors. Tumor Research 2002; 37: 17-22.
Arai Y, Ueda T. Paradox revisited:
still no direct connection between hours of care and caregiver burden. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2003;
18(2): 188-189.
Arai Y, Zarit S, Kumamoto
K, Takeda A. Are there inequities in the assessment of dementia under Japan's LTC insurance system? .
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2003; 18:
346-352.
Minami Y, Sasaki T, Arai Y, Kurisu
Y, Hisamichi S. Dietary factors in relation to
clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus: the Miyagi lupus
cohort study. J Rheumatol 2003; 30:747-754.
Washio M, Inoue
H, Kiyohara C, Matsumoto K, Koto H, Nakanishi Y, Arai
Y, Mori M. Depression among caregivers of patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. Int Med J 2003;
10(4): 255-259.
Washio M, Oura A, Arai Y, Mori M. Depression among
caregivers of the frail elderly: Three years after the introduction of the
Public Long-Term Care insurance for the elderly. Int
Med J 2003; 10(3): 179-183.
Arai Y, Kumamoto
K, Washio M, Ueda T, Miura H, Kudo K. Factors
related to feelings of burden among caregivers looking after impaired elderly
in Japan under the Long-Term Care Insurance system. Psychiatry
Clin Neurosci 2004;58(4): 396-402.
Kumamoto K, Arai Y. Validation of "Personal Strain" and
"Role Strain" : Subscales of the short
version of the Japanese version of the Zarit Burden
Interview (J-ZBI_8) Psychiatry Clin
Neurosci 2004; 58(6):606-610.
Arai Y, Kumamoto
K. Caregiver burden not "worse" after new public Long-Term Care
(LTC) insurance scheme took over in Japan. Int
J Geriatr Psychiatry 2004;
19: 1205-1206.
Arai Y. Family caregiver burden in the
context of the Long-term Care (LTC) insurance system. J Epidemiology 2004;
14(5): 139-142.
Arai Y, Kumamoto K, Washio M. Assessment of family caregiver burden in the context of the LTC
insurance system: J-ZBI. Geriatrics & Gerontology International 2004; 4:
S53-55.
Kumamoto K, Arai Y, Hashimoto N, Ikeda M, Mizuno Y, Washio M. Problems family caregivers encounter in home
care of patients with Frontotemporal Lobar
Degeneration. Psychogeriatrics 2004; 4(2): 33-39.
Washio M,
Nakayama Y, Izumi H, Oura A, Kobayashi K, Arai Y,
Mori M. Factors related to hospitalization among the frail elderly with
home-visiting nursing service in the winter months. Int
Med J 2004; 11(4): 259-262.
Arai Y, Kumamoto K. Network for
improving the dementia care system. Psychogeriatrics
2004; 4(4): 139-143.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, Ikegami N. How will Japan
cope with the impending surge of dementia? In: Wimo
A, Jonsson B, Karlson G, Winblad A, editors. Health economics of dementia. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1998: 275-284.
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.
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