2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of psychological support program for cancer patient and their families when the patient chooses treatment in the end-of-life stage
| Project/Area Number |
22730566
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Clinical psychology
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| Research Institution | Kinki University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 癌 / 終末期 / 遺族 / 意思決定 / 心理支援 |
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| Research Abstract |
In order to obtain basic knowledge for developing a psychological support program for cancer patients and their families when the patient chooses treatment in the end-of-life stage, we conducted an awareness survey of ordinary adults and an interview survey of families of cancer patients. The results showed when we apply the conventional decision-making model to the choice of end-of life treatment, it is necessary to pay attention to the following three points: First, the future time perspective of the patient and his or her family affect the framework of the decision; Second, their belief towards life-sustaining treatment encourages intuitive decision-making; Third, the convincing criteria for decision-making are different between the patient and his or her family. In the future, we need to examine the decision-making model for the end of life empirically and continue to improve to make it suit the current conditions.
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