title: Caring for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma in Japan: evaluation of a Palliative Care Educational Program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated the effect of an Educational PROGRAM on Palliative Care for MPM for Nurses in Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 5-h program consisted of lectures and care planning group work.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study used a pretest-posttest design with a single cohort of nurses and included a Difficulties in Palliative Care for Patients with MPM (DPCMPM) Scale with 15 items. The pre- and posttest scores were compared using a t-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We included 27 female nurses with a mean of 14.4 years of nursing experience. In 12 of 15 DPCMPM items, the posttest difficulty scores were lower than the pretest scores. Participants highly evaluated the program for validity, clarity, clinical usefulness, and the facilitators. The Palliative Care for MPM Handbook for Nurses was developed as an educational tool for clinical settings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Educational PROGRAM on Palliative Care for MPM for Nurses was effective in reducing nursing difficulties.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's International University, College of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan E-mail : sarah-nagamatsu@slcn.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagamatsu
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Clayson
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Natori
authors.forename: Misato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohata
authors.forename: Shino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuura-Moriguchi
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000451:nursing*; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D010166:Palliative Care; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D011379:Prognosis; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires