The role of home care death conferences provided by visiting nurse stations and home care clinics
10.14442/generalist.37.369
- VernacularTitle:在宅療養支援診療所と訪問看護ステーションにおけるデスカンファレンスの意味づけ
- Author:
Sen Otomo
;
Kazue Sano
;
Chiho Shimada
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
terminal care;
home health care;
home nursing;
conference;
qualitative research
- From:An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association
2014;37(4):369-373
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to clarify the role of the home care death conference which visiting nurse stations and home care clinics provide.
Methods : Interviews of clinic physicians, clinic nurses and nurses of the visiting nurse stations were performed. Data were analyzed by a modified grounded theory approach.
Results : Interviews were performed on eleven eligible individuals. Fourteen concepts were elucidated. These were categorized into five core categories : “the home care death conference as a place of learning”, “the home care death conference as a place of healing”, “reconfirmation of the role of a condolence visit”, “building relationships face-to-face”, “limitations of the home care death conference”.
Conclusion : Participants reflected on home care death conferences in manner of two ways ; “the home care death conference as a place of learning” and “the home care death conference as a place of healing”. Participants were able to discuss condolence visits in the home death conferences. Building relationships face-to-face is potentially effective in making community care networks operate effectively.
