A Survey Using a Terminal Care Attitude Scale Intended for Oncologists and Palliative Care Staff

Masayoshi Kumai; Shintaro Kato; Ryo Koyanagi; Kenkichi Tsuruga; Yoichi M Ito; Takehiro Yamada; Yoh Takekuma; Mitsuru Sugawara; Yasuyuki Kawamoto; Yoshito Komatsu

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A Survey Using a Terminal Care Attitude Scale Intended for Oncologists and Palliative Care Staff

VernacularTitle:がん治療医・緩和ケアスタッフを対象としたターミナルケア態度尺度を用いた意識調査
Author: Masayoshi KUMAI ¹ ; Shintaro KATO ² ; Ryo KOYANAGI ¹ ; Kenkichi TSURUGA ² ; Yoichi M. ITO ¹ ; Takehiro YAMADA ² ; Yoh TAKEKUMA ² ; Mitsuru SUGAWARA ³ ; Yasuyuki KAWAMOTO ⁴ ; Yoshito KOMATSU ¹
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1. Department of Pharmacy, Hokkaido University Hospital
2. Cancer Center Palliative Care Team, Hokkaido University Hospital
3. Data Science Center, Hokkaido University Hospital
4. Department of Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University of Science
Keywords: terminal care attitudes; FATCOD B-J; palliative care
From:Palliative Care Research 2022;17(2):51-58
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the terminal care attitudes of healthcare members engaged in palliative care and the factors associated with these attitudes. Methods: We conducted a survey for healthcare members engaging in palliative care including oncologists and palliative care doctors using the Japanese version of the Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying (FATCOD B-J), a scale that measures the attitude of medical stuff toward the care of dying patients. Results: A total of 223 (response rate=42.2%) responses were obtained and analyzed. Multiple regression analysis using the FATCOD B-J total score as the objective variable showed that 30s had lower partial regression coefficients than 40s (−3.8). Higher “satisfaction from work” and “interest in palliative care” were associated with greater partial regression coefficients (+5.7, +6.2). Conclusion: A sense of satisfaction and interest in palliative care may be important to cultivate terminal care attitudes among health care providers involved in palliative care.