Caring for Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in Japan: Evaluation of a Palliative Care Educational Program

Nagamatsu, Yasuko; Nakayama, Yasuichi; Clayson, Helen; Natori, Yuji; Ohata, Misato; Matsuura-Moriguchi, Shino; Porter, Sarah

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.21.9165

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“…One article described an evaluation of an educational program on palliative care for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma for nurses in Japan. 28 Nurse participants were highly satisfied with the program and its handbook and the evaluation suggested that the training reduced perceived difficulties experienced by nurses caring for people with mesothelioma. Quotes highlighted a desire to learn more about communicating with dying patients; lack of resources about how to provide palliative care for people with mesothelioma and concerns around health care professional’s knowledge of how to control symptoms and what medicines to prescribe.…”

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“…Sample sizes ranged from 2 patients in one of the qualitative studies 27 to 174 patient participants in a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. 17 Most articles exclusively included people with mesothelioma ( n = 11) and their carers ( n = 5), the others included: nursing staff, 28 mesothelioma and asbestos related lung cancer (but all patient participants had mesothelioma), 27 and a review that compared the psychological care needs of patients with mesothelioma and advanced lung cancer. 29 The majority of articles were limited to people with malignant pleural mesothelioma ( n = 10), whilst the others were open to people with all types of mesothelioma ( n = 3).…”

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“… 17 One of the quantitative non-randomised studies was methodologically sound, 33 but the other attempted to evaluate effectiveness without a control group and did not account for any confounding factors. 28 The only systematic review to be included in the review lacked a clear search strategy. 29 …”

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“…Most of the articles included in the review ( n = 9) described difficulties in accessing information to enable people with mesothelioma to make informed treatment decisions and/or poor communication practices between healthcare professionals and patients. 27 – 29 , 31 , 32 , 35 , 38 , 39 The information and communication needs highlighted were described in relation to patients whole care experience, including palliative care, but not necessarily specifically about palliative care. Studies highlighted difficulties accessing reliable and accurate information, 27 and clear, understandable explanations.…”

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Understanding the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers: An integrative systematic review

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Background: People with mesothelioma and their families have palliative care needs throughout the relatively short trajectory of their illness. Aim: To describe the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers. Design: Integrative systematic review with narrative synthesis (PROSPERO: CRD42020190115). Data sources: MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library were searched for articles published between 01 January 2000 and 10 May 2020. Articles were included if they presented empirical studies or comprehensive reviews including information about the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers. Results: The search yielded 508 articles, 14 were included in the analysis. A cross cutting theme of ‘uncertainty’ was identified encompassing five themes: (1) organisation and co-ordination of services, (2) communication and information needs, (3) management of care needs and high symptom burden, (4) consideration of the impact of seeking compensation and (5) family carer needs. Our findings demonstrate that people with mesothelioma want a co-ordinated, team-based approach to palliative care with a named point of contact. Whilst carers value and benefit from early referral to specialist palliative care, this does not necessarily reflect the outcomes and views of patients. Conclusion: The evidence base around the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their carers needs to be strengthened. The results of this review support the need to develop a greater understanding about the role non-specialist palliative care clinicians’ play in providing generalist palliative care for people with mesothelioma and their carers.

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“…QOL assessments are often been for research purposes, although QOL monitoring should also be implemented in daily clinical routines. In some studied, the survey about the palliative care education and training program was carried out (Nagamatsu Y, et al, 2014;Ratanakaaew, et al, 2015). We consider that the Care Notebook can be included in daily clinical routines as the palliative care program.…”

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Effects of a Self-Monitoring Quality of Life Intervention for Patients with Cancer Receiving Palliative Care in Japan: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Matsuda

Yamada

Ishizuka

et al. 2018

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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Background:Previous studies suggest the use of patient-reported outcome measures in routine clinical practice has important benefits for patients with cancer, particularly as feedback regarding patients’ quality of life (QOL) improves doctor-patient communication and clinical decision making. This study aimed to examine the effect of using the Care Notebook as a routine self-monitoring QOL intervention in clinical practice for patients with cancer receiving palliative care. The results are expected to clarify the practical use of the Care Notebook in this population.Methods:This prospective randomized study is being undertaken at Toshima Hospital, Japan. Participating patients who are randomly assigned to the intervention group will be asked to complete the shortened Care Notebook booklet for patients with cancer in palliative care once each day. A control group will receive usual care. The primary outcome is global health status/QOL (Global QOL), as assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 Palliative. Data will be collected at baseline (after allocation), and at 1 week and 3 weeks in both the control and intervention groups. The effects of the intervention will be evaluated with a mixed random effects model. The required sample size is 200 patients. We obtained approval from Toshima Hospital (No 26-11) and the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Ethics Committee (No 1756). The findings will be disseminated through publications in peer-reviewed journals and attendance at domestic and international conferences. The trial was registered with the UMIN clinical trials registry (Trial registration number: UMIN000025322).Conclusions:This study will provide evidence on whether medical staff can use the Care Notebook as a routine self-monitoring QOL intervention in clinical practice for patients with cancer receiving palliative care. We expect that a routine Care Notebook intervention for patients with cancer will be recommended in healthcare facilities.

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Symptom burden in mesothelioma patients admitted to home palliative care

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Degiovanni²,

Casuccio

2016

Current Medical Research and Opinion

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Caring for Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in Japan: Evaluation of a Palliative Care Educational Program

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Understanding the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers: An integrative systematic review

Understanding the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers: An integrative systematic review

Effects of a Self-Monitoring Quality of Life Intervention for Patients with Cancer Receiving Palliative Care in Japan: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Symptom burden in mesothelioma patients admitted to home palliative care

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