Assistant Professor, Osaka University School of Medicine, Faculty of health Sciences, Dep. of Health Promotion Science, JAPAN, 1997, Lecturer 1998-2003, Associate Professor, 2003-2015
Research student at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, JAPAN 1995-1996
Public Health Nurse, Health center of Matsudo city, Chiba, JAPAN, 1993-1994
My research kyewords are long-term prognosis, life slill, social supports, and empowerment
1. Keiko Sugiura, Mikiko Ito, Masami Kutsumi, Hiroshi Mikami: Gender Differences in Spousal Caregiving in Japan. Journal of Gerontology: Social Science, 64B(1), 147-156,
2. Tomoko Omiya, Mikiko Ito, Yoshihiko Yamazaki: Disclosure of congenital cleft lip and palate to Japanese patients: reported patient experiences and relationship to self-esteem. BMC Research Notes, 7:924, 2014
3. Eri Moriguchi , Mikiko Ito, Toshisaburo Nagai: Verification of the Reliability and Validity of a Japanese Version of the Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy Questionnaire (QOLCE-J). Brain & Development, 37(10) , 933-942, 2015
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Kazue Sakakibara, Mai Kabayama and Mikiko Ito: Experiences of “endless” caregiving of impaired elderly at home by family caregivers: a qualitative study BMC research note. 8:827, 2015
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Disclosure of congenital cleft lip and palate to Japanese patients: reported patient experiences and relationship to self-esteem. Haemophilia, 19(6), 876–881, 2013