Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study

Ping Ruru

Books and Other Publications

Papers

1.	Horizontal inequity in long-term care access under universal coverage in Japan (2001–2022) Ruru Ping, Bo Hu, Takashi Oshio Health Policy Vol.171,pp.105653 2026.9
2.	Paradoxical Well-Being: Time Use, Psychological Distress, and Subjective Well-Being in Informal Caregiving (Peer-reviewed) Ruru Ping, Bo Hu, Takashi Oshio The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 2025.11
3.	Evaluating the impacts of integrating health and social care systems on social care use among older adults with chronic diseases in China (Peer-reviewed) Ruru Ping Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus Vol.1,No.4,pp.100082 2024.12
4.	Evaluating the impact of a pilot programme for home- and community-based services on long-term care needs among older adults in China (Peer-reviewed) Ruru Ping, Bo Hu, Takashi Oshio PLOS ONE Vol.19,No.11 2024.11
5.	Public coverage of Long-Term Care in the post-COVID period: strengthening systems vs cost-containment Adelina Comas-Herrera, MSc, Nazak Salehi, MSc, Alexander Chaverri-Carvajal, PhD., Mari Aaltonen, PhD., Başak Akkan, PhD., Simon Bottery, BSc, Jorge Browne, MD, MSc, Maria Cheshire-Allen, PhD., Margaret Dunham, PhD., Moira Dunsmore, PhD., Cengiz Erdoğan, Cansu, MA, Ulrike Famira-Mühlberger, PhD., Maria Aurora Fenech, PhD., Leena Forma, PhD., Maya Fransz-Myers, MSL, Vlad Grigoras, PhD., Ester Gubert, PhD., Ali Hamandi, MD, PhD., Valentina Hlebec, PhD., Maša Filipovič, Hrast, PhD., Lennarth Johansson, PhD., Marios Kantaris, PhD., Hongsoo Kim, PhD., David Knapp, PhD., Henk Nies, PhD., Eleonora Perobelli, PhD., Ruru Ping, PhD., Tjaša Potočnik, MSc, Jayeeta Rajagopalan, MSc, Roberta Sultana, PhD., Loïc Trabu, PhD., Cristina Vilaplana-Prieto, PhD., Pablo Villalobos Dintrans, PhD., Diego Wachs, PhD., Karen Watson, PhD., Raphael Wittenberg, MSc, Joseba Zalakain, BSc Public Policy & Aging Report 2026.5
6.	Future Care Planning for and by Older Adults Living in the Community: A Scoping Review Nathalie Bettina Neeser, Xin Feng, Wei Yang, Ruru Ping, Xue Bai, Tenzin Wangmo Research on Aging 2026.1
7.	Trends in income-related concentration and inequality in health in Japan: evidence from population-based National surveys from 2001 to 2022 (Peer-reviewed) Takashi Oshio, Ruru Ping, Ayako Honda Population Health Metrics Vol.24,No.1 2025.12
8.	Income-related inequality and horizontal inequity in healthcare utilization under population aging and labor market changes in Japan (Peer-reviewed) Takashi Oshio, Ruru Ping, Ayako Honda International Journal for Equity in Health Vol.25,No.1 2025.12
9.	Can Cessation of Caregiving for Parents Relieve Family Caregivers’ Psychological Distress? A Longitudinal Study Using 17-wave Nationwide Survey Data in Japan (Peer-reviewed) Takashi Oshio, Ruru Ping Journal of Epidemiology Vol.35,No.4,pp.187-194 2025.4
10.	Educational inequalities in self-rated health and their mediators in late adulthood: Comparison of China and Japan (Peer-reviewed) Ruru Ping, Takashi Oshio PLoS ONE Vol.18,No.9 September 2023.9
11.	Trust, Interaction with Neighbors, and Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Chinese Data (Peer-reviewed) Takashi Oshio, Ruru Ping Vaccines Vol.11,No.8 2023.8
12.	Education level as a predictor of the onset of health problems among China’s middle-aged population: Cox regression analysis (Peer-reviewed) Ruru Ping, Takashi Oshio Frontiers in Public Health Vol.11 2023

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