A survey of end of life care at long-term care facilities in urban areas in Japan
10.2512/jspm.10.120
- VernacularTitle:神戸市内の高齢者福祉施設の看取りと終末期ケアに対する実態調査
- Author:
Yuri Morimoto
;
Takuya Shinjo
;
Masako Sekimoto
;
Toshiaki Higashikawa
;
Masashi Niikuni
;
Mariko Oishi
;
Akihiro Ishikawa
;
Hiroyuki Makimura
;
Takashi Okishio
;
Yasunaga Okada
;
Akira Honjo
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
end of life care;
long-term care facilities
- From:Palliative Care Research
2015;10(1):120-124
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to investigate the end of life care provided by long-term care facilities and nursing homes. A cross-sectional survey of all long-term care facilities and nursing homes in Kobe was performed in July 2013. Questionnaires were sent to 350 facilities with an 89.7％ response rate. In total, 121（39％）of respondents stated that end of life care was available, and 151（48％）responded that facilities were willing to provide end of life care for terminally ill residents. One hundred fifty-two（48％）and 183（58％）of respondents answered that facilities were available for managing residents with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, and transfusion, respectively. Seventy-two（23％）of respondents reported that facilities for managing the use of narcotics were available. In conclusion, a minority of long-term care facilities and nursing homes ware available for providing end of life care for residents, though approximately 50％ were willing to do so.
