WADA, Taizo
G-COE Researcher
- Division of Humans and the Environment
- M.D., Kochi Medical School, 1995
Dr. Med. Sc. (Field Medicine), Kyoto University, 2004
MSc. (Epidemiology), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,
2007
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Current Research Interests
- Cross-cultural study of depression in older people in Southeast Asia and
Japan
- Epidemiology of cardiovascular-risk factors in Southeast Asia
We have been studying depression in older people living in Southeast Asian
countries and Japan. Depression is not only a major threat to the mental
health and well-being of the elderly but also a matter of concern to any
caregiver treating such patients and their families. Although depression
is expected to be the second-leading cause of disability worldwide by 2020,
reports of prevalence of depression in Southeast Asian countries are still
very few. One of the reasons is that reliable screening methods have not
been established in those areas. We have reported that depression is associated
with disability and lower quality of life among community-dwelling older
people in Vietnam, Indonesia, and Japan. However, the effect of traditional
lifestyles or religion on depression is not clear. We would like to develop
a screening tool for depression and to clarify how lifestyle and spirituality
are associated with depression in Southeast Asian countries. Treatable
depression should be effectively detected and treated as there is no health
without mental health.
Research Activities in 2008 Fiscal Year
Publications | Joint Research Projects | Field Research |
Seminars/Symposia | Database | Academic Associations |
Outside Activities | Awards
- Publication
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- Wada T,; Ishine M; Ishimoto Y; Hirosaki M; Kimura Y; Kasahara Y; Okumiya Y; Nishinaga
M; Otsuka K.; and Matsubayashi K. 2008. Fallers are older and more disabled
as well as more depressed than non-faller in the community-dwelling elderly
in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc; in press
- Okumiya K; Ishine M; Wada T; Fujisawa M; Otsuka K.; and Matsubayashi K. 2008.Apr. Lifestyle changes
after OGTT improve glucose intolerance in community dwelling elderly people
after one year. J Am Geriatr Soc 56(4):767-9 in press.
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