To refine the nursing model to support the interaction between terminal cancer patients and there spouses.

• Project/Area Number: 25862139
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: watanabe miwa 千葉大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 助教 (90554600)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: 終末期 / がん患者 / 家族 / 相互作用 / 話し合い / がん / 配偶者 / エンドオブライフケア / がん看護 / ターミナルケア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to refine the nursing model to support the interaction between terminal cancer patients and their spouses. After literature review, I focused on “to support end-of-life-discussion (EOLD)” and “to intervention in families of terminal cancer patients” to develop the nursing model. Further, I made a manual of nursing to support EOLD between terminal cancer patients and their families and a booklet for families to support EOLD”. And I interviewed some nurses who are expert at nursing terminal cancer patient and their family to clarify the problem of the manual and the booklet.