Development of a Treatment Continuation Assessment Sheet for Elderly Cancer Patients Receiving Outpatient Cancer Chemotherapy
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Date (from‐to) : 2016/04 -2021/03
Author : Nagoshi Megumi
In this study, we evaluated how cancer and its treatment affect the lives of elderly cancer patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy as a part of nursing interventions. Based on the available data, the Japanese version of the Disease Infringement Scale was prepared as a tentative draft to assess the maintenance of the quality of life of elderly cancer patients under home care and their adaptation to the medical treatments, followed by validating the reliability of the assessment scale. We confirmed that the two-factor structure was unlike the original three-factor structure. Moreover, in ambulatory nursing, the assessment of not only the balance of treatment and life, physical aspects, and psychological aspects but also the social aspects, such as human relations, were noted to be important. Nevertheless, there is a need to refine the developed assessment sheets with respect to the Asian cultural characteristics that value ties.