Encouraging death communication in a death-avoidant society: analysis of interviews with death café organizers

Abstract Background Post-war Japanese tend to avoid discussion of death, resulting in a lack of death communication within clinical settings. However, with the aging of society, the significance of conversations and decisions related to end-of-life issues has grown. In 2007, the government establish...

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Main Authors: Kae Ito, Shuji Tsuda, Mayumi Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Okamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09967-7