Miwako Hirakawa
| Faculty of Health Care,Department of Nursing | Professor |
| Graduate School of Nursing Science,Master's and Doctoral Programs in Nursing Science | Professor |
Last Updated :2025/10/07
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Paper
- Analysis of Nursing Family Caregivers' Care Experiences for Older People with Dementia at Home;
Makiko YAMAUCHI; Miwako HIRAKAWA
Asian Journal of Human Services, Apr. 2025, [Reviewed] - Faculty Responses to Students who Need Special Consideration in Clinical Training ―Consideration by years of teaching experience―
Ryoko Tanikawa; Mizue Osaki; Yumiko Fukuoka; Chizuru Yamazaki; Miwako Hirakawa; Yasuko Koyama; Aya Ono; Katsue Tanaka; Echiko Kamono; Noriko Kubo; Momoko Mamori; Kanako Sakai
Aomori J. Health Welfare, Sep. 2024, [Reviewed] - A Survey of Towards the Utilization of Volunteers as a Preventive Measure for Cognitive Decline in the Elderly; Nursing Care Scenes in an Acute Care Hospital Setting
Makiko Yamauchi; Miwako Hirakawa; Kimiko Yamamoto
Asian Journal of Human Services, Apr. 2024, [Reviewed] - Factors Related to Preparatory Behaviors for the Death of Older Women who Lost Their Husbands before Old Age
YAMAUCHI Makiko; HIRAKAWA Miwako
Asian Journal of Human Services, 2023, [Reviewed]
The purpose of this study was to clarify the factors related to preparatory behaviors for death of older women who lost their husbands before old age and are now in old age.
Five older women who lost their husbands before old age were interviewed. Data were analyzed using Steps for Coding and Theorization (SCAT), which is a qualitative data analysis method using four-step coding.
Factors related to preparatory behaviors for death were generated in three categories, such as behaviors that help in adapting to life without a spouse, behaviors that aim at seeking to live better, and behaviors that prepare for the final stages of life. Behaviors that help in adapting to life without a spouse included time factors, living factors, financial factors, health factors, and family factors related to the opportunity and room to think about their death. In behaviors that aim at seeking to live better, it was the action factors with a view to enjoyment and death, such as goal factors, internal factors, acceptance factors for aging, and acceptance factors towards death. Behaviors that prepare for the final stages of life included recognition of preparatory behaviors, expectations for preparatory behaviors, actual preparatory behaviors, and the matter that revealed in preparatory behaviors. These were not behaviors of a particular order, but occur naturally as part of a spouseless life. - Effects of Simulation Exercises for Nursing Students Who Has not Experienced Clinical Training During COVID-19;: An ARCS-Model Evaluation
YAMAZAKI Chizuru; MIURA Miwa; HIRAKAWA Miwako
Journal of Inclusive Education, 30 Aug. 2022, [Reviewed] - Awareness of Care Staff who Participated in Bowel Dysfunction Care Training and the Actual State of Care - In the Tsugaru area of Japan -
HIRAKAWA Miwako; KUDO Umi; KAMATA Yosuke; CHIBA Miho; NISHIZAWA Yoshiko
Asian Journal of Human Services, 30 Apr. 2022, [Reviewed]
This study aimed to investigate the awareness of Bowel Dysfunction Care among care staff who participated in Bowel Dysfunction Care training and the actual state of Bowel Dysfunction Care. We conducted a questionnaire survey and collected data on the primary information on Bowel Dysfunction Care, the image of Bowel Dysfunction Care, and the Quality Indicators of Bowel Dysfunction Care. The sample included 17 participants (2 males and 15 females), with 9 participants (52.9%) having 10–19 years of experience, while 11 (64.7%) of them were nurses by profession. It was found that 15 participants had some worries or problems with Bowel Dysfunction Care (88.2%), 12 participants used the defecation checklist (70.6%), and 5 participants used the Bristol scale (29.4%). Although the trainees recognized Bowel Dysfunction Care as important and considered it rewarding, the average implementation rate of the Bowel Dysfunction Care Quality Indicators was 53.6% (SD=19.7). It was suggested that there is a need for educational support opportunities for acquiring knowledge and skills to improve the quality of Bowel Dysfunction Care. - Trends in Research on Dementia Nursing Care in Japan: Analysis of Article Titles Using Text Mining
山内真紀子; 平川美和子
応用老年学, 2022, [Reviewed] - Effectiveness of rehabilitation slippers in preventing falls among older persons who require assistance
斎藤真澄; 三浦美環; 工藤雄行; 福士尚葵; 平川美和子; 佐藤厚子
北日本看護学会誌, 2021, [Reviewed] - Literature Review of Various Issues and Practice Care for the Visually Impaired After Becoming an Adult;: From the Viewpoint of Nursing Education
OMOTO Keiko; HIRAKAWA Miwako
Journal of Inclusive Education, 2020, [Reviewed] - A Study on the Grief Work of an Elderly Woman Who Encountered the Unexpected Death of her Spouse at Home
YAMAUCHI Makiko; HIRAKAWA Miwako; ISHIZAWA Sachie; CHIBA Miho
Asian Journal of Human Services, 2020, [Reviewed]
The purpose of this study is to clarify characteristics of the grief process, and the adjustment to a new life of an elderly woman who encountered the unexpected death of her spouse at home. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and data were analyzed using Steps for Coding and Theorization (SCAT).
The elderly woman experienced difficulties in thinking and acting in an ordered way. The response of the police and the autopsy imaging procedure had confused and irked her, and she had not been given much time to bid her husband farewell before his body was removed. Features related to the unexpected death scene were “unforgettably shocking” for her, but more that, the personality and memories of her husband became “unforgettably important and precious.” This was one of the facilitative factors of grief work. Her current life was constructed as a mixture of “a life that can be continued without being aware of the absence of the spouse,” “a life of recognizing the absence of the spouse,” and “a life of acquiring a new object of love or a new role.” She adjusted to a new life, by rendering various matters and the local community, such as traditional customs of death and cooperation of locals, useful as the facilitative factors of grief work.
As the size and role of the local community had diminished, it became evident that it was necessary to focus on other facilitative factors of grief work. This included resilience, prior relationship with the spouse, family’s functioning, and role acquisition. - Issues in Spousal Bereavement Support for Elderly Men in Japan
YAMAUCHI Makiko; HIRAKAWA Miwako
Asian Journal of Human Services, 2020, [Reviewed]
This study aimed to review the literature related to elderly men after spousal bereavement in Japan, to clarify the characteristics of grief and trends in life, and to gain insights into the support system and future research issues. Of 13 studies found, two were qualitative and 11 quantitative. Eight studies were conducted on general elderly adults, with a few results focusing on the grief work itself of elderly men at home. Elderly men after spousal bereavement tended to be unable to continue “interacting with neighbors and relatives” as they did before the death of their wives. Together with the “human relations of friends and others made before the death of their wives,” the way of involvement in maintaining these was through a support perspective. In addition, the elderly men desired more support for their “current situation” than “bereavement-related situations,” and their view of support was characterized by the “examination of timing” and “selection of contents” of specific support for solving real-life problems. Elderly men who had provided nursing care before bereavement had a high feeling of emptiness owing to the loss of their career role. As such, the main issues were pre-bereavement support and continuous support after bereavement. No research had focused on the stressors of spousal death, dementia, strength of family and community, and evaluation of support; as such, these areas merit future research. - Construct of “Individuality” Perceived by Nursing Care Workers:A Qualitative Interview Study
Kimiko YAMAMOTO; Miwako HIRAKAWA; Masami AMANO; Chigusa OHMORI; Yukiko SATO; Junko OHTA; Saori MATSUZAKI; Yoshiyuki MATSUZAKI; Takahito TAKEUCHI
Asian Journal of Human Services, Apr. 2019, [Reviewed] - 看護学生が日常生活経験と看護についての学びから看護についての考えを形成していくプロセス 一人暮らしを始めた学生のインタビューより
Sep. 2018, [Reviewed] - Study of “Individuality” on Nursing Care Job
YAMAMOTO Kimiko; HIRAKAWA Miwako; OMORI Chigusa; Sato Tomoko; AMANO Masami; SATO Yukiko; OTA Junko; MATSUZAKI Saori; INOUE Yoshiyuki; TAKEUCHI Takahito
Asian Journal of Human Services, 2018, [Reviewed]
The objective of this research is to clarify how nursing care staff perceive the user’s “individuality” based on their shared view in nursing care practices. The survey with paper questionnaire was conducted among 114 nursing care staff who worked at a care giving facility. As a result, 95 (83.3%) commented they had an experience of using the word, “individuality,” 22 (19.3%) commented they provided nursing care with “individuality” all the time, and 68 (59.6%) commented sometimes. In addition, we conducted the self-assessment and others-assessment personality test (BigFive short version) among 12 users who were engaged with all 9 nursing care staff in the same team, and then analyzed with Friedman test. As a result, it was clear that nursing care staff had different user perception on four factors, extroversion, openness, sincerity, and harmonicity, whereas they had a common perception on one factor, emotional unstableness. This indicates that it has high potential of providing consistent emotional care; however, it is also considered that they tend to provide care focusing on emotion. - 在宅認知症の人に対し男性の家族介護者が抱える葛藤と支援の方向性(第1報) 2事例の分析をとおして
Apr. 2014, [Reviewed]
MISC
- アイトラッキングを用いた試行調査 ベッドサイドで観察する看護師の視線分析
Oct. 2024 - (第2報)アイトラッキングを用いた試行調査 イラスト画像を観察する看護師の視線分析
Oct. 2024 - 慢性心不全
Mar. 2023 - 【事例でわかる実習記録の書きかたBOOK ヘンダーソン ゴードン オレム ロイ】(PART 4)ロイの看護過程
Oct. 2022 - 【つまずきやすいポイントを押さえる!行動目標・行動計画の書き方】
Mar. 2022 - 根拠がわかるビジュアル看護技術(第12回) 褥瘡の予防
Mar. 2022 - 根拠がわかるビジュアル看護技術(第11回) 排泄介助
Feb. 2022 - 根拠がわかるビジュアル看護技術(第10回) 食事介助
Jan. 2022 - 根拠がわかるビジュアル看護技術(第9回)手浴・足浴
Dec. 2021 - 看護大学生におけるシミュレーション演習の効果
Dec. 2021 - 根拠がわかるビジュアル看護技術(第8回) 全身清拭
Nov. 2021 - 【全実習で役立つ!発達段階別アセスメントのポイント】成人初期
Oct. 2021 - 【全実習で役立つ!発達段階別アセスメントのポイント】青年期
Oct. 2021 - 根拠がわかるビジュアル看護技術(第7回) 寝衣交換
Oct. 2021 - 根拠がわかるビジュアル看護技術(第6回) ベッドメーキング
Sep. 2021 - 根拠がわかるビジュアル看護技術(第5回) 移動(移乗・移送)
Aug. 2021 - 根拠がわかるビジュアル看護技術(第4回) 体位変換
Jul. 2021 - 根拠がわかるビジュアル看護技術(第3回) ボディメカニクス
Jun. 2021 - 根拠がわかるビジュアル看護技術(第2回) 無菌操作
May 2021 - 臨地実習における看護学生への指導上の課題とその対応(第2報) 経験5年以下の大学教員の戸惑いの実態
Dec. 2020 - 臨地実習における看護学生への指導上の課題とその対応(第3報) 特別配慮が必要な学生に対する教員対応
Dec. 2020 - 臨地実習における看護学生の指導上の課題とその対応(第1報) 特別配慮の必要な学生の実態
Dec. 2020 - 認知症高齢者をケアする一般病院看護師の職務経験とエイジズムとの関係
Dec. 2020 - 統合分野における災害看護講義内容の検討
2012
Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
- Analysis of Family Caregivers' Care Experiences for Elderly with Dementia at Home
Makiko YAMAUCHI Miwako; HIRAKAWA
12th 2023 Asian Society of Human Services Congress in SEOUL ,KOREA, 18 Aug. 2023 - Effects of Listening Activities of Volunteer Retired Nurses on The Elderly Hospitalized in Acute Care Hospitals: Evaluation of Autonomic Nervous System
Miwako Hirakawa Makiko Yamauchi Kimiko Yamamoto Miyako Tsukamoto
12th 2023 Asian Society of Human Services Congress in SEOUL,KOREA, 18 Aug. 2023 - TRENDS IN DEMENTIA NURSING RESEARCH FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF PAPER TITLE IN JAPAN: QUANTITATIVE TEXT ANALYSIS
Makiko Yamauchi; Miwako Hirakawa
25th EAST ASIAN FORUM OF NURSING SCHOLARS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2022 - 一般病院看護師の職位別にみる認知症対処困難感の相違
2022 - 看護大学生におけるシミュレーション演習の効果
Dec. 2021 - EFFECTS OF WORKSHOP FOR UNTROUBLED DEFECATION FOR HOME CARE PROVIDERS IN JAPAN
Umi Kudo Miwako Hirakawa; Yousuke; Kamata Miho Chiba; Yoshiko Nishizawa
24th EAST ASIAN FORUM OF NURSING SCHOLARS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2021, Apr. 2021 - NURSE’S PERCEPTIONS REGARDING THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA IN JAPANESE ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS
Miwako Hirakawa; Kimiko Yamamoto; Makiko Yamauchi; Miyako Tsukamoto; Nobuko Kashiwazaki; Hitomi Sugihara
24th EAST ASIAN FORUM OF NURSING SCHOLARS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2021, Apr. 2021 - 臨地実習における看護学生への指導上の課題とその対応(第2報) 経験5年以下の大学教員の戸惑いの実態
Dec. 2020 - 臨地実習における看護学生への指導上の課題とその対応(第3報) 特別配慮が必要な学生に対する教員対応
Dec. 2020 - 臨地実習における看護学生の指導上の課題とその対応(第1報) 特別配慮の必要な学生の実態
Dec. 2020 - 認知症高齢者をケアする一般病院看護師の職務経験とエイジズムとの関係
Dec. 2020 - Rehabilitative slipper toe clearance for aged individuals with fall risk
Atsuko Satoh Yukoh Kudoh Masumi Saitoh Miwa Miura Yuka Ohnuma Naoki Fukushi Miwako Hirakawa Sangun Lee Hidetada Sasaki
The 6th International Nursing Research Conference of World Academy of Nursing Science - 急性期病院入院中の認知機能低下高齢者への傾聴ボランティアの効果:自律神経活動による評価
2020 - A Review of Literature on the Activities of the Dementia Supporter in Japan
Miwako HIRAKAWA; Kimiko TAMAMOTO; Masami AMONO
30 Aug. 2019 - 「まちの保健室」活動に学生が参加することの教育効果の検証
27 Jul. 2019 - 高齢者ケア施設での看取りにおいて職員が感じる困難
27 Jul. 2019 - 施設で暮らす認知症高齢者の情動機能とBPSDとの関連
27 Jul. 2019 - 若年女性の尿トラブルに関する実態調査 その1
2019 - 若年女性の尿トラブルに関する実態調査 その2
2019 - フィジカルアセスメント授業の使用教材に関する研究
2019 - 在宅高齢女性の配偶者死別後のグリーフワークに関する文献レビュー
2019 - 一人暮らしを始めた看護学生の日常生活における認識
Jun. 2016 - 在宅認知症者に対する男性家族介護者支援の方向性 インフォーマル、フォーマルサポートの側面からの検討
Apr. 2015 - 在宅における若年性認知症者・家族に対する社会的サポートのあり方 家族(配偶者)のインタビューを通してみえてきた課題
Apr. 2015 - 嗜癖行動障害としてのインターネット依存症(2)インターネット依存症者と非インターネット依存症者の比較
2010 - 嗜癖行動障害としてのインターネット依存症(1)大学生における発生頻度と心理面への影響
2010
Affiliated academic society
Research Themes
- Development of a health support program to support healthy aging for people with spinal cord injuries
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Teikyo Heisei University
01 Apr. 2025 - 31 Mar. 2028 - 多職種による在宅生活ニーズ把握の視点と視線：アイトラッキング解析による教材開発
01 Apr. 2023 - 31 Mar. 2026 - 中高生の子宮頸がん予防行動を支援する大学生主体のヘルスリテラシー教育に関する研究
01 Apr. 2022 - 31 Mar. 2026 - 施設の認知症高齢者に対する大学生のICTコミュニティシステムの構築
01 Apr. 2021 - 31 Mar. 2024 - 急性期病院入院中の認知症高齢者に対する退職看護師のボランティア活動のシステム構築
01 Apr. 2021 - 31 Mar. 2024 - Build a system of volunteering for elderly people with dementia being in an acute medical hospital
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
01 Apr. 2018 - 31 Mar. 2021
The aim of this study is to get a suggestion for building a system of volunteering which supporters for dementia are as conversation partners and watch over for elderly people with dementia in an acute medical hospital.
Introduce of volunteering is connected with relief of symptoms,which showed that their faces seemed to be calm. Ward nursing staffs gave opinions that volunteering made them be awake during the day and prevented them from doing dangerous acts or leaving their ward and hospital.However,volunteering in unusual circumstance was beyond imagination what it made supporters nervous about agism and dementia,be afraid of symptoms of elderly people with dementia.
