Exploratory Research on Factors Related to Difficulty in Decision Making in Elderly Patients with Cancer
Palliative Care Research
;
: 27-34, 2021.
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Dans Japonais
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-873945
ABSTRACT
Objective:
The purpose of this study is to clarify the characteristics of cases where decision-making is difficult and how the medical staff can deal with them in the medical field.Method:
Seven oncology physicians were interviewed. The survey items include cases where decision-making is difficult, how to deal with them, and decision support. Category analysis was performed based on verbatim records.Results:
First, the cases where decision-making is difficult were divided into two categories patient factors and environmental factors. The former is further divided into two subcategories “personal factors” include personality and, intellectual ability and “factors due to diseases and aging” that included flailing of body parts and dementia. Further, there were three categories of medical staff’s strategies assessment, response skills, and environmental approach.Discussion:
In providing information to patients, it is necessary to respond according to the patient’s intellectual state environmental factors to promote understanding. Specifically, it is effective to use patient-specific explanations, target planning, and nudges.
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Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Type d'étude:
Étude pronostique
langue:
Japonais
Texte intégral:
Palliative Care Research
Année:
2021
Type:
Article
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