Development of Heart Failure Palliative Care to Support Aging in Place for Elderly Heart Failure Patients and their Families

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K10854
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58060:Clinical nursing-related
• Research Institution: Fukushima Medical University
• Principal Investigator: SAKAMOTO Yuko 福島県立医科大学, 看護学部, 教授 (20333982)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 山手 美和 福島県立医科大学, 看護学部, 博士研究員 (80347202) ; 大崎 瑞恵 青森県立保健大学, 健康科学部, 講師 (70525948)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 心不全 / 緩和ケア / 高齢者 / 家族

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Nurses' perception of heart failure palliative care is that they are envious of "cancer paliative care" regardless of their affiliation. Promotion of heart failure palliative care requires of this nursing specialty by not only the medical profession, but also by patients, families, and society. Outpatient and home-visit nurses provide nursing from the perspective of self-care and self-monitoring, aiming for "home care for as long as possible”. Ward nurses, on the other hand, practice palliative care in collaboration with multiple professions, although it is difficult for them to deal with various syndromes.
Elderly heart failure patients have poor awareness of heart failure. They have difficulty with self-care, such as taking medications an

Free Research Field

高齢者看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

看護職と高齢心不全患者・家族の病期・病態の認識には乖離があり、患者・家族は自らの生活行動が心不全を進行させている意識はなかった。心不全緩和ケアにおいても心不全のセルフケア・セルフモニタリングの重要性が示唆された。