Comparison of an in-home terminal care system between an islet and a mountain area

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26560024
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Home economics/Human life
• Research Institution: The University of Shimane
• Principal Investigator: AGAWA Keiko 島根県立大学, 看護学部, 講師 (20709381)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): OHWAN Akemi 沖縄県立看護大学, 保健看護学研究科, 教授 (80185404) ; KATO Maki 島根大学, 医学部看護学科, 准教授 (70331816) ; YOSHIMATSU Keiko 島根県立大学, 看護学部看護学科, 助教 (30642657)
• Research Collaborator: SONOYAMA Sumiyo
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 終末期ケア / 中山間 / 医療過疎地域 / 他職種連携

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Our purpose was to collect evidential information for establishment of an in-home terminal care system by investigating the current situation of terminal care for elderly at home.Medical/co-medical specialists and family members who had experienced in-home terminal care provided opportunities for discussion about their experiences in providing terminal care.We then compared in-home terminal care methods in rural areas in Shimane Prefecture with those in Okinawa Prefecture to clarify the characteristics of terminal care in sparsely-populated mountainous regions.
Timely determination of elderly patients’ desires is considered necessary, in addition to medical care support for elderly who are facing end of life.

Free Research Field

地域看護学