2021
Incidence and associated factors of sudden unexpected death in advanced cancer patients: A multicenter prospective cohort study
Ito S, Morita T, Uneno Y, Taniyama T, Matsuda Y, Kohara H, Maeda I, Nakayama T, Mori M, Investigators T. Incidence and associated factors of sudden unexpected death in advanced cancer patients: A multicenter prospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine 2021, 10: 4939-4947. PMID: 34114364, PMCID: PMC8290229, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient hospices/palliative care unitsAdvanced cancer patientsProspective cohort studyCohort studyPalliative care physiciansCare unitCancer patientsFunctional status assessmentSudden unexpected deathOccurrence of sudden unexpected deathMulticenter prospective cohort studyFamily caregiversHospice/palliative careCare physiciansUnexpected deathMedical staffFunctional declineMale sexKarnofsky PSStatus assessmentPhysiciansSudden deathDeathIncidencePatients
2020
Current status of integrating oncology and palliative care in Japan: a nationwide survey
Uneno Y, Sato K, Morita T, Nishimura M, Ito S, Mori M, Shimizu C, Horie Y, Hirakawa M, Nakajima T, Tsuneto S, Muto M. Current status of integrating oncology and palliative care in Japan: a nationwide survey. BMC Palliative Care 2020, 19: 12. PMID: 31980015, PMCID: PMC6982384, DOI: 10.1186/s12904-020-0515-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative careExecutive physiciansGovernment-designated cancer hospitalsIOP indicatorsCross-sectional nationwide surveyCancer Control ActRoutine symptom screeningNationwide surveyBackgroundPalliative carePC staffPC servicesOncology careMethodsThe questionnairePhysicians' perceptionsSymptom screeningPC resourcesStaff membersCareConclusionsThis surveyCancer HospitalEarly referralDaily practiceResultsIn totalHospitalOncology