scholarly journals The association of family functioning and psychological distress in the bereaved families of patients with advanced cancer: a nationwide survey of bereaved family members

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Hamano ◽  
Tatsuya Morita ◽  
Naoko Igarashi ◽  
Yasuo Shima ◽  
Mitsunori Miyashita
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Bereaved Family

scholarly journals Eating-related distress and need for nutritional support of families of advanced cancer patients: a nationwide survey of bereaved family members

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 527-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Amano ◽  
Isseki Maeda ◽  
Tatsuya Morita ◽  
Yoshiro Okajima ◽  
Takashi Hama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Nutritional Support ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Bereaved Family

Prevalence and predictors of conflict in the families of patients with advanced cancer: A nationwide survey of bereaved family members

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 302-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Hamano ◽  
Tatsuya Morita ◽  
Masanori Mori ◽  
Naoko Igarashi ◽  
Yasuo Shima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Bereaved Family

scholarly journals The Care Strategy for Families of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Who Become Unable to Take Nourishment Orally: Recommendations from a Nationwide Survey of Bereaved Family Members' Experiences

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 671-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akemi Yamagishi ◽  
Tatsuya Morita ◽  
Mitsunori Miyashita ◽  
Kazuki Sato ◽  
Satoru Tsuneto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Terminally Ill Cancer Patients ◽  
Bereaved Family

Care for Imminently Dying Cancer Patients: Family Members' Experiences and Recommendations

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Shinjo ◽  
Tatsuya Morita ◽  
Kei Hirai ◽  
Mitsunori Miyashita ◽  
Kazuki Sato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
The Family ◽  
High Level ◽  
Bereaved Family

Purpose The aim of this study was to clarify the level of emotional distress experienced by bereaved family members and the perceived necessity for improvement in the care for imminently dying patients and to explore possible causes of distress and alleviating measures. Methods A cross-sectional nationwide survey was performed in 2007 of bereaved families of cancer patients at 95 palliative care units across Japan. Results Questionnaires were sent to 670 families, and 76% responded. Families reported their experiences as very distressing in 45% of cases. Regarding care, 1.2% of respondents believed that a lot of improvement was needed, compared with 58% who believed no improvement was needed. Determinants of high-level distress were a younger patient age, being a spouse, and overhearing conversations between the medical staff outside the room at the time of the patient's death; those reporting high-level necessity of improvement were less likely to have encountered attempts to ensure the patient's comfort, received less family coaching on how to care for the patient, and felt that insufficient time was allowed for the family to grieve after the patient's death. Conclusion A considerable number of families experienced severe emotional distress when their family member died. Thus, we propose that a desirable care concept for imminently dying cancer patients should include relief of patient suffering, family advisement on how to care for the patient, allowance of enough time for the family to grieve, and ensuring that family members cannot overhear medical staff conversations at the time of the patient's death.

The impact of bereavement support on psychological distress in family members: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-233
Author(s):  
*Louise I Rait ◽  
◽  
*Nikki Y Yeo ◽  
*Equal first authors ◽  
Yasmine Ali Abdelhamid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Bereavement Support ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Bereaved Family ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND: Persistent psychological distress occurs frequently in family members of patients who die in an intensive care unit (ICU). OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of bereavement interventions in reducing persisting psychological distress in bereaved family members after death in an adult ICU. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that assessed the effect of bereavement interventions on persisting psychological distress in bereaved family members of ICU patients. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE and APA Psycinfo databases were searched until April 2020. REVIEW METHODS: Two of us independently screened titles and abstracts of identified studies, and then completed full text evaluation of selected studies. We assessed risk of bias using version 2 of the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised trials and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, which is designed to assess the quality of non-randomised studies in meta-analyses. We also used random effects meta-analysis to assess the effect of various interventions on total Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores. RESULTS: From 664 citations, five studies were included — three multicentre randomised clinical trials and two single centre observational studies. Three studies tested the intervention of written bereavement support materials and two studies used narration of family members' experiences in the ICU. All studies reported HADS scores. Scores for Impact of Event Scale, Impact of Event Scale–Revised and Inventory of Complicated Grief were measured in some but not all studies. There was no effect of an intervention on HADS scores (weighted mean difference, −0.79 [95% confidence interval, −3.81 to 2.23]; Ι2 = 65.8%). CONCLUSIONS: Owing to limited data, and clinical and statistical heterogeneity, there is considerable uncertainty regarding whether bereavement support strategies reduce, increase or have no effect on psychological distress in bereaved family members.

scholarly journals Symptom severity in advanced cancer, assessed in two ethnic groups by interviews with bereaved family members and friends

2003 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Koffman ◽  
I. J Higginson ◽  
N. Donaldson
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Bereaved Family

scholarly journals A Nationwide Survey of Bereaved Family Members' Perception of the Place Patients Spent Their Final Days: Is the Inpatient Hospice Like or Unlike a Home? Why?

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-178
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Otani ◽  
Tatsuya Morita ◽  
Naoko Igarashi ◽  
Yasuo Shima ◽  
Mitsunori Miyashita
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Bereaved Family

“What I Did for My Loved One Is More Important than Whether We Talked About Death”: A Nationwide Survey of Bereaved Family Members

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Mori ◽  
Saran Yoshida ◽  
Mariko Shiozaki ◽  
Tatsuya Morita ◽  
Mika Baba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Bereaved Family
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