Ken Kato

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Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine
Medical Information and Management Science
Ph.D. StudentAppointed: 2004

Mailing Address

Department of Medical Information & Management Science
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
Tsurumai-cho 65 Showa-ku
Nagoya-shi, 466-8550
Japan

Contact Information

katok@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Qualifications

M.P.H., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, International and Family Health, 2003.
B.S., Texas A&M University, Sociology, 1999.

Expertise and Research Interests

Currently, I am doing research on eligibility issues of VA health administration and its relations to patients' trust and health outcomes. My general interest is patients' trust in medical settings. Furthermore, I am interested in the aging population in Japan; how the aging population influences, and is influenced by, society.

Other Expertise

1998-1999, President of Japanese Student Association (Japan Club), Texas A&M University

Future Research

I am interested in doing research on:
1. Patients' trust in medical settings in Japan
2. Usage of the word "QoL" in research

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Cross Cultural Studies, Family Health Services, Family Medicine, Gerontology, Hospital Administration, International Health, Japan, Outcomes Research (Medical), Qualitative Methods (social sciences), Quality of Life Program, Sociology.

Additional Terms:

Cross Cultural Studies, Health Outcome, QoL, Qualitative Research, Sociology, Trust.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Japanese: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
English: (Fluent, Functional, Functional)

Memberships

Japanese Academy for Qualitative Psychology
Japanese Society on Hospital Administration
Tokai-Area Hospital Administration Study Group

Honors and Awards

1999, Rita and Bill Stout Academic Excellence Award for Koriyama Students, International Student Services, Texas A&M University
Alpha Kappa Delta Sociological Honorary

Previous Positions

2002-2003, Project Staff, Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies
2000-2003, Master Student, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, International and Family Health

Publications

  • Kato K, The Relations Between Eligibility Process, Trust, and Patient Outcomes in the Houston VA Hospital, Master Thesis, Houston, TX, The University of Texas School of Public Health, August 2003
  • Kato K, O'Malley KJ, Patient Perceptions of Eligibility and Trust in the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Poster Presented At the 3rd Annual Houston Area Health Services & Outcomes Research Conference, 25 Nov 2002
  • Kato K, O'Malley KJ, The Relations Between Eligibility Process, Trust, and Satisfaction in the Houston VA Hospital, In Preparation

Profile Details

Last Updated: 10/18/2005

COS Expertise ID #349209
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