Ayako Tamura
Professor
Faculty of Medicine
University of Tokushima
Japan
Biography
Ayako Tamura has done her PhD from Tokushima University in 1998. Currently she is working as Professor in Faculty of Medicine at Tokushima University. Her research interests are Adult Nursing, Rehabilitation Nursing, Adult and Gerontological Nursing, Cranial nerve nursing, A study on care method of patient with consciousness disorder (acute phase, nutrition· diet therapy), Research on development of function training program after surgery (rehabilitation, improvement / improvement of nursing care, disability of consciousness, acute phase), Recovery promotion nursing for prevention of waste syndrome of stroke patients, recovery promotion care for motor paralysis, nursing of patients with cranial nerve and neurological disorders (stroke nursing, rehabilitation nursing, patient education of lifestyle diseases). Several papers of her work were pubished in reputed international journals. She is also the member of Japan Society of Neurological Nursing Research, Japan Society for Neurological Nursing Research, NPO corporation Japan Rehabilitation Nursing Association, Japan Neuroscience Nursing Association, Japan Cardiovascular Nursing Association, Japanese Consciousness Disorder Association, Japan Academy of Nursing Education, Japan Academy of Nursing Science, Japanese Society of Cancer Nursing, Tokushima Nursing Association.
Research Interest
Adult Nursing, Rehabilitation Nursing, Adult and Gerontological Nursing, Cranial nerve nursing, A study on care method of patient with consciousness disorder (acute phase, nutrition· diet therapy), Research on development of function training program after surgery (rehabilitation, improvement / improvement of nursing care, disability of consciousness, acute phase), Recovery promotion nursing for prevention of waste syndrome of stroke patients, recovery promotion care for motor paralysis, nursing of patients with cranial nerve and neurological disorders (stroke nursing, rehabilitation nursing, patient education of lifestyle diseases).
Publications
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Yukari Hisaka, Takako Minagawa and Ayako Tamura. Current research and future issues in the psychology and experiences of acute-phase stroke patients. Journal of Japanese Academy of Neuroscience Nursing. 2016, 3(2): 85-92.
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Kobayasi Akie, Ayako Tamura, Takako Ichihara and Takako Minagawa. Factors associated with changes over time in medicationtaking behavior up to 12 months after initial mild cerebral infarction onset. The Journal of Medical Investigation : JMI. 2017, 64(1,2): 85-95.
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Takako Minagawa, Ayako Tamura and Yukari Hisaka. Thoughts of patients who could not undergo fast-acting treatment because of delays in post-cerebral infarction medical examination. Journal of Japanese Academy of Neuroscience Nursing. 2017, 4(1): 19-23.
