Elderly nursing, dementia, palliative care

Startup Seminar, Life Stage and Healthcare Overview I, Geriatric Healthcare Methodology I, Geriatric Healthcare Methodology II, Geriatric Healthcare Practice I, Geriatric Healthcare Practice II, Nursing Integrated Training

Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hiroshima University

Ph.D. (Nursing)

Japan Society of Nursing Science, Japan Society of Dementia Care, Japan Society of Palliative Medicine, Japan Coquelin Center, Japan Geriatric Nursing, Japan Society of Nursing and Welfare

Dementia, family caregivers, palliative care

Support for family caregivers of elderly people with dementia
Research on the burden of care for patients with cancer

[International magazine and peer review]
(2025)
・Nakano K, Kanno Y, Kajiwara K, Kobayashi M, Morikawa M, Matsuda Y, Kako J. Nursing Support for Constipation in
Palliative Care Units in Japan: A Multisite Cross-Sectional Study. Palliative Medicine Reports, 6:1, 1-5, 2025.
・Kanno Y, Nakano K, Kajiwara K, Kobayashi M, Morikawa M, Matsuda Y, Kako J. Nursing Practices for Preventing
Delirium in Patients with Cancer with Prognoses of Months and Weeks: A Multi-Site Cross-Sectional Study in
Japan. Am J Hosp Palliat Care, doi: 10.1177/10499091241312344, 2025.
・Kajiwara K, Harada K, Shiraki J, Ono T, Nagata T, Morioka A, Ide A, Yoshimura M, Ogata A, Noto H, Kako J.
Assessing Caregiver Burden, Tasks, and Heart Rate Using Wearable Sensors: A Longitudinal Study of Informal
Caregivers of Persons With Dementia and Older Adults. Cureus 17(1): e78059. doi: 10.7759/cureus.78059, 2025.
・Soeda R, Kumai H, Suzuka A, Kamogawa M, Ota S, Yoshihara S, Sakuramoto H, Kajiwara K, Shiraki J, Yamamoto Y,
Harada K. Nurses’ Perceptions of Clinical Education for Nursing Students in Japan During the COVID-19
Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus 17(2): e78658. doi: 10.7759/cureus.78658, 2025.
・Kobayashi M, Kajiwara K, Nakano K, Kanno Y, Morikawa M, Matsuda Y, Kako J. Nursing Supports for Managing Nausea
and Vomiting in Patients with Cancer Having a Prognosis of Months or Weeks: A Multisite Cross-Sectional Study
of Palliative Care Nurses in Japan: Multisite Cross-Sectional Study. Palliat Med Rep. 6(1): 71-75, 2025.
・Kako J, Kajiwara K, Kobayashi M, Ito Y, Ichikura K, Matsuda Y, Yamaguchi T. Exploring Psychotherapy Approaches
for Dyspnea: A Systematic Review Protocol. Palliat Med Rep. 6(1): 84-89,2025.
・Morikawa M, Kobayashi M, Kajiwara K,Nakano K, Kanno Y, Matsuda Y, Kako J. Nursing Practice for Patients with
Cancer Pain with Predicted Prognosis of Months or Weeks: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study in Japan.
Palliative Medicine Reports, 6:1, 129-136, 2025.
・Koyanagi M, Sakuramoto H, Kajiwara K, Fukushima A, Yoshihara S, Mukoyama M, Horinouchi M, Mihara A, Imamura Y.
Prophylactic Interventions for Heel Pressure Ulcers in Critically Ill Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care
Unit: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus, doi: 10.7759/cureus.83029, 2025.
・Horinouchi M, Sakuramoto H, Fukushima A, Yoshihara S, Kajiwara K, Mukoyama M, Koyanagi M, Mihara A, Imamura Y.
Thirst in ICU Patients: A Scoping Review. Cureus 17(5): e84144. doi: 10.7759/cureus.84144, 2025.
・Kanno Y, Nakano K, Kajiwara K, Kobayashi M, Morikawa M, Matsuda Y, Shimizu Y, Niino M, Suzuki M, Shimazu T,
Kako J. Nursing Support for Nonpharmacological Interventions to Prevent Delirium in Patients with Cancer: A
Scoping Review. J Palliat Med. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0321, 2025.
・Tsubaki M, Kajiwara K, Kako J, Kobayashi M, Ito Y, Yamanaka M, Sakuramoto H, Kakeda T. Artificial Intelligence
in Nursing Support for Families: A Rapid Review. JMA J, doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2024-0434, 2025.
・Ito Y, Kajiwara K, Kako J, Kobayashi M, Tsubaki M, Sakuramoto H, Yamanaka M, Kakeda T. Artificial intelligence 　
in nursing support for patients: A rapid review. Int J Med Inform; 204:106087.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2025.106087, 2025 .

(2024)
・Nakano K, Kanno Y, Kajiwara K, Kobayashi M, Morikawa M, Matsuda Y, Shimizu Y, Shimazu T, Kako J. Nursing
Support for Constipation in Patients with Cancer: A Scoping Review. J Palliat Med. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0071,
2024.
・Kako J, Kajiwara K, Kobayashi M, Kanno Y, Morikawa M, Nakano K, Matsuda Y, Shimizu Y, Niino M, Suzuki M,
Shimazu T. Applicability of Nursing Support for Patients With Terminal Cancer and Their Families: A Delphi
Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. doi: 10.1177/10499091241245266, 2024. 
・Kako J, Kobayashi M, Kajiwara K, Ito Y, Tsubaki M, Kakeda T. Conclusiveness of Cochrane Reviews on Nursing
Interventions for Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Analysis. JMA J. 7(2): 178-184,2024.
・Kajiwara K, Kobayashi M, Nakano K, Kanno Y, Morikawa M, Matsuda Y, Kako J. Use of Nursing Support Among Nurses
for Caregiver Burden in Family Caregivers of Terminally Ill Patients with Cancer in Palliative Care Units in
Japan: Multisite Cross-Sectional Study. Palliat Med Rep. 5(1): 425-429, 2024.
・Kako J, Morikawa M, Kajiwara K, Kobayashi M, Kanno Y, Nakano K, Matsuda Y. Nursing Practices for Dyspnea
Management in Patients with Cancer Based on Monthly and Weekly Prognoses: A Multi-Site Cross-Sectional Study of
Palliative Care Nurses in Japan. Palliat Med Rep. 5(1): 440-444, 2024.
・Kimura R, Fukushima A, Kajiwara K, Sakuramoto H, Yoshihara S, Harada K, Nakayama T, Ito A. Scoping Review of
Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Disaster Mitigation Education. Cureus; 16(11): e74062. doi: 10.7759/cureus.74062,
2024.

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), "FY2021-2023", "Establishing Methods for Visualizing Nursing Care Behavior in Home Care for Elderly People with Dementia".
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Young Researchers B, "FY2017-2020", "Examination of support methods based on nursing care awareness and nursing care behavior of home caregivers for elderly people with dementia".
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Young Researchers B, "FY2014-2017", "Effect of nursing care awareness among home caregivers of elderly people with dementia on home care".
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, "FY2012-2014", "Development of Support Program for Home Careers for Elderly People with Dementia".
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) C, "FY2018-2020", "Dyspnea-12 Japanese version and verification of reliability and validity"
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) C, "FY2020-2023", "Development of a science-based program for promoting the practice of care for cancer-related symptoms"
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) C, "FY2021-2023", "Visualization of stethoscope technology for skilled nurses"
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), "FY2021-2024", "Establishing the foundation for evidence in nursing support for end-of-life cancer-related symptoms"

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