Nurses' Experiences of End-of-life Care in Long-term Care Hospitals in Japan: Balancing Improving the Quality of Life and Sustaining the Lives of Patients Dying at Hospitals

Summary: Purpose: In Japan, about 80% of deaths occur in hospitals, especially long-term care beds. The purpose of this study was to clarify the nursing practices used for such older patients at the end-of-life stage in long-termcare wards via the modified grounded theory approach (M-GTA). Methods:...

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Main Authors: Ryo Odachi, RN, MA, Tomoko Tamaki, RN, MA, Mikiko Ito, RN, Ph.D., Taketoshi Okita, Ph.D., Yuri Kitamura, M.D., Ph.D., Tomotaka Sobue, M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Asian Nursing Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131717301147