Search Results - "Ozawa, Taketoshi"
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A prospective, multicenter cohort study to validate a simple performance status–based survival prediction system for oncologists
Published in Cancer (15-04-2017)“…BACKGROUND Survival prediction systems such as the Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI), which includes the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS), are used to…”
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Independent Validation of the Modified Prognosis Palliative Care Study Predictor Models in Three Palliative Care Settings
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-05-2015)“…Abstract Context Accurate prognostic information in palliative care settings is needed for patients to make decisions and set goals and priorities. The…”
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A Family’s Difficulties in Caring for a Cancer Patient at the End of Life at Home in Japan
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-10-2012)“…Abstract Context Most people hoped for home care at the end of life and death at home in Japan. However, the rate for death at home from cancer in Japan is…”
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Comparison of the prevalence and associated factors of hyperactive delirium in advanced cancer patients between inpatient palliative care and palliative home care
Published in Cancer medicine (Malden, MA) (01-02-2021)“…Background Hyperactive delirium is known to increase family distress and the burden on health care providers. We compared the prevalence and associated factors…”
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Low Transthyretin Levels Predict Poor Prognosis in Cancer Patients in Palliative Care Settings
Published in Nutrition and cancer (17-11-2018)“…Objectives: Although transthyretin (TTR) is a nutritional indicator and is influenced by systemic inflammation, it may be a good prognostic indicator for…”
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Length of home hospice care, family-perceived timing of referrals, perceived quality of care, and quality of death and dying in terminally ill cancer patients who died at home
Published in Supportive care in cancer (01-02-2015)“…Purpose This study aims to clarify the length of home hospice care, family-perceived timing of referrals, and their effects on the family-perceived quality of…”
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Validation of the Simplified Palliative Prognostic Index Using a Single Item From the Communication Capacity Scale
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-10-2015)“…Abstract Context Although the Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI) is a reliable and validated tool to predict the survival of terminally ill cancer patients, all…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Palliative Sedation Therapy: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study Conducted on Specialized Palliative Care Units in Japan
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-10-2005)“…Although palliative sedation therapy is often required in terminally ill cancer patients, its efficacy and safety are not sufficiently understood. The primary…”
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Knowledge and Beliefs About End-of-Life Care and the Effects of Specialized Palliative Care: A Population-Based Survey in Japan
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-04-2006)“…To clarify the knowledge and beliefs of the Japanese general population related to legal options, pain medications, communication with physicians, and…”
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Guidelines for Treatment of Acute Heart Failure (JCS 2011): Digest Version
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Ethical Validity of Palliative Sedation Therapy: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study Conducted on Specialized Palliative Care Units in Japan
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-10-2005)“…Although palliative sedation therapy is often required in terminally ill cancer patients to achieve acceptable symptom relief, empirical data supporting the…”
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Perceptions of Specialized Inpatient Palliative Care: A Population-Based Survey in Japan
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-03-2008)“…Abstract This study aimed to clarify and compare the awareness and perceptions of the specialized inpatient palliative care service. A cross-sectional…”
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Talking about home hospices with terminally ill cancer patients -- a multicenter survey of bereaved families
Published in Gan to kagaku ryoho (01-03-2015)“…Communicating with patients is clearly an integral part of physicians' practice, and introducing home hospice care is sometimes a difficult task for…”
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Can We Be at Peace With Unsolvable Suffering? A Qualitative Study Exploring the Effectiveness of Supportive Communication and Resilience Building
Published in Journal of hospice and palliative nursing (01-06-2022)“…The authors provided six 180-minute interpersonal assistance workshops using teaching materials from the End-of-Life Care Association90 minutes each on…”
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Can We Be at Peace With Unsolvable Suffering? A Qualitative Study Exploring the Effectiveness of Supportive Communication and Resilience Building
Published in Journal of hospice and palliative nursing (30-03-2022)“…The authors provided six 180-minute interpersonal assistance workshops using teaching materials from the End-of-Life Care Association90 minutes each on…”
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Can We Be at Peace With Unsolvable Suffering? A Qualitative Study Exploring the Effectiveness of Supportive Communication and Resilience Building
Published in Journal of hospice and palliative nursing (24-02-2022)“…The authors provided six 180-minute interpersonal assistance workshops using teaching materials from the End-of-Life Care Association90 minutes each on…”
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The association of circulating endocannabinoids with cancer cachexia: A cross-sectional study
Published in Clinical nutrition ESPEN (01-06-2023)“…Endocannabinoids (eCBs) are involved in various physiological functions such as appetite, metabolism, and inflammation. Although deterioration of these…”
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C‐reactive protein, symptoms and activity of daily living in patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care
Published in Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (01-06-2017)“…Background The association between C‐reactive protein (CRP) level, symptoms, and activities of daily living (ADL) in advanced cancer patients is unclear…”
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Family caregivers require mental health specialists for end-of-life psychosocial problems at home: a nationwide survey in Japan
Published in Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England) (01-06-2016)“…Background Psychological distress is problematic for patients and their family caregivers in the oncological setting. The level of stress is influenced by the…”
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Family's difficulty scale in end-of-life home care: a new measure of the family's difficulties in caring for patients with cancer at the end of life at home from bereaved family's perspective
Published in Journal of palliative medicine (01-02-2012)“…The aim of this study was to develop a tool to measure the family's difficulties in caring for cancer patients at the end of life at home: Family's Difficulty…”
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