title: [Applicability of the scale for measuring the quality of end-of-life home-care services provided by home-care supporting clinics in Japan(HCSC-J)].
abstract: We examined the applicability of the home-care supporting clinics in Japan(HCSC-J)scale to measure the quality of home-care services provided by HCSC. We conducted an anonymous mailed survey of 349 bereaved family members who received home-care services in 23 wards of HCSC in Tokyo, Japan. Of 143 responders, 77(clinic A: 44; clinic B: 33)were finally evaluated. The total scores of the HCSC-J subscale revealed a significant correlation with the overall assessment of home care. Our results suggest that the HCSC-J scale is effective for measuring the quality of home-care services of HCSC in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Center for Twin Research, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: Hiroo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hanabusa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mikami
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care; D014041:Tokyo