Bathing in Terminal Care of Cancer Patients and Its Relation to Perceptions of a ?Good Death?: A Nationwide Bereavement Survey in Japan

Bathing in Terminal Care of Cancer Patients and Its Relation to Perceptions of a ?Good Death?: A Nationwide Bereavement Survey in Japan

Background: Bathing in a tub is integral to Japanese culture. It improves palliative care patients' symptoms and may improve quality of life. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and impressions of bathing for terminally ill cancer patients and its relations to the evaluatio...

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Main Authors: Eriko Hayashi, Maho Aoyama, Kento Masukawa, Mitsunori Miyashita, Tatsuya Morita, Yoshiyuki Kizawa, Satoru Tsuneto, Yasuo Shima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2022-04-01
Series:Palliative Medicine Reports
Subjects:
bathing
bathing in a tub
bereaved family
good death
palliative care ward
terminal cancer patient
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/PMR.2021.0075

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