Social Medicine, Medical Statistics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Special Needs Education

Brain and cognition, academic literacy, social science research methodology, measurement and quantitative methodology, problem study, physiology and pathology of children with intellectual disabilities and persons, psychology, physiology and pathology of sick children and persons, and psychology, physiology and pathology of children with disabilities or students

Department of Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

Ph.D. (Medical) (Expo No. 3479)

Japan Society of Dementia, Asian Society of Human Services

Local elderly people, cognitive function, leisure activities, physical activities, people with disabilities

We have been studying the effects of physical exercise on cognitive function from the viewpoint of maintaining cognitive function and quality of life of elderly people living in the community. In addition, we are conducting research on special support education, such as research on psychology, physiology, and pathology of children with disabilities.

(h-index: 16 & i10-index: 20 from Google Scholar)
・Kim MJ (2023) Characteristics of the educational status of special education schools for the physically disabled in South Korea; Through text mining analyses of school goals and school evaluations. Asian Journal of Human Services. 25, pp.157-176. (refereed) (Cite Score 2022 : 0.3)
・Kim MJ, Sunahara M (2021) Factors affecting the sense of life worth living and cognitive function for older caregiver; Current situation and issue based on literature considerations. Asian Journal of Human Services. 21, pp.91-100. (refereed) (Cite Score 2022 : 0.3)
・Kim MJ, Tsutsumimoto K, Doi T, Nakakubo S, Kurita S, Makizako H, Shimada H (2020) Relationships between cognitive leisure activities and cognitive function in older adults with depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 10(2), e032679. (refereed) (impact factor 2018 : 2.38)
・Kim MJ, Han CW, Min KY, Cho CY, Lee CW, Ogawa Y, Etsuro M, Kohzuki M (2016) Physical exercise with multi-component cognitive intervention for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease: A 6-month randomized controlled trial. Dementia & Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 6, pp.222-232. (refereed) (impact factor 2018 : 1.75)
・Kim MJ, Cho CY, Lee CW, Kohzuki M (2016) Effects of cardiac rehabilitation on executive function in sedentary older adults: A systematic review. Asian Journal of Human Services, 11, pp.98-110. (refereed) (Cite Score 2022 : 0.3)

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