終末期医療における患者および家族の現状と健康障害についての検討 : 患者遺族の面接調査から

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The interview was conducted with 25 bereaved family members on their real feelings about medical treatment and nursing care provided in hospital and the existence of health problems. The results were examined in two periods, that is, during hospitalization of patients and after patients' death. The results were summarized as follows : 1. Six subjects (24%) were informed of patients' diagnoses and their health conditions. 2. Twelve subiects (48%) had pains during their hospitalization, and 3 (25%) recognized the effectiveness of pain control. 3. Twenty-two subjects (88%) participated in the moment of patients' death in the hospital. 4. Sixteen subjects (64%) felt regret about their care for patients. 5. Eight subjects (32%) were dissatisfied with care provided by nurses, and 15 (60%) were dissatisfied with medical treatment offered by doctors. 48% and 40% requested nothing from nurses and good explanation on patients' health condition from doctors respectively. 6. Twenty-two subjects (88%) depended on folk remedy to decide their coping behavior for patients and asked Okinawan Yuta, a kind of shaman, what to do. 7. Eight subjects (32%) had health problems during the hospitalization of patients and 9 (36%) after patients' death. Two subjects had the return of their previous illness.
日本心身医学会の論文
1995-08-01