Basic Information

Academic Degree

• Master of Regional Planning(Cornell University)
• Master of Public Health(Kyoto University)
• Master of Medical Science(University of Malaya)
• PhD in Medicine(Kyoto University)

Research History

• From Apr. 2024, To Present

  Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Dept. of Health Informatics, School of Puublic Health,, Project-specific Junior Associate Professor
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2024

  Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Internationalization Promotion Office, School of Public Health, Program-specific Assistant Professor

ID,URL

• ORCID ID

  0000-0001-7318-4742

• J-Global ID

  202001013291085777

• Researcher ID

  AGH-0094-2022

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/ayakokohno

Research

Research Interests

• 社会医学
• Global Health
• 質的研究
• Qualitative Research

Research Areas

• Life sciences, Healthcare management, medical sociology
• Life sciences, Hygiene and public health (non-laboratory)

Papers

• Balancing religious obligations and cultural integration—female foreign Muslims’ healthcare experiences in Japan: a qualitative study

  Ayako Kohno; Maznah Dahlui; Inge Dhamanti; David Koh; Hanif Abdul Rahman; Takeo Nakayama

  AJOG Global Reports, May 2025

  
• 小学校低学年の子と親のCOVID-19に関するコミュニケーション 親子へのインタビューによる質的研究

  山下 恵; 河野 文子; 高橋 由光; 當山 まゆみ; 西川 佳孝; 岡田 浩; 丹羽 房子; 金谷 久美子; 平林 今日子; 中山 健夫

  ヘルスコミュニケーションウィークプログラム・抄録集, Sep. 2023

  
• British and Japanese international retirement migration and creative responses to health and care challenges: a bricolage perspective

  Kelly Hall; Mayumi Ono; Ayako Kohno

  Comparative Migration Studies, Dec. 2021

  
• Development of Early Marriage Attitude Scale: A Multi-Dimensional Scale for Measuring the Attitudes Toward Child Marriage

  Ayako Kohno; Maznah Dahlui; Nik Daliana Nik Farid; Norlaili Abdul Aziz; Takeo Nakayama

  SAGE Open, Jul. 2021

  
• Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions on the Timing of Initial Advance Care Planning Discussions in Japan: a Mixed-Methods Study

  Jun Miyashita; Ayako Kohno; Sayaka Shimizu; Motohiro Kashiwazaki; Noriki Kamihiro; Kaoru Okawa; Masami Fujisaki; Shunichi Fukuhara; Yosuke Yamamoto

  Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2021

  
• Investigation of the key factors that influence the girls to enter into child marriage: A meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence

  Ayako Kohno; Teeranee Techasrivichien; S. Pilar Suguimoto; Maznah Dahlui; Nik Daliana Nik Farid; Takeo Nakayama

  PLoS ONE, Jul. 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Patients’ preferences and factors influencing initial advance care planning discussions’ timing: A cross-cultural mixed-methods study

  Jun Miyashita; Ayako Kohno; Shao Yi Cheng; Su Hsuan Hsu; Yosuke Yamamoto; Sayaka Shimizu; Wei Sheng Huang; Motohiro Kashiwazaki; Noriki Kamihiro; Kaoru Okawa; Masami Fujisaki; Jaw Shiun Tsai; Shunichi Fukuhara

  Palliative Medicine, 01 Jul. 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Why girls get married early in Sarawak, Malaysia - An exploratory qualitative study

  Ayako Kohno; Maznah Dahlui; Nik Daliana Nik Farid; Razitasham Safii; Takeo Nakayama

  BMC Women's Health, 04 Mar. 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Posttreatment Strategy After Endoscopic Resection for Patients with T1 Colorectal Cancer at High Risk of Lymph Node Metastasis

  Yoshitaka Nishikawa; Takahiro Horimatsu; Daisuke Nishizaki; Ayako Kohno; Akira Yokoyama; Masahiro Yoshioka; Koya Hida; Katsuyuki Sakanaka; Sachiko Minamiguchi; Hiroshi Seno; Yoshiharu Sakai; Takeo Nakayama

  Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, 01 Mar. 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Conceptualization of a good end-of-life experience with dementia in Japan: A qualitative study

  Mayumi Nishimura; Ayako Kohno; Jenny T. Van Der Steen; Toru Naganuma; Takeo Nakayama

  International Psychogeriatrics, 01 Feb. 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• How Psychosocial Factors Contribute to Japanese Older Adults’ Initiation of Advance Care Planning Discussions: A Qualitative Study

  Jun Miyashita; Ayako Kohno; Yosuke Yamamoto; Sayaka Shimizu; Teruhisa Azuma; Toshihiko Takada; Michio Hayashi; Shunichi Fukuhara

  Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• In-depth examination of issues surrounding the reasons for child marriage in Kelantan, Malaysia: A qualitative study

  Ayako Kohno; Maznah Dahlui; Nik Daliana Nik Farid; Siti Hawa Ali; Takeo Nakayama

  BMJ Open, 01 Sep. 2019, Peer-reviewed

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• Stable iodine distribution among children after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan: An observational study

  Yoshitaka Nishikawa; Ayako Kohno; Yoshimitsu Takahashi; Chiaki Suzuki; Hirokatsu Kinoshita; Takeo Nakayama; Masaharu Tsubokura

  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2019, Peer-reviewed

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• Issues in healthcare services in Malaysia as experienced by Japanese retirees

  Ayako Kohno; Ghazali Musa; Nik Daliana Nik Farid; Norlaili Abdul Aziz; Takeo Nakayama; Maznah Dahlui

  BMC Health Services Research, 05 May 2016, Peer-reviewed

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• Factors affecting Japanese retirees' healthcare service utilisation in Malaysia: A qualitative study

  Ayako Kohno; Nik Daliana Nik Farid; Ghazali Musa; Norlaili Abdul Aziz; Takeo Nakayama; Maznah Dahlui

  BMJ Open, 2016, Peer-reviewed

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Misc.

• 実装科学における質的手法

  保健医療福祉における普及と実装科学研究会(RADISH)

  https://www.radish-japan.org/resource/qualmis/index.html, Mar. 2022

  

Presentations

• Qualitative research seminar: From introduction to practice

  Ayako Kohno

  Japan Medical Writer Association Seminar, 20 Feb. 2023, Invited

  
• How to create a research plan for qualitative research (beginner-intermediate).

  Ayako Kohno

  Primary Care Research Connect 4rd Annual Meeting Pre-Seminar., 10 Dec. 2022, Invited

  
• WT2: Structuring research questions for mixed methods research

  Jun Miyashita; Ryuto Shiraishi; Ayako Kohno

  Pre-seminar of the 5th Annual Academic Conference of the Japanese Society of Clinical Epidemiology, 05 Nov. 2022, Invited

  
• Qualitative research seminar: Basics of how to read and write qualitative research.

  Ayako Kohno

  Japan Medical Writer Association Seminar, 14 Dec. 2021, Invited

  
• Introduction to qualitative research (beginner to intermediate)

  Ayako Kohno

  Primary Care Research Connect 3rd Annual Meeting Pre-Seminar., 04 Dec. 2021, Invited

  
• HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE OF MUSLIMS LIVING IN JAPAN: A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

  Ayako Kohno

  The 54th Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference 2023, 01 Nov. 2023

  
• Digest of Japanese Translation of "Qualitative Methods in Implementation Science"

  河野 文子

  https://www.radish-japan.org/promoteResearch/academic/8thconf/index.html, 09 Jul. 2022, Invited

  
• 東南アジア出身の日本在住イスラム教徒の日本での医療機関受診時の課題について

  河野 文子

  一般財団法人 日本インドネシア協会特別セミナー, 30 Mar. 2022, Invited

  
• Third Session "Healthcare and Communication"

  河野文子

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI74933wtZ4, 10 Nov. 2021, Invited

  
• Healthcare and Nursing

  河野 文子

  https://www.toyotafound.or.jp/international/2020/seminar-migration.html, 30 Sep. 2020, Invited

  

Books and Other Publications

• 質的研究法 : その理論と方法 : 健康・社会科学分野における展開と展望

  Rice, Pranee Liamputtong; 木原, 雅子; 木原, 正博

  メディカル・サイエンス・インターナショナル, Apr. 2022

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External funds: Kakenhi

• Investigation of Community-based Social Support Measures for Japanese Teenage Mothers: A Mixed Methods Research

  Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

  0908:Society medicine, nursing, and related fields

  Kyoto University

  河野 文子

  From 11 Sep. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2024, Granted

  十代妊娠;十代母親;課題;十代の母親;妊娠;出産;質的研究;社会的支援;混合研究;妊娠・出産

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-20K23132/
• 低リスク出産の医療の質指標を用いた医療ケアの改善に向けたプログラムの運用

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

  Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related

  Nara Medical University

  上田 佳世

  From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2025, Granted

  Quality Indicator;Quality improvement;Organizational culture;Childbirth care

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-22K10927/

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Introduction to Qualitative Research

  H156, Spring, Graduate School of Medicine, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Introduction to Qualitative Research

  H156, Spring, Graduate School of Medicine, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Introduction to Qualitative Research

  H156, Spring, Graduate School of Medicine, 1
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  Introduction to Qualitative Research

  Spring, 医学研究科
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Human Security Development

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Human Security Development

  Fall, 農学研究科
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Introduction to Qualitative Research

  Spring, 医学研究科

Other educational achievements

• March 28, 2022: Invited online lecture at overseas university (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Indonesia)
  Topic: Reccently Emerging Issues in Mother and Child Health
• November 15, 2023: Invited online lecture at overseas university (Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Indonesia)
  Topic: Theories and Topics on Healthcare Access in Japan