2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of the nursing support program on taking meals for in-home care cancer patients in terminal phase

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22792202
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Clinical nursing
Research Institution	Seirei Christopher University
Principal Investigator	INOUE Naomi 聖隷クリストファー大学, 看護学部, 助教 (00454306)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2011
Keywords	がん看護学 / 終末期がん患者 / 食事摂取 / 在宅看護
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study is to develop the nursing support program for cancer patients in terminal phase to take meals at home. To add to literature reviews and inquiries to nurses of palliative care, the study shows what kinds of difficulties and suffering the patients have and how they cope with these as well as their needs from interviews of 12 cancer patients in terminal phase in-home care. With the result, the nursing support program is composed of"nutritional assessment and evaluation on physical function","assistance on effective symptom control and self-management","individual medical informational support for each patient"and"continuous support for both patients and their families".