Regional medical professionals' confidence in providing palliative care, associated difficulties and availability of specialized palliative care services in Japan

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 249-256

  Hirooka, Kayo ^a   Miyashita, Mitsunori ^b   Morita, Tatsuya ^c   Ichikawa, Takeyuki ^d   Yoshida, Saran ^e   Akizuki, Nobuya ^f   Akiyama, Miki ^g   Shirahige, Yutaka ^h   Eguchi, Kenji ⁱ  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^f CHIBA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^g KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h Shirahige Clinic   (Japan)

ⁱ TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confidence; Difficulties; Medical professionals; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONFIDENCE; DIFFICULTIES; HOME CARE; MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CONFIDENCE; DIFFICULTIES; MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NURSES; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84899473759     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyt204     Document Type: Article

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