Development of educational program to promote interaction between terminal cancer patients and nurses

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17H06556
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Gunma University
• Principal Investigator: Kyota Ayumi 群馬大学, 大学院保健学研究科, 助教 (00803751)
• Research Collaborator: KANDA kiyoko ; TSUNODA akemi ; HONDA masako ; SORIMACHI rie ; FUKUDA motoko
• Project Period (FY): 2017-08-25 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 終末期 / がん / 患者 / 死生観 / 体験

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Life of patients with terminal cancer for the purpose of development of educational program to promote interaction between terminal cancer patients and nurses, by clarifying the view on life and death of patients with terminal cancer and the death experience were clarified by qualitative inductive research methods. Three themes were derived based on the life and death experiences of patients with terminal cancer: a new appreciation for the concept of an ordinary life after experiencing extreme suffering, a desire to pass away peacefully when sensing impending death, and a desire to remain useful to loved ones and others.

Free Research Field

看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究により、終末期がん患者の体験として、生と死が矛盾しておらずともに終末期がん患者の希望につながる可能性があることが導き出された。また、看護師は、普通の生活を送りながら穏やかに亡くなりたいという願いを支えながら、誰かの役に立ちたいと望む患者と他者とを結びつける役割を果たす必要があることが示唆された。この研究成果により終末期がん患者と看護師のコミュニケーションの促進が期待される。