Medical communication at end-of-life in palliative care units: nationwide bereavement family survey
While most bereaved families were satisfied with medical communication, certain factors contributed to dissatisfaction. Enhancing end-of-life care requires collaboration between physicians and nurses to provide clear information, emotional support and tailored, patient-centred communication.
Authors
- Yoshiyuki Kizawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-5092)
- Masako Shirasaka
- Mitsunori Miyashita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7637-0409)
- Isseki Maeda
- Kento Masukawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5993-0822)
- Satoru Tsuneto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8219-9962)
- Yasuo Shima
- Tatsuya Morita
Institutions
- Home Office (GB)
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Toyonaka Municipal Hospital (JP)
- Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital (JP)
- Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2025-005530
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00