title: [A Study on problems associated with a patient's death during home care, based on the duration of home care and patient's age-why terminal home care is difficult for a patient's family].
abstract: When a patient receives home care, an important factor is how the family accepts the patient's death. In this study, we observed that the number of long-term in-home terminal care cases increased, as well as the number of short-term in-home care cases. Moreover, the number of cancer cases among the young population is also increasing. Consequently, how to acceptance of a patient's death varies among their family. When tending to patients, suitable support from the medical staff is required. Additionally, various options need to be provided for terminal care.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Home Healthcare, Southern Tohoku Research Institute for Neuroscience, Southern Tohoku General Hospital.
authors.forename: Hiroo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Kana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D013727:Terminal Care; D013997:Time Factors