<Short Report>How do in-patients with advanced terminal cancer feel?

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The purpose of this study was to know how in-patients with advanced terminal cancer feel, thereby, determining ways that nurses in the hospital who care for patients who are terminally ill can improve their care for patients who are terminally ill. A descriptive research design was selected for this study. It was decided that patients would be interviewed to find out their major concerns. The subjects of this study were four men and four women with advanced stages of cancer in Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan in a 502 bed general hospital's medical unit with palliative care beds. The patients' ages ranged from 51 to 93 years with 63.3 years the average age. This study revealed four major areas of concern of patients who were terminally ill : pain control, living an ordinary life, hope for improvement of physical condition and the need to be near family. The expressed concerns of these patients provide data for nurses to explore avenues to improve care given to patients who are terminally ill.
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