title: Strategies for Development of Palliative Care From the Perspectives of General Population and Health Care Professionals: A Japanese Outreach Palliative Care Trial of Integrated Regional Model Study.
abstract: This study primarily aimed to identify future actions required to promote palliative care in Japan. The future actions regarded as effective by the general population were "improve physicians' skill in palliative care" (61%), "create a counseling center for cancer" (61%), and "improve nurses' skill in palliative care" (60%). In contrast, future actions regarded as effective by the health care professionals were "set up a Web site that provides information about cancer" (72%), "promote consultation with specialists in palliative care" (71%), and "open an outpatient department specializing in palliative care" (70%). The results suggest (1) development and maintenance of settings; (2) enhancement of palliative care education and training programs for health care providers; and (3) improvement in distributing information about cancer and regional palliative care resources to the general population.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cancer control and Information Services, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan saryoshi@ncc.go.jp.
authors.forename: Saran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Nursing, Health Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsunori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.affiliation: Psycho-Oncology Division, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akizuki
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.affiliation: Shirahige Clinic, Nagasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shirahige
authors.affiliation: Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D058015:Health Communication; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Japan; development; informational resource; knowledge; palliative care; strategy