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Survey of the current status of cancer rehabilitation in Japan |
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| Authors: | Hamaguchi Toyohiro Okamura Hitoshi Nakaya Naoki Abe Kazunari Abe Yasushi Umezawa Shino Kurihara Miho Nakaya Kumi Yomiya Kinomi Uchitomi Yosuke |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Occupational Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Japanb Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japanc Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health & Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japand Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center, Japane Department of Physical Therapy, Nihon Rehabilitation College, Japanf Nursing Division, National Cancer Center General Hospital, Japang Division of Palliative Care, Saitama Cancer Center, Japanh Psycho-Oncology Division, Research Center for Innovative Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan |
| Abstract: | Purpose. To elucidate the current status of cancer rehabilitation in institutions nationwide. Method. A questionnaire survey regarding the current status of cancer rehabilitation in 1693 healthcare institutions was conducted by mail. The survey first asked whether rehabilitation was being conducted for cancer patients and, in facilities in which it was being conducted, it then asked about the content of the rehabilitation, the stage of the cancer patients, etc. Facilities in which cancer rehabilitation was not being conducted were surveyed in regard to whether there was a need for cancer rehabilitation. Results. Valid replies were obtained from 1045 (62.0%) institutions and 864 (82.7%) of them conducted rehabilitation for cancer patients. A high proportion of the content of the rehabilitation was found to be related to physical function. Activities of daily living guidance and training were also found to be conducted in a high proportion. Low proportions of the facilities conducted content that was specialized for cancer. Of the 181 facilities in which rehabilitation was not being conducted for cancer patients, 171 (94.5%) replied that they felt that rehabilitation was needed for cancer patients. Conclusions. Based on the results of this fact-finding survey it will be necessary to consider strategies for popularizing and developing rehabilitation programmes for cancer patients in Japan. |
| Keywords: | Cancer current status nationwide survey rehabilitation in Japan |
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