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A Nationwide Survey of Quality of End-of-Life Cancer Care in Designated Cancer Centers, Inpatient Palliative Care Units, and Home Hospices in Japan: The J-HOPE Study.

AbstractCONTEXT:
End-of-life (EOL) cancer care in general hospitals and home care has not previously been evaluated in Japan.
OBJECTIVES:
This study aimed to evaluate EOL cancer care from the perspective of bereaved family members in nationwide designated cancer centers, inpatient palliative care units (PCUs), and home hospices in Japan.
METHODS:
We conducted a cross-sectional, anonymous, self-report questionnaire survey for bereaved family members of cancer patients in March 2008 for 56 designated cancer centers and in June 2007 for 100 PCUs and 14 home hospices. Outcomes were overall care satisfaction, structure and process of care (Care Evaluation Scale), and achievement of a good death (Good Death Inventory).
RESULTS:
In designated cancer centers, PCUs, and home hospices, 2794 (response rate 59%), 5312 (response rate 69%), and 292 (response rate 67%) bereaved family members participated, respectively. Mean scores for overall care satisfaction were high for all places of death, at 4.3 ± 1.2 for designated cancer centers, 5.0 ± 1.2 for PCUs, and 5.0 ± 1.0 for home hospices. Designated cancer centers showed significantly lower ratings than PCUs and home hospices for structure and process of care and achievement of a good death (P = 0.0001 each). Home hospices were rated significantly higher than PCUs for achievement of a good death (P = 0.0001).
CONCLUSION:
The main findings of this study were: (1) overall, bereaved family members were satisfied with end-of-life care in all three places of death; (2) designated cancer centers were inferior to PCUs and home hospices and had more room for improvement; and 3) home hospices were rated higher than PCUs for achieving a good death, although home hospices remain uncommon in Japan.
AuthorsMitsunori Miyashita, Tatsuya Morita, Kazuki Sato, Satoru Tsuneto, Yasuo Shima
JournalJournal of pain and symptom management (J Pain Symptom Manage) Vol. 50 Issue 1 Pg. 38-47.e3 (Jul 2015) ISSN: 1873-6513 [Electronic] United States
PMID25656327 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Topics
  • Aged
  • Bereavement
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Death
  • Family (psychology)
  • Female
  • Hospice Care
  • Hospices (economics, methods)
  • Humans
  • Inpatients
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms (economics, psychology, therapy)
  • Palliative Care (economics, methods)
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Self Report
  • Terminal Care (economics, methods)

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