Development of nurse-support program for improving family care of cancer patients hospitalized in general ward

• Project/Area Number: 21890030
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: SASAHARA Tomoyo University of Tsukuba, 大学院・人間総合科学研究科, 講師 (70528223)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,431,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,870,000、Indirect Cost: ¥561,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,066,000 (Direct Cost: ¥820,000、Indirect Cost: ¥246,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,365,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,050,000、Indirect Cost: ¥315,000)
• Keywords: がん / 家族ケア / 一般病棟 / 看護師支援プログラム / がん患者

Research Abstract

To develop nurse-support program for caregiver of recurrent cancer patient who hospitalized in general ward, we investigated the content of care which expert nurses in oncology provide to caregiver of recurrent cancer patient by semi-structured interview. Five care categories were emerged : <precise information gathering andassessment of patient and caregiver><providing quality care for patient><emotional support for caregiver><providing care predicatively><ensuring support system for caregiver>. Future task is to develop nurse-support program and to verify its effectiveness.