Multidisciplinary and eHealth care approaches for cancer patients’ families: nationwide bereavement survey
Multidisciplinary involvement and electronic communication methods were promising alternatives for delivering family care, particularly among younger families or those with higher eHealth literacy. Willingness to adopt AI-based support was relatively low, highlighting cultural and psychological barriers to AI adoption in Japan. The approaches could potentially help address family unmet needs while optimising the use of limited healthcare resources in palliative cancer care settings.
Authors
- Mitsunori Miyashita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7637-0409)
- Yusuke Takagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0305-1597)
- Satoru Tsuneto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8219-9962)
- Kenichi Kano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2930-1881)
- Maho Aoyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6094-0788)
- Masanori Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-9395)
- Tatsuya Morita
- Masayuki Toishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2867-2082)
Institutions
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital (JP)
- Towada City Hospital (JP)
- AstraZeneca (Japan) (JP)
- Information Today (United States) (US)
- Teikyo University (JP)
- Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2025-005876
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00