A Survey of Palliative Care Ward Nurses’ Awareness, Feelings, Behavioral Intentions and Hands-on Experience in Supporting an Environment in Which End-of-life Cancer Patients Nurture Love with Their Partners

Akihiko Kusakabe; Hironori Mawatari; Kazue Hirano; Kouichi Tanabe; Mari Watanabe; Takaomi Kessoku; Asuka Yoshimi; Mitsuyasu Ohta; Masahiko Inamori; Miyako Takahashi; Tatsuya Morita

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A Survey of Palliative Care Ward Nurses’ Awareness, Feelings, Behavioral Intentions and Hands-on Experience in Supporting an Environment in Which End-of-life Cancer Patients Nurture Love with Their Partners

VernacularTitle:終末期がん患者のセクシュアリティ：「パートナーとの愛を育む時間」に対する緩和ケア病棟の看護師の認識，感情，支援への行動意図と実践経験についての実態調査
Author: Akihiko KUSAKABE ¹ ; Hironori MAWATARI ² ; Kazue HIRANO ³ ; Kouichi TANABE ⁴ ; Mari WATANABE ⁵ ; Takaomi KESSOKU ⁶ ; Asuka YOSHIMI ² ; Mitsuyasu OHTA ² ; Masahiko INAMORI ¹ ; Miyako TAKAHASHI ⁷ ; Tatsuya MORITA ⁸
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1. Department of General Medicine, Yokohama City University
2. Department of Palliative Medicine, Yokohama City University Hospital
3. Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Yokohama Minami Kyousai Hospital
4. Yokohama Ekisaikai Hospital
5. Drug Informatics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University
6. School of Medicine Nursing Course, Yokohama City University
7. Department of Medical Education, Yokohama City University
8. Japan Cancer Survivorship Network
Keywords: terminal cancer patients; sexuality; love; palliative care unit nurse
From:Palliative Care Research 2021;16(2):153-162
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to clarify the current state of nursing for the sexuality of patients with cancer at the end-of-life. In December 2018, we asked 313 nurses from 18 palliative care units in Kanagawa Prefecture about their awareness, feelings, and behavioral intentions and hands-on experience for the environment in which patients with cancer nurture love with their partners at the end-of-life. The collection rate of the questionnaire was 52.7% (165 cases). Eighty-two nurses (49.7%) had experience supporting the environment in which patients with cancer nurture love with their partners at the end-of-life. The contents of the support were “Recommend physical contact”, “Listening”, “Recommend hug”, and “Take sufficient time when entering the room, such as waiting for a reply after knocking or calling out”. Meanwhile, at ward conferences, only 11 (6.7%) had talked about the environment in which patients with cancer nurture love with their partners at the end-of-life. It has been suggested that, at present, support for the environment in which patients with cancer nurture love with their partners at the end-of-life is left to individuals and not systematically.