title: [Home care for terminal cancer patients from the family and caregiver perspective].
abstract: The progression of home care provision is associated with an increased burden on the family, as patients tend to progressively become more dependent on medicine. In the present case, a family supported a patient by performing medical activities such as taking blood sugar measurements, administering insulin injections, exchanging fluids, managing each tube, handling medical devices, conducting status observations, and attending to emergency calls. Thus, the family caregiver undertakes duties that were previously performed by a nurse and interacts with the various professionals who visit the patient's home daily. Therefore, the caregiver undergoes a considerable amount of stress. Family caregivers with no medical knowledge or nursing experience require plenty of support, in order to fulfill a patient's requirements. The first step is the establishment of trust between the medical professionals and the caregiver. In the present case, because the trust had been established, interprofessional collaboration ensured that the patient received support until the end. Thus, we reported on the perspectives of the family and caregiver on home care for terminal cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Hanae Care-Station.
authors.forename: Mitsuko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Miyoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogiwara
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaoka
authors.forename: Ayumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujimaki
authors.forename: Mutsuko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kushida
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D017028:Caregivers; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013727:Terminal Care