Study for support of middle-aged breast cancer patients having children who live in medical depopulation area

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26861906
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Clinical nursing
Research Institution	Josai International University
Principal Investigator	Hoshino Satoko 城西国際大学, 看護学部, 助教 (20595491)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	医療過疎地域 / 子どもをもつ乳がん患者の支援 / 子どもをもつ壮年期乳がん患者への支援 / 乳がん看護
Outline of Final Research Achievements	With the background of characteristics in medical depopulation area, middle-aged breast cancer patients having children request nurses for supports such as connecting doctors with patients, or the patients each other , and a sufficient explanation from the medical doctor, and the way of understanding themselves has changed with the surroundings over time. The current state of clinical practice at hospitals had time constraints due to busy, insufficient explanation by the doctor, problems with the hardware. Nurses hope to improve the quality of care and prepare the hardware aspect while they check patient information beforehand even in hectic care, keep in mind that they always accompany the doctor's explanation, and want to have more time to care about patients. It was suggested that establishing a network for patient support in medical depopulated areas was necessary.