2019 Volume 68 Issue 4 Pages 127-137
The needs of end-of-life care provided at Group Homes（GHs）for older people with dementia are estimated to be increased. We investigated the perspective of doctors and nurses working at a general hospital on providing end-of life care at GHs for future educational activities. We conducted an anonymous self-administered questionnaire with doctors and nurses about their subjective knowledge and perspective of end-of-life care in GHs using several-scale model. A total of 193 doctors and 670 nurses provided valid responses. More than 75% of both doctors and nurses had knowledge on GHs. Doctors’ perspective on end-of-life care were not different depending on their age, gender, length of period as a doctor, and their stand standpoint as a health professional and a family member. They were agreeable to end-of-life care at GHs more than nurses did. Nurses at the age of 40 and over and/or more than 10 years of experience significantly agreed to end-of life care at GHs especially from the standpoint as a family member. This study suggests that practical workshop for medical staff at general hospitals on their possible involvement in end-of-life care at GHs would be effective to promote end-of-life care.
