Overview
The Department of Nursing Sciences encompasses a wide range of areas including nursing, midwifery, medical?surgical nursing, and health promotion. Through research addressing diverse levels of health among individuals, we aim to foster autonomous researchers, educators, and practitioners who are capable of identifying and solving problems.

Characteristics of Research
Students can learn about nursing and a variety of health-care related topics. In particular, faculty members specialize in the following areas:

1. Research on midwifery and women's health
2. Research on sleep of mother and child
3. Research on health promotion for the community citizens
4. Research on ostomy rehabilitation
5. Research on prevention for perioperative complication
6. Research on chronic respiratory nursing
7. Research on infection control nursing
8. Research on cardiovascular nursing
9. Research on people with sleep disturbance
10. Research on chronic disease nursing
11. Research on collagen disease nursing
12. Research on health literacy
13. Research on acute care nursing
14. Research on children's health and nutrition

Message to the Prospective Students
Our department is supported by faculty members with diverse backgrounds and unique expertise. We provide careful and attentive research guidance. We sincerely welcome your challenge in pursuing graduate studies.

Faculty and Research Themes

ETO Hiromi, Professor

• Research on sleep (perinatal, mother?child/family, women)
• Research on evidence supporting midwifery practices during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and the neonatal period
• Research on women’s health
• Research on midwifery education


HONDA Sumihisa, Professor

• Research in social epidemiology, biostatistics, community health, and global health


ISHIMATSU Yuji, Professor

• Research on respiratory diseases
• Research on infectious diseases


KURODA Hiromi, Professor

• Research on cardiovascular nursing
• Research on support for sleep disorders


MATSUURA Emi, Professor

• Research on perioperative complications
• Research on cancer treatment


SAWAI Terumitsu, Professor

• Research on perioperative complications
• Research on cancer treatment


TANAKA Junichi, Professor

• Research on health literacy
• Research on acute-care nursing
• Research on children's health and nutrition

Overview
The scope of physical therapy continues to expand across multiple clinical domains, while the diseases and impairments faced by patients are becoming more complex and severe. Despite significant advances in healthcare, the pathophysiology and mechanisms of various dysfunctions remain unclear, and the evidence supporting physical therapy strategies is still evolving. Our program promotes both basic and clinical research to address these needs and to advance the development of new rehabilitation approaches for the future.

Characteristics of Research
Basic Research
Our faculty conducts basic research using experimental animal models to investigate the pathophysiology and molecular mechanisms underlying various dysfunctions. Our faculty also conducts animal experiments designed to mimic clinical conditions and generates basic evidence for physical therapy interventions using in vivo and in vitro methods.
Clinical Research
Using a broad range of assessments and study designs, we examine clinical issues related to the patient's physical function and evaluate the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions, thereby strengthening the evidence base for practice in real-world settings.

Message to the Prospective Students
Our faculty includes specialists in basic physical therapy science as well as musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and respiratory physical therapy, while the program’s research scope is not limited to these fields. Our faculty welcomes applicants who want to undertake doctoral research that contributes to the generation, advancement, and international dissemination of evidence in physical therapy science.

Faculty and Research Themes

OKITA Minoru, Professor

• Basic research to clarify the mechanisms underlying joint contracture, muscle atrophy, and chronic pain, and to verify the effect of rehabilitative interventions
• Clinical research on rehabilitation effects for musculoskeletal disorders


ORIGUCHI Tomoki, Professor

• Research on rheumatic diseases


KOZU Ryo, Professor

• Clinical research on rehabilitation in acute and chronic cardiorespiratory disorders
• Development and research of rehabilitation for cancer


SAKAMOTO Junya, Associate Professor

• Basic and clinical research in pain rehabilitation


TAKAKO Tanaka, Associate Professor

• Clinical study on individualized rehabilitative interventions and prognosis improvement for patients with chronic respiratory diseases
• Research on the effects of prevention and rehabilitation of pneumonia in older people

Overview
The Division of Occupational Therapy develops an educational and research framework that addresses increasingly advanced and diverse specialized fields, grounded in the academic domains of physical disabilities, developmental disorders, and mental health disorders, while taking regional needs into careful consideration. Through the training of outstanding researchers and educators capable of responding to local needs, the division aims to contribute to regional revitalization and the advancement of occupational therapy.

Characteristics of Research
The division conducts a wide range of interdisciplinary research, including:

1. Research on stigma related to mental disorders
2. Development of assessment tools for children with developmental disorders
3. Research on sensory and motor difficulties in individuals with autism spectrum disorder
4. Research on psychiatric rehabilitation
5. Research on rehabilitation for age-related and geriatric disorders
6. Research on rehabilitation for physical disabilities
7. Research on occupational therapy theory, practice, and education

Message to the Prospective Students
Currently, the division’s education and research activities are conducted by two professors and three associate professors. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact any of the professors or associate professors for further information regarding research topics and academic programs. We welcome motivated students and working professionals who are interested in elucidating the mechanisms underlying disabilities, developing effective occupational therapy interventions, and contributing to the well-being of the local community.

Faculty and Research Themes

IWANAGA Ryoichiro, Professor

• Understanding and support for children and adults with developmental disabilities


IMAMURA Akira, Professor

• Prevention of maladaptation and recovery processes in individuals with developmental and mental disorders, including addiction


MURATA Jun, Associate Professor

• Health promotion for older adults and development of assistive and welfare devices
• Rehabilitation of somatosensory functions


MORIUCHI Takeshi, Associate Professor

• Rehabilitation using neurophysiological approaches
• Pain rehabilitation utilizing virtual reality (VR) technologies


MARUTA Michio, Associate Professor

• Support and peer support for individuals with mental disorders
• Activities of daily living and behavioral and psychological symptoms in older adults with dementia

Overview
In our Department, we aim to address various medical, nursing care and welfare issues related to protecting and promoting people’s health, using diverse research methodologies from physical, mental and social perspectives.

Characteristics of Research
We conduct basic research, clinical research, and epidemiological research in collaboration with Nagasaki University Hospital, other university departments, local companies, and municipalities, with the aim of producing and disseminating high-quality scientific evidence. We then disseminate and raise awareness of these findings throughout society. Students can study: - evaluation of health standards for persons with disabilities and older persons, and development of intervention methods - development of rehabilitation and nursing care devices through medical-engineering collaboration - elucidation of the pathophysiology of neurological disorders and dementia, and rehabilitation based on this understanding, and also take part in research on health promotion for community population.

Message to the Prospective Students
Our Department is ideal for those who wish to conduct research on specific theme(s) from multiple perspectives and with originality. There are permanent faculty members specializing in medicine, rehabilitation science, public health, and nursing to serve as academic advisors.

Faculty and Research Themes

OHNISHI Mayumi, Professor

• Research in improving the health of people living under disadvantaged conditions


HIGASHI Toshio, Professor

• Translational Research in Rehabilitation Using Neurophysiological Methods
• Intervention Studies in Rehabilitation
• Development of Assessment and Intervention Devices for Rehabilitation through Medical-Engineering Collaboration


SATOH Katsuya, Professor

• Research and development in rehabilitation for neurological disease and muscle disease
• Research and development in diagnose for dementia disease and rehabilitation for the prevention of dementia disease


HIRANO Yuko, Professor

• Research on transfer of Japan’s care technology to Asian countries
• Research on the Sense of Coherence and its implication to health
• Research on life adaptation and stress coping of foreign health workers in Japan


KOSAKA Satoko, Associate Professor

• Research on health promotion for the community citizens
• Research on eating behaviors and physical activity in various populations