| Project/Area Number |
16H06645
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
Aoyama Maho 東北大学, 医学系研究科, 助教 (30781786)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Keywords | がん / 意思決定 / 経済的毒性 / 経済的負担 / 医療政策 / 医療制度 / 医療保障 / 医療・福祉 / 癌 / 意思決定支援 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Data from a nationwide survey conducted in 2016 was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. As a result, 15% had experienced discontinuation and/or change of treatment due to economic reasons, and 16% experienced cutting down their living expenses. Those major factors related in the economic burden of treatment affecting the treatment itself and daily life was factors regarding socio-economic status, such as; younger age, less household coverage, unemployed, and living outside urban areas. The major contents of the financial burden were " households being strained due to unemployment or restriction of employment of patient and/or family caregivers". The importance of social resources was emphasized from the result.
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