Global COE Program - Kyoto University - In Search of Sustainable Humanosphere in Asia and Africa: MATSUBAYASHI, Kozo

Research Theme:

Research on Diseases and Aging in Asia and Africa
Effect of Nature and Culture on Diseases and Human Aging
What is Human "Successful Aging"

References:

Matsubayashi K, Okumiya K, Wada T, Ishine M: Ishine M,: Older adult's view of "successful aging"- Comparison between Japanese and American elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc 54:184-186, 2006.
Fujisawa M, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K: Trends in diabetes. Lancet 369:1257-1257, 2007

2007 G-COE Research Outcome:

Ishine M, Okumiya K, Matsubayashi K, 2007: A close association between hearing impairment and activities of daily living, depression, and quality of life in community-dwelling older people in Japan, J Am Geriatr Soc, 55:316-317.
Roriz-Cruz M, Rosset I, Wada T, Sakagami T, Ishine M, Roriz-Filho JS, Cruz TR, Rodrigues RP, Resmini I, Sudoh S, Wakatsuki Y, Nakagawa M, Souza AC, Kita T, Matsubayashi K, 2007: Stroke-independent association between metabolic syndrome and functional dependence, depression, and low quality of life in elderly community-dwelling Brazilian people, J Am Geriatr Soc, 55:374-382.
Fujisawa M, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K, 2007: Trends in diabetes, Lancet, 369:1257-1257.
Okumiya K, Ishine M, Wada T, Pongvongsa T, Boupha B, Matsubayashi K, 2007: The close association between low economic status and glucose intolerance in elderly subjects in a rural area in Laos, J Am Geriatr Soc, 55:2101-2102.
Fujisawa M, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Nishinaga M, Doi Y, Ozawa T, Matsubayashi K, 2007: Effects of long-term exercise class on prevention of falls in community-dwelling elderly: Kahoku longitudinal aging study, Gerontol Geriatr Intern, 7:357-362.
Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Ishine M, Wada T, Sakamoto R, Hirata Y, Del Saz EG, Griapon Y, Togodly A, Sanggenafa N, Rantetampang AL, Kokubo Y, Kuzuhara S, Matsubayashi K, 2007: Fieldwork survey of neurodegenerative diseases in West New-Guinea in 2001-02 and 2006-07, Rinsho Shinkeigaku, 47(11):977-8.
Ishine M, Okumiya K, Hirosaki M, Sakamoto R, Fujisawa M, Hotta N, Otsuka K, Nishinaga M, Doi Y, Matsubayashi K, 2008: Prevalence of hypertension and its awareness, treatment, and satisfactory control through treatment in elderly Japanese, J Am Geriatr Soc, 56(2):374-5
Okumiya K, Ishine M, Wada T, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K、2008: Lifestyle changes after oral glucose tolerance test improve glucose intolerance in community-dwelling elderly people after 1 year, J Am Geriatr Soc, 56(4):767-769.
Okumiya K, Ishine M, Wada T, Pongvongsa T, Boupha B, Matsubayashi K.: The close association between low economic status and glucose intolerance in elderly subjects in a rural area in Laos. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Dec;55(12):2101-2
Okumiya K, Ishine M, Wada T, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K: Improvement of glucose intolerance by lifestyle change after OGTT in community dwelling elderly people in one year follow-up. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 (in press)

List of Academic Presentations during 2007:

Matsubayashi K “The effects of Community-based Geriatric Intervention on Kahoku (KLAS)”, Special Lecture in The 3rd International Sumposium on Geriatrics and Gerontology "Epidemiological Studies on Aging, 2007/11/15．
Matsubayashi K　“The effects of community-based geriatric intervention in Japan as well as in Asian countries" Japan-Korea Geriatric Symposium Hotel Grand Hilton Seoul 2007/11/16
Matsubayashi, K. “Local Neurological Diseases in Tropical forest in New Guinea”, LIPI, RISH, CSEAS Symposium.　LIPI in Cibinon, Indonesia, 2008/2/23.

2008 G-COE Research Outcome:

Wada T, Ishine M, IshimotoY, Hirosaki M, Kimura Y, Kasahara Y, Okumiya K, Hishinaga M, Otuka K, Matsubayashi K: Community-dwelling elderly fallers in Japan are older, more disabled, and more depressed than non-fallers. J Am Geritr Soc56:1570-1571. 2008.
Ishine M, Okumiya K, Kimura Y, Kasahara Y, Wada T, Yamanaka G, Hotta N, Otsuka K, Murakami S, Matsubayashi K: Subjective sleep disturbance were closely associated with comprehensive geriatric functions in doseresponsive manner in the community-dwelling elderly people in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1571-1572, 2008.
Okumiya K, Ishine M, Wada T, Fujisawa M, Pomgvongsa T, Siengsoutbone L, Boupba B, Matsubayashi K: Improvement in obesity and glucose tolerance in elderly people after lifestyle exchange 1 year after an oral glucose tolenrance test in a rural area in LAO People’s Democratic Republic. J Am Geriatr Soc 56: 1582-1583.
Asayama K, Ohkubo T, Yoshida S, Suzuki K, Metoki H, Harada A, Murakami Y, Ohashi Y, Ueshima H, Imai Y; Japan Arteriosclerosis Longitudinal Study (JALS) group.Collaborators (185) : Ueshima H, Ohashi Y, Harada A, Shinji M, Miyata S, Ando T, Yoshida S, Taguri M, Toyoshima H, Imai Y, Nakagawa H, Shimamoto K, ] Yamashina A, Kushiro T, Kiyohara Y, Iso H, Kita Y, Sato S, Tanabe N, Soejima H, Suzuki K, Ohkubo T, Tabara Y, Asayama K, Metoki H, Nagai T, Noda H, Yamamoto H, Mizushima S, Miki T, Shimamoto K, Saitoh S, Suzuki K, Takagi S, Sato K, Sato S, Imano H, Kiyama M, Iida M, Kitamura A, Shimamoto T, Imai Y, ] Ohkubo T, Kikuya M, Metoki H, Asayama K, Inoue R, Iso H, Tanigawa T, Yamagishi K, Cui R, Ikeda A, Noda H, Tanabe N, Suzuki H, Aizawa Y, Nakagawa H, Miura K, Morikawa Y, Nishijyo M, Naruse Y, Tsushima M, Maruyama C, Sakata K, Kita Y, Ueshima H, Nakamura Y, Nozaki A, Okayama A, Matsubayashi K, Wada T, Ishine M, Saito A, Fujisawa M, Kitamura A, Okamura T, Kiyama M, Naito Y, Sato S, Shimamoto T, Yamada M, Fujiwara S, Kasagi F, Mimori Y, Nishinaga M, Okumiya K, Takata J, Okada K, Konishi M, Saito I, Watanabe K, Hitsumoto S, Kiyohara Y, Arima H, Yonemoto K, Ninomiya T, Doi Y, Kubo M, Adachi H, Enomoto M, Kawano H, Soejima H, Ogawa H, Nakayama S, Kuratsu Y, Kushiro T, Takahashi A, Toyoshima H, Tamakoshi K, Yatsuya H, Wada K, Otsuka R, Kondo T, Ishizaki M, Kido T, Maeda K, Ishikawa Y, Hashimoto J, Okayama A, Sakata K, Nakamura M, Ogawa A, Tago T, Akaba T, Terayama Y, Nakamura M, Tanaka F, Nagano M, Sato K, Ogawa M, Segawa T, Tsuji I, Ohmori-Matsuda K, Kuriyama S, Nakaya N, Hozawa A, Mizushima S, Ichinohe S, Yanagibori R, Amano K, Suzuki T, Yoshida H, Shimizu Y, Iwasa H, Shinkai S, Fujiwara Y, Amano H, Momotsu T, Tanabe N, Shinkai S, Fujiwara Y, Amano H, Maruyama T, Nakamori T, Nakano S, Matsui K, Tamaki S, Sugihara H, Nishio N, Saika A, Okada T, Ohira T, Shiraishi T, Nakanishi N, Miki T, Tabara Y, Kohara K, Nagura J, Hayashi J, Kitakaze M, Koshi S, Katayama I, Marubayashi T, Hayashi J, Yamashina A, Tomiyama H, Takeda K, Fujii H, Koba I, Nakamura M, Sasaki S, Naito Y, Arao T, Inoue S, Kitabatake Y.: Stroke risk and antihypertensive drug treatment in the general population: the Japan arteriosclerosis longitudinal study. J Hypertens. Feb;27(2):357-64, 2009.
Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Hirosaki M, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K: Health-related differences between participants and nonparticipants in community-based geriatric examinations. J Am Geriatr Soc, 57(2):360-2, 2009
Kimura Y, Wada T, Ishine M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Hirosaki M, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K: Community-dwelling elderly with chewing difficulties are more disabled, depressed and have lower quality of life scores. Geriatr Gerontol Int. Mar;9(1):102-4, 2009.

List of Academic Presentations during 2008:

2009 G-COE Research Outcome:

Matsubayashi K: Demographic transition and the elderly. In An Illustrated Eco-history of the Mekong River Basin (ed by Akimichi T), White Lotus, pp 118-120. 2009.
Kimura Y, Wada T, Ishine M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Hirosaki M, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K: Community-dwelling elderly with chewing difficulties are more disabled, depressed and have lower quality of life scores. Geriat Gerontol Int 9: 102-104, 2009.
Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Hirosaki M, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K: Health-related differences between participants and nonparticipants in community-based geriatric examinations. J Am Geriatr Soc. 57(2):360-2, 2009
Sakamoto R, Ohno A, Nakahara T, Satomura K, Iwanaga S, Kouyama Y, Kura F, Noami M, Kusaka K, Funato T, Takeda M, Matsubayashi K, Okumiya K, Kato N, Yamaguchi K.: Is driving a car a risk for Legionnaires' disease? Epidemiol Infect. Apr 20:1-8.2009.
Kimura Y, Wada T, Ishine M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K.: Food diversity is closely associated with activities of daily living, depression, and quality of life in community-dwelling elderly people. J Am Geriatr Soc. May;57(5):922-4 2009.
Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Hirosaki M, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K.: Age and sex significantly influence fall risk in community-dwelling elderly people in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 May;57(5):930-2, 2009.
Shimizu Y, Nkshinaga M, Takata J, Miyano I, Okumiya K, Matsubayashi K, Ozawa Y, Yasuda N, Dpi Y: B-type natriuretic peptide is predicitive of hospitalization in community-dwelling elderly without heart diseases. Geriat Gerontol Int 9: 148-154, 2009.
Yamamoto N, Hotta N, Takasugi E, Ishikawa M, Murakami S, Yamanaka T, Yamanaka G, Hanafusa T, Matsubayashi K, Otsuka K.: The effect of glucose tolerance on central and brachial pressure in elderly people. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jun;57(6):1120-2 2009.
Hirosaki M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Konno A, Sakamoto R, Nakatsuka M, Ishine M, Wada T, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K.: Community-dwelling elderly Japanese people with hobbies are healthier than those lacking hobbies. J Am Geriatr Soc. Jun;57(6):1132-3, 2009.
Yamamoto N, Hotta N, Takasugi E, Ishikawa M, Murakami S, Yamanaka T, Yamanaka G, Hanafusa T, Matsubayashi K, Otsuka K. The effect of glucose tolerance on central and brachial pressure in elderly people. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jun;57(6):1132-3
Yamamoto N, Yamanaka G, Takasugi E, Ishikawa M, Yamanaka T, Murakami S, Hanafusa T, Matsubayashi K, Otsuka K. Lifestyle intervention reversed cognitive function in aged people with diabetes mellitus: two-year follow up. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2009 Sep;85(3):343-6
Yamamoto N, Yamanaka G, Ishikawa M, Takasugi E, Murakami S, Yamanaka T, Ishine M, Matsubayashi K, Hanafusa T, Otsuka K. Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index as a Predictor of Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Elderly People: Four-Year Follow-Up. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2009 Aug 20;28(2):153-158
Sakamoto R, Ohno A, Nakahara T, Satomura K, Iwanaga S, Kouyama Y, Kura F, Kato N, Matsubayashi K, Okumiya K, Yamaguchi K. Legionella pneumophila in rainwater on roads. Rmerg Infect Dis . Aug;15(8):1295-1297, 2009
Matsubayashi K, Ishine M, Wada T, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Fujisawa M, Okumiya K, Otsuka K. Changing attitudes of elderly Japanese toward disease. J Am Geriatr Soc. September;57(9), 1732-1733, 2009.
Matsubayashi K, Kimura Y, Sakamoto R, Wada T, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Konno A, Chen WL, Ishine M, Kosaka Y, Wada C, Nakatsuka M, Otsuka K, Fujisawa M, Wang HX, Dai QX, Yang A, Gao JD, Li ZQ, Qiao HS, Zhang YS, Ge RL, Okumiya K. Comprehensive geriatric assessment of elderly highlanders in Qinhai, China I: Acticvities of daily living, quality of life and metabolic syndrome. Geriatr Gerontol Int 9 (4):333-341, 2009.
Okumiya K, Sakamoto R, Kimura Y, Ishine M, Kosaka Y, Wada T, Wada C, Nakatsuka M, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Kasahara K, Konno A, Chen WL, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Nakashima M, Wang HX, Dai QX, Yang A, Gao JD, Li ZQ, ] Qiao HS, Zhang YS, Ge RL, Matsubayashi K, Comprehensive geriatric assessment of elderly highlanders in Qinhai, China II: The association of polycythemia with lifestyle-related diseases among the three ethnics. Geriatr Gerontol Int 9 (4):342-351, 2009.
Sakamoto R, Matsubayashi K, Kimura Y, Ishine M, Kosaka Y, Wada T, Wada C, Nakatsuka M, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Kasahara K, Konno A, Chen WL, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Nakashima M, Wang HX, Dai QX, Yang A, Gao JD, Li ZQ, ] Qiao HS, Zhang YS, Ge RL Okumiya K. Comprehensive geriatric assessment of elderly highlanders in Qinhai, China III: Oxidative stress and aging in Tibetan and Han elderly highlanders. Geriatr Gerontol Int 9 (4):352-358, 2009.
Kimura Y, Okumiya K, Sakamoto R, Ishine M, Wada T, Kosaka Y, Wada C, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Kasahara K, Konno A, Chen WL, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Nakatsuka M, Nakashima M, Wang HX, Dai QX, Yang A, Gao JD, Li ZQ, Qiao HS, Zhang YS, Ge RL, Matsubayashi K, Comprehensive geriatric assessment of elderly highlanders in Qinhai, China IV: Comparison of food diversity and its relation to health of Han and Tibetan elderly. Geriatr Gerontol Int 9 (4):359-365, 2009.
Wada T, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Konno A, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, MatsubayashiK. Twenty-one-item Fall Risk Index Predicts Falls in Community-dwelling Japanese Elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc 57(12):2369-2371, 2009
Hirosaki M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Konno A, Kimura Y, Fukutomi E, Chen WL, Nakatsuka M, Fujisawa M, Sakamoto, R, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Otsuka L, Wada T, Matsubayashi K. Self-Rated Health and Comprehensive Geriatric Functions in Community-Living Elderly in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc　58 (1);207-209, 2010.
Matsubayashi K, Sakagami T, Wada T, Ishine M, Sakamoto R, Yamanaka G, Otsuka K, Fujisawa M, Okumiya . Mood Disorders in the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Asia. J Am Geriatr Soc, 58 (1);213-214, 2010.
Fujisawa M, Matsubayashi K, Soumah AG, Kasahara Y, Nakatsuka M, Matsuzawa T: Farsigjetdness (presbyopia) in a wild elderly chimpanzee: The first report. Geriatri Gerontol Int 10:113-114, 2010.
Okumiya K, Sakamoto R, Kimura Y, Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Ishine M, Ishikawa M, Nakajima S, Hozo R, Gr RL, Norbobb T, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Strong association between polycythemia and glucose intolerance in elderly high-altitude dwellers in Asia. J Am Geriatr Soc 58 (3):609-611, 2010
Matsubayashi K, Ishine M, Wada T, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Ishikawa M, Yamanaka G, Yamamoto N, Otsuka K, Nishinaga M, Doi Y, Murakami S, Fujisawa M, Yano S. Community-Based Geriatric Assessment and Preventive Intervention Lowered Medical Expenses for the Elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc, 58 (4):791-793, 2010.
Yamamoto N, Yamanaka G, Ishizawa K, Ishikawa M, Murakami S, Yamanaka T, Okumiya K, Ishine M, Matsubayashi K, Otsuka K. Insomnia Increases Insulin Resistance and Insulin Secretion in Elderly People. J Am Geriatr Soc, 58 (4):801-804, 2010.

List of Academic Presentations during 2009:

Matsubayashi K, Ageing population and associsted problems-How to tackle these issues 6th Kyoto University Southeast Forum “Health Crisis!!! Business Chances Creation Mandelin Hotel, Bankok,2010/2/6
Matsubayashi K, Neurodegenerative Diseases in Papua International Workshop on Neurological Disease in Papua Cenderawasih University, Papua,2010/3/4

2010 Research Outcome:

Hirosaki M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Konno A, Kimura Y, Fukutomi E, Chen WL, Nakatsuka M, Fujisawa M, Sakamoto, R, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Otsuka L, Wada T, Matsubayashi K. Self-Rated Health and Comprehensive Geriatric Functions in Community-Living Elderly in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc　58 (1);207-209, 2010.
Matsubayashi K, Sakagami T, Wada T, Ishine M, Sakamoto R, Yamanaka G, Otsuka K, Fujisawa M, Okumiya . Mood Disorders in the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Asia. J Am Geriatr Soc, 58 (1);213-214, 2010.
Fujisawa M, Matsubayashi K, Soumah AG, Kasahara Y, Nakatsuka M, Matsuzawa T: Farsigjetdness (presbyopia) in a wild elderly chimpanzee: The first report. Geriatri Gerontol Int 10:113-114, 2010.
Okumiya K, Sakamoto R, Kimura Y, Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Ishine M, Ishikawa M, Nakajima S, Hozo R, Gr RL, Norbobb T, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Strong association between polycythemia and glucose intolerance in elderly high-altitude dwellers in Asia. J Am Geriatr Soc 58 (3):609-611, 2010.
Matsubayashi K, Ishine M, Wada T, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Ishikawa M, Yamanaka G, Yamamoto N, Otsuka K, Nishinaga M, Doi Y, Murakami S, Fujisawa M, Yano S. Community-Based Geriatric Assessment and Preventive Intervention Lowered Medical Expenses for the Elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc, 58 (4):791-793, 2010.
Yamamoto N, Yamanaka G, Ishizawa K, Ishikawa M, Murakami S, Yamanaka T, Okumiya K, Ishine M, Matsubayashi K, Otsuka K. Insomnia Increases Insulin Resistance and Insulin Secretion in Elderly People. J Am Geriatr Soc, 58 (4):801-804, 2010.
Miyano I, Nishinaga M, Takata J, Shimizu Y, Okumiya K, Matsubayashi K, Ozawa T, Sugiura T, Yasuda N, Doi Y. Association between brachial-ankle pulse velocity and 3-year mortality in community-dwelling older adults. Hypertens Res Jul;33(7):678-822010.
Okumiya K, Sakamoto R, Kimura Y, Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Ishinr M, Ishikawa M, Nakajima S, Hozo R, Ge Rl, Norboo T, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension in elderly highlanders in Asia. J Am Geriatr Soc, 58 (6):1193-1195, 2010.
Matsubayashi K, Ishine M, Wada T, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Fukutomi E, , Cheng WL, Sakamoto R, Fujisawa M, Otuska K, Okumiya K. “Field Medicine” reconsidering for “Optimal Aging”. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2011, in press.
Matsubayashi K & Okumiya K. Non-Caucasion and High Altitude. Himalayan Study Monographs, 2011, 12:3-6.

List of Academic Presentations during 2010:

Matsubayashi K,　"Field Medicine"- A New Paradigm of Geriatric Medicine, Aging Seminar in Taiwan, Cheng Kung University in Tainan in Taiwan, 25 February 2011

2011 G-COE Research Outcome:

Kanamori H, Nagai K, Matsubara T, Mima A Yanagita M, Iehara N, Takechi H, Fujimaki K, Usami K, Fukatsu A, Kita,Matsubayashi K, Arai H. Comparison of the psychosocial quality of life in hemodialysis patients between the elderly and non-elderly using a visual analogue scale: The importance of appetite and depressive mood. Geriatr Gerontol Int, 2012;12(1): 65-71.
Matsubayashi K, Ishine M, Wada T, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Fukutomi E, Wenling Chen, Sakamoto R, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Okumiya K. “ Field Medicine” for reconsidering “Optimal Ageing”. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2011, 59(8):1968-1970.
Hirosaki M, Kimura Y, Ishimoto Y, Cheng WL, Ishikawa M, Nakatsuka M, Fujisawa M, Sakamoto R, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Otsuka K, Wada T, Matsubayashi K. Self-rated happiness is associated with functional ability, mood, quality of life and income, but not with medical condition in community-dwelling elderly in Japan. Geriatr Gerontol Int, 2011, 11:531-533.
Okumiya K, Fukutomi E, Kimura Y, Ishimoto Y, Cheng WL, Ishikawa M, Hozo R, Sakamoto R, Wada T, Otsuka K, Inamura T, Lazo M, Lu J, Garcia PJ, Matsubayashi K. Strong association between polycythemia and glucose intolerance in older adults living at high altirudes in Andes. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2011,59 (10) 1971-1973.
Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Ishine M, Lhadon K, Lhamo S, Rinchen S, Dorji N, Dorji T, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Wada T, Matsubayashi K. Subjective quality of life in older community-dwelling adults in the Kingdom of Bhutan and Japan. J Am J Am Geriatr Soc, 2011,59 (11): 2157-2159.
Wada T, Kasahara Y, Matsubayashi K, Fukutomi E, Kimura Y, Imai I, Cheng WL, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Ishine M, Fujisawa M. Fifteen-item geriatric depression scale predicts 8-year mortality in Older Japanese. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2011, 59(11): 2159-2160.

List of Academic Presentations during 2011:

Matsubayashi K, "Progress of Field Medicine in Japan and other Asian Countries" International Symposium on "Current Situation and Challenges for the Future of the Elderly care in Bhutan and Japan" hi Hall, Shiran Kaikan, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 2011/8/6
Matsubayashi K, "Field Medicine" for Recosidering "Optimal Ageing", World Health Summit, M8, Charite- Universitatsmedizin Berlin, 2011/10/23
Matsubayashi K, Comparative pespectives of aged people's welfare from field medical study points of view., Green and Life in ASEAN: Coexistence and Sustainability in East Asian Connections. The 2nd CSEAS-KASEAS joint International Symposium, Inamori Buildings, CSEAS, Kyoto University., 2011/10/28
Matsubayashi K, " Field Medicine"ffor the Elderly from Japanese Experiences, Biennial Health Conference of Ministry of Health, Bhutan, Wangchuk Hotel, Mongar, Bhutan, 2011/11/9