Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
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Gan To Kagaku Ryoho · Mar 2015
Multicenter Study[Talking about home hospices with terminally ill cancer patients -- a multicenter survey of bereaved families].
Communicating with patients is clearly an integral part of physicians' practice, and introducing home hospice care is sometimes a difficult task for oncologists. The primary aims of this study were to clarify family-reported degree of emotional distress and the necessity for improvement in communication when introducing home hospice care, and to identify factors contributing to distress levels. ⋯ In receiving information about transition of home care, a considerable number of families experienced high levels of emotional distress and felt a need for improvement in the communication style. This study proposes 6 strategies to alleviate family distress.