Profile          EASE Program            
Michiyo Oka, RN, PhD

Professor, Michiyo OKA, RN, PhD
School of Health Science,Faculty of Medicine,
Gunma University,
3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8514 Japan
 
EDUCATION

1995 -1999
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Graduate School of Medicine(Doctoral Course), 
Department of Nursing and Rehabilitation Medicine, PhD 
Title of the thesis: Treatment regimen adherence and life-satisfaction in hemodialysis patients
: a covariance structure analysis

1993 - 1995
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Health Education Course, Master of Science
Title of the thesis: A study on self-care behaviors of hemodialysis patients
: a behavioral science approach to diet

1988 - 1992
Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan
Bachelor of Art, English/American Literature

1982 - 1985
Juntendo School of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY by DATE & YEAR:

April 2006 - present:
Gunma University, Japan
Professor, School of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine

August 2003 - March 2006:
Kitasato University School of Nursing, Japan
Associate professor 

April 1999 - July 2003:
Yamagata University, Japan
Associate professor, Clinical Division
Nursing Department, School of Medicine

1998 - 2010:
Griffith University, Australia
Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing and Health, School of Nursing

October 1987 - June 1992:
Toranomon Hospital, Japan
Registered Nurse, Hemodialysis Section 

April 1985 - April 1987:
Toranomon Hospital, Japan
Registered Nurse, Hemodialysis Section 


PROFESSIONAL AWARDS:

2000: Nakagawa Memorial Prize,
The 4th Japan Academy of Health and Behavioral Science

1996: Co-medical Research Prize,
The 41st  Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy


RESEARCH FUNDING

2005 - 2008: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Funded by The Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (National), (Coinvestigator)

2005 - 2007: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Funded by The Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (National), (Coinvestigator)

2002 - 2005: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Funded by The Ministry of Education, 
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (National), (Co investigator)

2002 - 2004: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Funded by The Ministry of Education, 
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (National), (Principal investigator)

2002: Funded by Japan Nephrology Foundation (Principal investigator)

2000 - 2003: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Funded by The Ministry of Education, 
Science, Sports and Culture (National), (Co investigator)

2000 - 2001: Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists
Funded by The Ministry of Education, 
Science, Sports and Culture (National),  (Principal investigator)

1998: Funded by Baxter CAPD Nursing Research  (Principal investigator)

1997: Funded by France Bed Medical Home Care Research (Co researcher)

1996: Funded by Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (Principal investigator)

1996: Funded by Japan Research Foundation for Chronic Diseases and Rehabilitation  (Principal investigator)

1996: Funded by Sasakawa Health Science Foundation  (Principal investigator)


CURRENT RESEARCH PROFILE:

Dialysis nursing
Chronic illness nursing

Self-care education
Patient education
Nursing intervention applied with behavioral therapy
Nursing specialty in dialysis
Theory and technique for behavioral modification
Quality of life in dialysis patients and intensive care unit patients




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