Hideki Hashimoto
Biographic Data
| ID | 3927155 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hideki Hashimoto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hideki |
| FAMILY NAME | Hashimoto |
| SIGNATURE | HASHIMOTO H |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3663-6564 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 41 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 41 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Local policy governance arrangements and Covid-19-related mortality in municipalities in Japan
Introduction: COVID-19-related mortality varied substantially within and across countries, which may not be fully explained by demographic and clinical differences. Some studies suggest that local governors' ideology has a substantial effect on mortality because of their political stances for and against the stringency of public health interventions. However, recent research indicates that stringency is not consistently related to lower mortality…
Technical efficiency and resilience of health systems in Japan during the Covid-19 pandemic
It is widely recognized that in resilient health systems, efficient utilization of limited resources contributes to protecting lives against adverse external shocks. In this study, we estimated technical efficiency of local health systems in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic, identified efficiency patterns, and compared health outcomes across these patterns to assess the contribution of efficiency to local health system resilience. We conducted …
Dissonance between predicted and actual retirement statuses to address heterogeneous effects of retirement on mental health; evidence from JSTAR
Introduction: Many studies have explored the relationship between retirement and health outcomes but findings are inconsistent, mainly owing to endogeneity in the relationship between retirement decisions and health, and the effect of heterogeneity across retiree attributes. Recent studies indicate that the mental health effects of retirement vary according to the volitionality of retirement choices taking an exogenous shock as an instrument. In …
Development and Validity Evaluation of the Index of Social Work Process in Promoting Social Participation of Welfare Recipients (SWP-PSP) in Japan
Social workers are required to have the capacity to effectively support welfare recipients to restore their labor participation for social inclusion. However, a systematic method for process evaluation of this capacity has not yet been established. In this study, we developed the Index of Social Work Process in Promoting Social Participation of Welfare Recipients (SWP-PSP) to address this gap. Item domains and pools were prepared by referring to …
Differential Associations Between Individual Time Poverty and Smoking Behavior by Gender, Marital Status, and Childrearing Status Among Japanese Metropolitan Adults
Time availability has been recognized as a social determinant of health. However, the association between time poverty and smoking behavior remains to be fully investigated. The aim of this current study was to examine the association between time poverty and smoking behavior by gender, marital status, and childrearing status, which differentially affect time resource availability. We used data from a population-based survey in the greater Tokyo …
Antibiotic Prescription Trends in Dentistry
Third-generation cephalosporins continue to dominate dental antibiotic prescriptions. The increase in penicillin use was much more pronounced in hospitals than in clinics. Strengthening antimicrobial stewardship, particularly in clinics where the majority of dental care is provided, is crucial
Association between snack intake behaviors of children and neighboring women
The results suggest that the out-of-home physical and social neighborhood environments may have non-ignorable associations with children's dietary behaviors by offering behavioral opportunities in addition to maternal influence
Empirical design of population health strategies accounting for the distribution of population health risks
Recent discussions in epidemiology have emphasised the need to estimate the heterogeneous effects of risk factors across the distribution of health outcomes for better aetiological understanding of the determinants of population health. We propose using quantile regression-based decomposition to expand the empirical discussion on population health intervention strategies for health equity by incorporating population homogeneity/heterogeneity in t…
General health literacy, Covid-19-related health literacy, and protective behaviors
Introduction: Health literacy (HL) can be regarded as a key element of non-pharmaceutical interventions used in emergency responses. The present study aimed to determine the associations of combinations of general HL and COVID-19-related HL with COVID-19 protective behaviors and healthy lifestyle behaviors. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted from December 2020 to January 2021 among residents in Japanese metropolitan areas. Valid respon…
Socio-psychological factors associated with anticipated stigma toward Covid-19
These results suggest that intervention messages to increase risk perception and normative beliefs to enhance protective behaviors may have the unintended effect of increasing anticipated stigma in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Associations of health literacy with dental care use and oral health status in Japan
These findings may provide clues for the design of effective interventions to promote preventive dental care use and improve oral health status
Contribution of the Technical Efficiency of Public Health Programs to National Trends and Regional Disparities in Unintentional Childhood Injury in Japan
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, strengthening investments in health service inputs has been widely emphasized, but less attention has been paid to tackling variation in the technical efficiency of services. In this study, we estimated the technical efficiency of local public health programs for the prevention of unintentional childhood injury and explored its contribution to national trend changes and regional health disparities in …
Same same but different? Comparing institutional performance in the long‐term care systems of Japan and South Korea
Responding to a rapidly aging population, Japan and South Korea introduced social insurance‐based long‐term care systems (LTCSs) in 2000 and 2008, respectively. Korea studied and took up key features of Japan's system while evolving along its own trajectory in line with its healthcare system. The aim of the present study is to unpack the broad category of ‘social insurance’ to explore how distinct system inputs and designs in Korea and Japan rela…
A Quasi-Experimental Study of the Effects of Pre-Kindergarten Education on Pediatric Asthma
Ensuring access to pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) education remains a pressing policy issue in the United States. Prior research has shown the positive effects that Pre-K has on children's cognitive development. However, studies on its effects on children's health outcomes are scarce. This study aimed to investigate the effects of the Pre-K program on pediatric asthma. Children's individual data from existing research conducted in North Carolina were l…
Social policies and change in education-related disparities in mortality in Japan, 2000–2010
Persistent socioeconomic disparity in mortality is a widely observed phenomenon despite improvements in the economic standard of living and the prevailing universal healthcare coverage policy. In this study, we selected Japan as a case in which public universal coverage has maintained horizontal equity in healthcare access while demographic and economic challenges have affected the life chances of vulnerable subpopulations over the past decade. W…
Time preference and personal value
There may be an association between time preference and personal values. Time discounting and hyperbolic time discounting may be associated with different aspects of personal values, i.e., area of priority values and commitment to value, respectively
Smoking behavior prevalence in one's personal social network and peer's popularity
Associations of education and income with heavy drinking and problem drinking among men
These findings indicate that education and income are differentially associated with alcohol drinking patterns among community-dwelling Japanese men
Punching above their weight
Further research using this framework has considerable potential to advance effective policies to advance health and equity
The Association between Paternal Job Stress and Maternal Child Corporal Punishment
Although child corporal punishment can lead to adverse health outcomes in children, this practice remains prevalent in Japan. This study investigates whether, under Asian family norms, fathers’ job stress is a risk factor for mothers’ frequent use of child corporal punishment. A study sample of 522 children ages 0 to 6 years was obtained from a population-based survey in Tokyo. Data from mothers’ self-reports of maternal caretaker child corporal …
Time cost of child rearing and its effect on women's uptake of free health checkups in Japan
Distinct association between educational attainment and overweight/obesity in unmarried and married women
Associations between women's own education and overweight/obesity varied by marital status, and husbands' educational level was important for married women's overweight/obesity. These findings indicate that the social influences bound to educational background affect women's overweight/obesity
The socioeconomic within-gender gap in informal caregiving among middle-aged women
Educational attainment, time preference, and health-related behaviors
Health literacy, socioeconomic status and self-rated health in Japan
Health literacy (HL) is a key determinant of health in a contemporary society characterized by abundant information. Previous studies have suggested that basic or functional HL is positively associated with health, whereas evidences on the association between health and communicative/critical HL are scarce. Furthermore, confounding by socioeconomic status on HL-health association has been poorly tested. Using cross-sectional data from a nationall…
The impact of subjective and objective social status on psychological distress among men and women in Japan
The evolving concept of "patient-centeredness" in patient-physician communication research
The socioeconomic within-gender gap in informal caregiving among middle-aged women
The Association between Paternal Job Stress and Maternal Child Corporal Punishment
Although child corporal punishment can lead to adverse health outcomes in children, this practice remains prevalent in Japan. This study investigates whether, under Asian family norms, fathers’ job stress is a risk factor for mothers’ frequent use of child corporal punishment. A study sample of 522 children ages 0 to 6 years was obtained from a population-based survey in Tokyo. Data from mothers’ self-reports of maternal caretaker child corporal …
Horizontal inequity in healthcare access under the universal coverage in Japan; 1986–2007
Distinct impact of education and income on habitual exercise
Educational attainment, time preference, and health-related behaviors
Time cost of child rearing and its effect on women's uptake of free health checkups in Japan
Dynamic impact of social stratification and social influence on smoking prevalence by gender
Factors affecting the entry of for-profit providers into a price regulated market for formal long-term care services
Individual income, income distribution, and self rated health in Japan
Objective: To assess the effects on self rated health of individual income and income distribution in Japan. Design: Cross sectional analysis. Data collected on household income, self rated health, and other sociodemographic characteristics at the individual level from comprehensive survey of the living conditions of people on health and welfare in a nationally representative sample from each prefecture. Setting: Prefectures in Japan. Participant…
Validation of the Japanese version of EORTC QLQ-CR38
Micro Data Analysis of Medical and Long-Term Care Utilization Among the Elderly in Japan
Japan is currently experiencing the most rapid population aging among all OECD countries. Increasing expenditures on medical care in Japan have been attributed to the aging of the population. Authors in the recent debate on end-of-life care and long-term care (LTC) cost in the United States and Europe have attributed time to death and non-medical care cost for the aged as a source of rising expenditures. In this study, we analyzed a large sample …
The impact of subjective and objective social status on psychological distress among men and women in Japan
Japanese universal health coverage
Population ageing and wellbeing
Distinct impact of education and income on habitual exercise
Horizontal inequity in healthcare access under the universal coverage in Japan; 1986–2007
Socioeconomic Status is Significantly Associated with Dietary Salt Intakes and Blood Pressure in Japanese Workers (J-Hope Study)
The association of socioeconomic status (SES) with nutrients intakes attracts public attention worldwide. In the current study, we examined the associations of SES with dietary salt intake and health outcomes in general Japanese workers (2,266) who participated in this Japanese occupational cohort. SES was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire. Dietary intakes were assessed with a validated, brief, self-administered diet history questionn…
The Association of Hospital Volume With Mortality and Costs of Care for Stroke in Japan
BACKGROUND: The association between hospital volume and patient outcomes remains unclear for stroke. Little is known about whether these relationships differ by stroke subtypes. OBJECTIVES: To examine the association of hospital volume with in-hospital mortality and costs of care for stroke. RESEARCH DESIGN: Secondary data analysis of national hospital database. SUBJECTS: A total of 66,406 patients admitted between July 1 and December 31, 2010 wi…
Factors affecting the entry of for-profit providers into a price regulated market for formal long-term care services
The evolving concept of "patient-centeredness" in patient-physician communication research
Differences in spousal influence on smoking cessation by gender and education among Japanese couples
Our findings suggest that a spouse's smoking status is important for smoking cessation interventions in men. For women, however, a couple's combined educational attainment may matter in the interventions
Health literacy, socioeconomic status and self-rated health in Japan
Health literacy (HL) is a key determinant of health in a contemporary society characterized by abundant information. Previous studies have suggested that basic or functional HL is positively associated with health, whereas evidences on the association between health and communicative/critical HL are scarce. Furthermore, confounding by socioeconomic status on HL-health association has been poorly tested. Using cross-sectional data from a nationall…
Does an advantageous occupational position make women happier in contemporary Japan? Findings from the Japanese Study of Health, Occupation, and Psychosocial Factors Related Equity (J-Hope)
Occupational position is one of the determinants of psychological health, but this association may differ for men and women depending on the social context. In contemporary Japanese society, occupational gender segregation persists despite increased numbers of women participating in the labour market, which may contribute to gender specific patterns in the prevalence of poor psychological health. The present study examined gender specific associa…
Wealth-related versus income-related inequalities in dental care use under universal public coverage
The results showed that wealth-related inequalities in dental care use were greater than income-related inequalities in Japan, where most dental care is covered by the public health insurance system. This suggests that wealth-related inequalities in dental care use cannot be explained by economic budget constraints alone. Further studies should investigate the mechanisms of wealth-related inequalities in dental care use
Dynamic impact of social stratification and social influence on smoking prevalence by gender
Educational attainment, time preference, and health-related behaviors
Distinct association between educational attainment and overweight/obesity in unmarried and married women
Associations between women's own education and overweight/obesity varied by marital status, and husbands' educational level was important for married women's overweight/obesity. These findings indicate that the social influences bound to educational background affect women's overweight/obesity
The socioeconomic within-gender gap in informal caregiving among middle-aged women
Punching above their weight
Further research using this framework has considerable potential to advance effective policies to advance health and equity
The Association between Paternal Job Stress and Maternal Child Corporal Punishment
Although child corporal punishment can lead to adverse health outcomes in children, this practice remains prevalent in Japan. This study investigates whether, under Asian family norms, fathers’ job stress is a risk factor for mothers’ frequent use of child corporal punishment. A study sample of 522 children ages 0 to 6 years was obtained from a population-based survey in Tokyo. Data from mothers’ self-reports of maternal caretaker child corporal …
Time cost of child rearing and its effect on women's uptake of free health checkups in Japan
Associations of education and income with heavy drinking and problem drinking among men
These findings indicate that education and income are differentially associated with alcohol drinking patterns among community-dwelling Japanese men
Social policies and change in education-related disparities in mortality in Japan, 2000–2010
Persistent socioeconomic disparity in mortality is a widely observed phenomenon despite improvements in the economic standard of living and the prevailing universal healthcare coverage policy. In this study, we selected Japan as a case in which public universal coverage has maintained horizontal equity in healthcare access while demographic and economic challenges have affected the life chances of vulnerable subpopulations over the past decade. W…
Medicine (34 works) · Population (28 works) · Environmental health (25 works) · Demography (19 works) · Demography (17 works) · Psychology (17 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (15 works) · Economics (14 works) · Gerontology (13 works) · Public health (11 works)