The needs of patients with noncancer diseases and their families from hospital-based specialized palliative care teams in Japan
The needs of patients with noncancer diseases and families from the HSPC in Japan included (I) symptom management for intractable conditions, such as sputum accumulation; (II) ethics support for patients with noncancer diseases, including dementia, with impaired decision-making capacity, and without advocates; and (III) advice on ethics issues from a geriatric care nurse.
Authors
- Hidekazu Kato
- Mitsunori Nishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6325-808X)
- Yumiko Iizuka
- Tatsuya Morita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-7429)
- Kaori Kinoshita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0141-9076)
- Tomoyasu Kinoshita
- Sanae Takanashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-219X)
- Hiroki Mase
- Ayano Ishikawa
- A. Ito
- Rieko Inokuchi
- Naomi Doi
- Hideki Kojima
Institutions
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/apm-24-42
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00