The experience of providing end‐of‐life care at home

End‐of‐life care is now a major issue in Japan as a result of the rapidly aging population; hence, the need for fostering family physicians to be engaged in end‐of‐life care at home is increasing. Studies in the United States and the United Kingdom have shown that physicians feel emotional and moral distress in end‐of‐life care, and that they develop detachment and dehumanizing attitudes toward patients as a coping mechanism. However, few studies have explored the emotional experiences that family physicians have during home‐based end‐of‐life care.

Please find out more here: The experience of providing end‐of‐life care at home: The emotional experiences of young family physicians – PMC (nih.gov) 

Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.