Questionnaire Survey of Medical Staff and Community Dwellers on End-of-life Care

Junichi Matsuda; Mari Hanashima; Sachiko Ueda; Ryutaro Mashino; Fumiyo Oota; Yuka Yuka; Masatoshi Shigeta; Nobuyuki Mitani; Takayuki Kuga

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Questionnaire Survey of Medical Staff and Community Dwellers on End-of-life Care

VernacularTitle:地域住民と医療従事者における人生最終段階の医療に関する意識調査
Author: Junichi MATSUDA ¹ ; Mari HANASHIMA ¹ ; Sachiko UEDA ¹ ; Ryutaro MASHINO ¹ ; Fumiyo OOTA ¹ ; Yuka YUKA ² ; Masatoshi SHIGETA ² ; Nobuyuki MITANI ³ ; Takayuki KUGA ²
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1. Dept. of Nursing, Nagato General Hospital
2. Dept. of Surgery, Nagato General Hospital
3. Dept. of Internal Medicine, Nagato General Hospital
From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 2020;68(5):627-
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We conducted a questionnaire survey of 525 persons regarding end-of-life care (EoLC) between November and December 2017. A total of 495 individuals responded (response rate 94.3%). Respondents were grouped into either a medical staff (MS) group or community persons (CP) group. Significant differences were found between the MS and CP groups in implementing a family conference about EoLC (p＜0.05), but not in preparing documents about personal preferences for EoLC. There were significant differences between the groups in medical treatments in EoLC, for example, total parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, and mechanical ventilation with intubation (p＜0.05). It is important that medical treatment in EoLC should meet the requirements of patients and their families. This study revealed differences in some aspects of EoLC between the MS and CP groups. Individuals should be supported in personally making decisions about their own EoLC.