Research on the one-year bereavement support for the family of cancer patients after leaving hospital along with their hospitalization in a palliative care unit

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23593272
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Nihon Fukushi University (2014); The Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing (2011-2013)
• Principal Investigator: HATTORI Kie 日本福祉大学, 福祉社会開発研究所, 客員研究所員 (00310623)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAGAE Miyoko 日本福祉大学, 福祉社会開発研究所, 客員研究所員 (40418869) ; AMASA Kyoko 滋賀県立大学, 人間看護学部, 教授 (70331650) ; TSUCHIDA Sachiko 鈴鹿医療科学大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (90362342) ; TANAKA Atsuko 日本福祉大学, 福祉社会開発研究所, 客員研究所員 (70398527)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 死別 / グリーフケア / 悲嘆 / 緩和ケア / 家族 / サポートグループ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The family members of cancer patients who had been caregivers for long periods since their family patients were diagnosed as cancer were physically and psychological burdened. They were burdened in various aspects in daily living. They desperately needed support to reduce their burdens during hospitalization. After they were discharged because the patients passed away, continuously providing bereavement supports to the family for one or two years could promote their processes of grief. On the other hand, the nurses facilitating the family support group tend to have emotion similar to the family members participated the group. These nurses were likely to have compassion fatigue and they need care to protect themselves. The education program for the nurses to provide the support group for the family as bereavement care in palliative care unit teach nurses the ways to care themselves.

Free Research Field

精神看護