Search Results - "SHIMA, YASUO"
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Optimizing antiemetic treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in Japan: Update summary of the 2015 Japan Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antiemesis
Published in International journal of clinical oncology (01-01-2021)“…Patients with cancer should appropriately receive antiemetic therapies against chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Antiemetic guidelines play an…”
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Influence of financial burden on withdrawal or change of cancer treatment in Japan: results of a bereavement survey
Published in Supportive care in cancer (01-06-2022)“…Purpose This study aimed to examine the effect of financial burden of cancer treatment from diagnosis to end-of-life on treatment withdrawal or change in…”
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Effects of End-of-Life Discussions on the Mental Health of Bereaved Family Members and Quality of Patient Death and Care
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-07-2017)“…Abstract Context End-of-life discussions are crucial for providing appropriate care to patients with advanced cancer at the end of their lives. Objectives To…”
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A Nationwide Survey of Quality of End-of-Life Cancer Care in Designated Cancer Centers, Inpatient Palliative Care Units, and Home Hospices in Japan: The J-HOPE Study
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-07-2015)“…Abstract Context End-of-life (EOL) cancer care in general hospitals and home care has not previously been evaluated in Japan. Objectives This study aimed to…”
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Intensive Versus Intermediate Glucose Control in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients
Published in Diabetes care (01-06-2014)“…The optimal perioperative blood glucose range to improve surgical site infection (SSI) in surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients remains unclear. We…”
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Chemoradiotherapy for Initially Unresectable Locally Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma
Published in World journal of surgery (01-09-2018)“…Objective Surgical resection is the only available treatment for achieving long-term survival in cholangiocarcinoma. The purpose of this study is to elucidate…”
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Good Death Inventory: A Measure for Evaluating Good Death from the Bereaved Family Member's Perspective
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-05-2008)“…Abstract The aim of this study was to develop a measure for evaluating good death from the bereaved family member's perspective, and to examine the validity…”
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The Impact of Stressful Life Events after Bereavement: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Survey
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-04-2023)“…Bereaved family members sometimes experience distress due to stressful life events. However, the effects of this distress on depression and grief remain…”
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Decision Making Regarding the Place of End-of-Life Cancer Care: The Burden on Bereaved Families and Related Factors
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-05-2017)“…Abstract Context Decision making regarding the place of end-of-life (EOL) care is an important issue for patients with terminal cancer and their families. It…”
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Appropriate referral timing to specialized palliative care service: survey of bereaved families of cancer patients who died in palliative care units
Published in Supportive care in cancer (01-01-2022)“…Few studies have investigated appropriate referral timing of specialized palliative care (SPC) from the perspective of cancer patients’ and families’…”
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Family experience of palliative sedation therapy: proportional vs. continuous deep sedation
Published in Supportive care in cancer (01-05-2022)“…Purpose Some patients experience intense symptoms refractory to intensive palliative care, and palliative sedation is sometimes used. Palliative sedation may…”
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Private or shared room? A nationwide questionnaire survey on bereaved family members’ perceptions of where patients spend their last days
Published in BMJ open (03-03-2022)“…BackgroundWhere patients receive end-of-life care influences their quality of life.ObjectivesTo clarify the effects of staying in a private or shared room in…”
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Care needs level in long-term care insurance system and family caregivers’ self-perceived time-dependent burden in patients with home palliative care for cancer: a cross-sectional study
Published in Supportive care in cancer (01-02-2022)“…Purpose Although home care improves patients’ quality of life (QOL), several studies have suggested that home care lowers the QOL of family caregivers and…”
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Comparison of the quality of death between primary malignant brain tumor patients and other cancer patients: results from a nationwide bereavement survey in Japan
Published in Journal of neuro-oncology (01-05-2022)“…Purpose No studies have investigated the association between malignant brain tumor and the quality of dying, which is an important outcome in end-of-life care…”
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The Japan HOspice and Palliative Care Evaluation Study 3: Study Design, Characteristics of Participants and Participating Institutions, and Response Rates
Published in American journal of hospice & palliative medicine (01-08-2017)“…This article describes the whole picture of Japan HOspice and Palliative Care Evaluation Study 3 (J-HOPE3 Study) including study design and demographic data…”
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Liver function assessment using 99mTc-GSA single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT fusion imaging in hilar bile duct cancer: A retrospective study
Published in Surgery (01-07-2016)“…Background The objective of this study was to determine the utility of Tc-99m-diethylenetriamine-penta-acetic acid-galactosyl human serum albumin (99m Tc-GSA)…”
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Are cancer patients living alone more or less likely to achieve a good death? Two cross‐sectional surveys of bereaved families
Published in Journal of advanced nursing (01-09-2021)“…ABSTRACT This study examined differences in sociodemographic characteristics and the achievement of a good death between cancer patients who live alone and…”
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Insomnia and changes in alcohol consumption: Relation between possible complicated grief and depression among bereaved family caregivers
Published in Journal of affective disorders (01-10-2020)“…•Among the participants, 14% and 17% reported increased and decreased alcohol intake, respectively and 46–61% reported experiencing insomnia.•Significant…”
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The Japan hospice and palliative evaluation study 4: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey
Published in BMC palliative care (20-04-2018)“…Constant evaluation is important for maintaining and improving the quality of end-of-life care. We therefore conduct the fourth Japan Hospice and Palliative…”
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Conditions, possibility and priority for admission into inpatient hospice/palliative care units in Japan: a nationwide survey
Published in Japanese journal of clinical oncology (01-09-2021)“…Abstract Background Known barriers to admission into inpatient hospice/palliative care units (PCUs) include poor accessibility and stringent conditions for…”
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