Comparison of communication during home medical care between patients with intractable neurological disorders and those with malignant tumors

Aim Home medical care is currently a topic of discussion in Japan. It is reported that the key to the success of home medical care is communication. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the characteristics of communication during home medical care of patients with intractable neurological d...

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Published in:Neurology and clinical neuroscience 2013-11, Vol.1 (6), p.214-220
Main Authors: Kimura, Takuma, Matsuzaki, Makoto, Imanaga, Teruhiko, Kawai, Mitsuru
Format: Article
Language:English
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communication
home medical care
intractable neurological disorders
malignant tumors
medical interview
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Summary:Aim Home medical care is currently a topic of discussion in Japan. It is reported that the key to the success of home medical care is communication. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the characteristics of communication during home medical care of patients with intractable neurological diseases (IND patients) by comparing them with patients with malignant tumors, the representative common disease for home medical care. Methods A questionnaire survey was sent out in June and July 2011 to 295 families of patients who had previously received home medical care. The response rate was 83.8% (n = 227). Communication backgrounds were compared between those patients whose primary disease was either IND or malignant tumor. Results Analysis of responses from 104 families (IND, 30 and malignant tumors, 74). was undertaken The number of families that experienced “doctor‐patient communication without family” was 15% (n = 4) in the IND group and 35% (n = 24) in the malignant tumor group (P 
ISSN:2049-4173
2049-4173
DOI:10.1111/ncn3.61