Naoko Muramatsu, PhD

Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences
Research Interests
Long-term care policies, access to and quality of health services, health and well being of older adults, health service organizations, cross-cultural studies of aging and health.
Recent and Noteworthy Publications
Chin MH, Muramatsu N. What is the quality of quality of medical care measures? Rashomon-like relativism and real-world applications. Perspect Biol Med. 2003;46(1):5-20; discussion 21-3.
Muramatsu N. County-level income inequality and depression among older Americans. Health Serv Res. 2003;38(6 Pt 2):1863-83.
Muramatsu N, Campbell RT. State expenditures on home and community based services and use of formal and informal personal assistance: a multilevel analysis. J Health Soc Behav. 2002;43:107-124.
Muramatsu N, Cornwell T. Needs for physician housecalls--views from health and social service providers. Home Health Care Serv Q. 2003;22(2):17-29.
Muramatsu N, Hoyem RL, Yin H, Campbell RT. Place of death among older Americans: does state spending on home- and community-based services promote home death? Med Care. 2008 Aug;46(8):829-38.
Muramatsu N, Mensah E, Cornwell T. A physician house call program for the homebound. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2004;30(5):266-276.
Muramatsu N, Yin H, Campbell RT, Hoyem RL, Jacob MA, Ross CO. Risk of nursing home admission among older Americans: does states' spending on home- and community-based services matter? J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2007;62(3):S169-78.
Tsutsui T, Muramatsu N. Japan’s universal long term care system reform of 2005: Containing costs and realizing a vision. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55(9):1458-1463.
Contact Info
Institute for Health Research and Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago (MC 275)
364 Westside Research Office Bldg.
1747 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
IHRP Affiliation(s)
Current IHRP Research Studies (PI)
Current IHRP Research Studies (Co-I)
Other Research (Non-IHRP)
Falls Prevention among Home Care Workers in Illinois: Needs Assessment
Recently Completed Research
Health Needs Assessment of Home Care Aides Serving Older Adults
Long Term Care Redesign in Illinois
State Long Term Care Policies for Older Americans
Stress Management of Direct Care Workers Serving Adults Aging with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Use of Compensation for ADL Limitations in Older Adults

