Takuma Kimura

Home death is associated with frequency of physician home medical care visits: A questionnaire survey on communications in home medical care settings

To investigate the factors related to communications in home medical care settings, and the association between such factors and a patients place of death.

Comparison of communication during home medical care between patients with intractable neurological disorders and those with malignant tumors

Home medical care is currently a topic of discussion in Japan. It is reported that the key to the success of home medical care is communication. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the characteristics of communication during home medical care of patients with intractable neurological diseases (IND patients) by comparing them with patients with malignant tumors, the representative common disease for home medical care.

Recovery from a depressive episode during postgraduate residency training is associated with senior doctors' support

Depression among doctors in residency training can have significant impacts on the health of the residents and on patient safety. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with recovery from a depressive episode experienced during postgraduate residency training.

Comparison of Feedback From Families of Patients With Neuromuscular Disorders and Malignant Tumors on Communications Among Doctors, Patients, and Family Members in Home Medical Care Settings

We conducted a cross-sectional mail-in survey of families with neuromuscular disorders (ND) or malignant tumors (MT) to compare their preferences for type of future communications in home medical care settings and their previous experience or lack of experience of doctor–patient communication (DPC) and doctor–family communication (DFC). We analyzed 23 families from those with ND and 41 from those with MT. Of 11 families with ND who had not experienced DFC, only 1 (9.1%) wanted future DFC, whereas of 8 families with MT who had not experienced DFC, 5 (62.5%) wanted future DFC (p = .04). Doctors who visit patients need to understand that fewer families with ND than those with MT want DFC, even when they have experienced it.