Purpose： The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of nursing interviews for outpatients undergoing chemotherapy on the perplexity and anxiety of these patients and to clear the role of nurses in interprofessional work (IPW). Method：Fifty-five outpatients undergoing chemotherapy, after providing informed consent for this study, completed a questionnaire concerning the patient and clinical backgrounds, decisional conflict scale (DCS), perplexity and anxiety for cancer-therapy, and performed nursing interviews. Result：Overall, the subjects indicated high DSC scores in all sub-categories. Before the nursing interview, 19 cases (35%) had perplexity and 39 cases (71%) had anxiety for anticancer drug therapy. After the nursing interview, perplexity was decreased in 69% of the cases and anxiety was decreased in 67% of the cases. Among the topics of the nursing interview, “the support of daily life with a medical problem” was useful for these reductions. Conclusion：Our findings demonstrated that in IPW of the cancer treatment team, the role of the nurse was to support the patients in their “daily life with a medical problem” and “continuation of chemotherapy with a relief”

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the anxiety and means of alleviation about work felt by medical social workers (hereinafter, referred to as MSW) . Methods: We conducted a focus-group interview of 6 MSWs with more than one year’s work experience in prefecture A, and performed a qualitative content analysis. The questions set by us pertained to two items: “Anxiety you feel about your work as a MSW” and “Method for resolving the anxiety you feel about the work”. We made an effort through the whole analytical procedure to ensure reliability by investigating the relationship between the raw data and codes, categorization methods, etc., with the coworkers. Results: From the analysis, four categories were extracted: “consultation and assistance techniques”, “content of work”, “work environment”, and “human relations”. It was found that the MSWs eliminated the anxieties through “counseling”, “mutual support”, “supervision”, and “building up their skill”. The advisors of the MSWs were their superiors and co-workers, as well as friends and acquaintances outside of the workplace. Conclusion: MSWs resolved their anxiety they felt about their work by consulting others. The results suggest the necessity of improving the labor environment and establishing an education program for active MSWs.

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Objective：The aim of the present study was to clarify the viewpoints of professionals supporting home care and challenges of interprofessional work. I get a suggestion to the role of interprofessional work, from the observation viewpoints of professionals supporting home care. Methods：Group interviews were conducted with visiting nurses, rehabilitation staff members, and visiting care workers, and the contents of the obtained data were qualitatively and descriptively analyzed. Result：The following categories were extracted: observation-: ＜mental and physical conditions＞ and ＜living conditions＞; and liaison-related: ＜disagreement with other professionals’ approaches＞, ＜differences in views among professionals＞, ＜accurately recognizing other professionals’ functions＞, ＜establishing cooperative relationships among supporters＞, and ＜determining appropriate liaison methods and stabilizing the quality of support＞. Conclusion：Although observation viewpoints vary among professionals, they share the same goals. These results suggest that it may be possible for them to smoothly cooperate with each other by making efforts to understand and communicate with each other daily despite differences in views among them.

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Purpose: This study aimed to description Camp style interprofessional education(camp style IPE), change of social skill and self-efficacy. Methods: The subjects were 13 medical and health care students.　Before and after 5 days camp style IPE, we performed surveys students using social skills (KiSS-18) and General Self-Efficacy(GSES). Results: Significant correlation was found the KiSS-18 scores before and after camp style IPE.　The students showed a significant improved in the KiSS-18 scores after the camp style IPE. No significant difference was found the GSES scores. Conclusion: Students accompanied other types of job. They learned way of thinking, how to contact. In addition, the students stayed with the local residents, and social skill improved by experience and conversation.

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