Researcher and Faculty Information

Tomoko Yano Tomoko Yano

YANO Tomoko

Faculty: Faculty of Global Nursing Graduate Graduate School of Global Nursing Science

Research Topics: Local elderly people, Weight loss hospitalization prognosis Preventive care

comment: I am researching the eating behavior and weight loss of elderly people living in the community. Specifically, I am researching the eating behavior of elderly people who require support, hospitalization due to weight loss, life prognosis, and care prevention in elderly people receiving home medical care, healthy elderly people living in the community, and elderly people with various health levels.

Main publications and papers: 1.The relationship between food intake diversity and eating behavior/attitude of elderly people requiring support Journal of the Japanese Society of Community Nursing 20(2)87-94 2017
2. Association between weight loss and low albumin levels and mortality in community-dwelling elderly people and the influencing factors - Systematic review - Journal of the Japanese Society of Geriatrics 57(1)60-71 2020
3. A literature review of the relationship between weight loss and mortality and hospitalization among elderly people in Japan Geriatric Medicine 58(7)443-450 2020
4.Association of blood pressure levels with clinical events in older patients receiving home medical care. Hypertension Research 44,197–205 2020

Main classes taught: Home nursing support theory I, Home nursing support theory II, Home nursing practice, Integrated nursing practice, Career planning I, Career planning II