Suggestions and recommendations from health care professionals involved in regional palliative care program
10.2512/jspm.7.163
- VernacularTitle:地域緩和ケアプログラムに参加した医療福祉従事者が地域連携のために同職種・他職種に勧めること
- Author:
Tatsuya Morita
;
Chizuru Imura
;
Yoshiko Nozue
;
Satoshi Suzuki
;
Mie Shibuya
;
Hiroya Kinoshita
;
Kumiko Harada
;
Yutaka Shirahige
;
Mika Hirayama
;
Kenji Eguchi
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
palliative care;
region;
interdisciplinary cooperation
- From:Palliative Care Research
2012;7(1):163-171
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to collect the suggestions and recommendations of health care professionals involved in the regional palliative care program (OPTIM-study). A total of 101 multidisciplinary health care professionals who participated in the intervention program were interviewed, and 107 meaningful units were obtained from 89 valid interviews. The responses were categorized into “suggestions regardless of profession” (n=59), including “Participate in a multi-disciplinary conference to expand the network of people”, “Try to understand the situation of others”, “Seek support from others when you cannot solve the problem by yourself”, “Pursue all possibilities before giving up”, and “Do not try too hard”. As suggestions to those engaged in each profession, “Suggestions to community pharmacies” and “Suggestions to care managers” are frequently described. An examination of suggestions by the participants in the regional palliative care program could provide some insights to improve community palliative care.
