Discrepancies Between the Supports Needed for Discharge of Patients With Terminal Cancer to Family Caregivers and What Supports Were Actually Provided in Japan: Assessment of Palliative Care Unit Nurses | Zendy

Yasufumi Oosono | Zendy; Kazuhito Yokoyama | Zendy; Hiroaki Itoh | Zendy; Miyuki Enomoto | Zendy; Miki Ishiwata | Zendy

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Discrepancies Between the Supports Needed for Discharge of Patients With Terminal Cancer to Family Caregivers and What Supports Were Actually Provided in Japan: Assessment of Palliative Care Unit Nurses

Author(s) -

Yasufumi Oosono,

Kazuhito Yokoyama,

Hiroaki Itoh,

Miyuki Enomoto,

Miki Ishiwata

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

american journal of hospice and palliative medicine®

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.803

H-Index - 51

eISSN - 1938-2715

pISSN - 1049-9091

DOI - 10.1177/1049909117741586

Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , terminal cancer , nursing , unit (ring theory) , cancer , terminal care , terminal (telecommunication) , family caregivers , family medicine , intensive care medicine , psychology , mathematics education , telecommunications , computer science

Even if patients with terminal cancer hope to spend the rest of their lives at home, they are often unable to leave the hospital early due to their family caregivers' anxiety. This study aimed to investigate in Japan the discrepancies between the supports needed by and actually provided by palliative care unit nurses (PCUNs) to the family caregivers for discharge of patients with terminal cancer.

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