Japanese family bereavement survey of diet and complementary and alternative medicine in terminal cancer patients followed at home
10.2512/jspm.10.162
- VernacularTitle:在宅療養をしていた終末期がん患者の食事と補完代替療法に関する遺族調査
- Author:
Yusuke Satoh
;
Takuya Shinjo
;
Akihiro Ishikawa
;
Masahiro Goshima
;
Masako Sekimoto
;
Yuri Morimoto
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cancer;
diet;
complementary and alternative medicine
- From:Palliative Care Research
2015;10(1):162-167
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to clarify the diet and complementary and alternative medicine among terminal cancer patients followed at home. A cross-sectional survey of bereaved families of 200 cancer patients who were received home care by 5 palliative care clinics in Kobe in 2014. The response rate was 66％. The average age of the patients was 74 years old. The family members received the information about diets from books, magazines, and newspaper（48％）and medical staff（46％）. The patients actively took in tea（64％）, dairy（62％）, and soy（60％）. The patient avoided alcohol（49％）, fat（31％）, and salt（31％）. The question asking the complementary and alternative medicine（CAM）, 32％ respondents answered using CAM, of which 28％ took mineral supplements, and vitamins. Due to the paucity of the evidence about the diet and CAM for cancer patients, the patient and family tend to practice the general diet therapy.
