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  1. 足趾遠位趾節間（DIP）関節の持続する腫脹

    Article • An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association, September 2023, The Japan Primary Care Association

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  2. Knowledge and practices of preconception care among rural Japanese women: findings from a mixed methods investigation

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  3. Primary care physicians' perspectives and challenges on managing multimorbidity for patients with dementia: a Japan–Michigan qualitative comparative study

    Article • BMC Primary Care, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  4. Development and validation of a rurality index for healthcare research in Japan: a modified Delphi study

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2023, BMJ

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  5. An Observational Study of Google Reviews and Ratings of Medical Institutions

    Article • An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association, March 2023, The Japan Primary Care Association

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  6. Investigating women’s health issues and help-seeking intentions in primary care in Japan: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Primary Care, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  7. Japanese primary care physicians’ experience in treating their family members: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Primary Care, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  8. Perspectives of medical students on future work‐life balance in Japan: A qualitative study using postlecture comments

    Article • Journal of General and Family Medicine, September 2022, Wiley

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  9. Intergenerational Theater Workshops as Unique Recreational Activities among Older Adults in Japanese Care Facilities: A Qualitatively Driven Mixed-Methods Multiple-Case Study Design

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  10. Adaptation of a workshop for Japanese primary care professionals on dementia‐specific advance care planning communication

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, August 2022, Wiley

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  11. Development and validation of a Japanese version of the person-centered primary care measure

    Article • BMC Primary Care, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  12. Japanese primary care physicians’ experience in treating their own family members: A cross-sectional study

    Article • April 2022, Annals of Family Medicine

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  13. Practices and perspectives of primary care physicians in Japan and the United States about diagnosing dementia: a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  14. Differences between frequent emergency department users in a secondary rural hospital and a tertiary suburban hospital in central Japan: a prevalence study

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2020, BMJ

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  15. Internet Addiction among Brazilian Students in Japan - A Questionnaire-based Cross-sectional Study

    Article • An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association, June 2020, The Japan Primary Care Association

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  16. Admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions on rural islands and their association with patient experience: a multicentred prospective cohort study

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2019, BMJ

    Prof. Machiko Inoue, Kaku Kuroda

  17. Perspectives on disclosure of the dementia diagnosis among primary care physicians in Japan: a qualitatively driven mixed methods study

    Article • BMC Family Practice, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  18. Women's Health Training in Japan Primary Care Association Certified Family Medicine Residency Programs: Status of Programs, Residents and Medical Students

    Article • An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association, December 2018, The Japan Primary Care Association

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  19. Associations of Patient Experience in Primary Care With Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits on Isolated Islands: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • The Journal of Rural Health, December 2018, Wiley

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  20. An analysis of qualitative and mixed methods abstracts from Japanese, UK and US primary care conferences

    Article • Asia Pacific Family Medicine, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  21. Correlation between family physician’s direct advice and pneumococcal vaccination intention and behavior among the elderly in Japan: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Family Practice, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  22. Gender-Based Risk and Protective Factors for Psychological Distress in the Midterm Recovery Period Following the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Article • Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, August 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  23. Challenges in providing maternity care in remote areas and islands for primary care physicians in Japan: a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Family Practice, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  24. Association between health literacy and patient experience of primary care attributes: A cross-sectional study in Japan

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2017, PLOS

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  25. Should co-payments for financially deprived patients be lowered? Primary care physicians’ perspectives using a mixed-methods approach in a survey study in Tokyo

    Article • International Journal for Equity in Health, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  26. Primary care patient experience and cancer screening uptake among women: an exploratory cross-sectional study in a Japanese population

    Article • Asia Pacific Family Medicine, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  27. Utility of self-competency ratings during residency training in family medicine education-emerging countries: findings from Japan

    Article • Asia Pacific Family Medicine, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  28. Improving Quality of Care through Primary Care Research

    Article • Journal of General and Family Medicine, December 2016, Wiley

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  29. Acupuncture Use in Rural Japanese Family Medicine Populations: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study

    Article • Medical Acupuncture, February 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  30. Primary Care Assessment Tool--Japanese Version

    Article • January 2016, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  31. Physicians' Perceptions of Income-related Disparities in Medical Care Utilization: a Mail Survey in Tokyo

    Article • An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association, January 2016, The Japan Primary Care Association

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  32. Characteristics of General Physicians who Practice Shared Decision Making: A Mail Survey of All Clinics in 12 Municipalities in Tokyo

    Article • An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association, January 2016, The Japan Primary Care Association

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  33. Development and validation of the Japanese version of Primary Care Assessment Tool

    Article • Family Practice, November 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  34. The cultural context of teaching and learning sexual health care examinations in Japan: a mixed methods case study assessing the use of standardized patient instructors among Japanese family physician trainees of the Shizuoka Family Medicine Program

    Article • Asia Pacific Family Medicine, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  35. An Empirical Assessment of Cases Experienced during Inpatient Family Medicine Resident Training in a Rural Community Hospital of the Shizuoka Family Medicine Training Program in Japan

    Article • Journal of General and Family Medicine, October 2015, Wiley

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  36. Implications for Social Support on Prolonged Sleep Difficulties among a Disaster-Affected Population: Second Report from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Ishinomaki, Japan

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2015, PLOS

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  37. Japan's vision for health care in 2035

    Article • The Lancet, June 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  38. Impact of population aging on trends in diabetes prevalence: A meta‐regression analysis of 160,000 Japanese adults

    Article • Journal of Diabetes Investigation, March 2015, Wiley

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  39. Early prophylactic antibiotics administration for acute necrotizing pancreatitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Article • Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, February 2015, Wiley

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  40. Benefits of Having Departments of Family Medicine in Universities

    Article • An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association, January 2015, The Japan Primary Care Association

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  41. Risk of Social Isolation Among Great East Japan Earthquake Survivors Living in Tsunami-Affected Ishinomaki, Japan

    Article • Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, July 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  42. Social Ties May Play a Critical Role in Mitigating Sleep Difficulties in Disaster-Affected Communities: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Ishinomaki Area, Japan

    Article • SLEEP, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  43. Impaired fasting glucose as an independent risk factor for hypertension among healthy middle-aged Japanese subjects with optimal blood pressure: the Yuport Medical Checkup Centre retrospective cohort study

    Article • Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  44. Undiagnosed diabetes has poorer profiles for cardiovascular and metabolic markers than known diabetes: The Yuport Medical Checkup Center Study

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, August 2013, Elsevier

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  45. Impact of communicative and critical health literacy on understanding of diabetes care and self-efficacy in diabetes management: a cross-sectional study of primary care in Japan

    Article • BMC Family Practice, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  46. Article • An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association, January 2013, The Japan Primary Care Association

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  47. Article • An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association, January 2013, The Japan Primary Care Association

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  48. Effects of Age and Sex in the Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Using Glycated Haemoglobin in Japan: The Yuport Medical Checkup Centre Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2012, PLOS

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  49. Persistent fasting hyperglycaemia is more predictive of Type 2 diabetes than transient fasting hyperglycaemia

    Article • Diabetic Medicine, June 2012, Wiley

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  50. Hypertensive patients' perceptions of their physicians' knowledge about them: a cross-sectional study in Japan

    Article • BMC Family Practice, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Machiko Inoue

  51. Malignant Struma Ovarii with Graves' Disease

    Article • Gynecologic Oncology, December 2000, Elsevier

    Prof. Machiko Inoue