TY - JOUR
T1 - The current status of inpatient cancer rehabilitation provided by designated cancer hospitals in Japan
AU - Fukushima, Takuya
AU - Tsuji, Tetsuya
AU - Watanabe, Noriko
AU - Sakurai, Takuro
AU - Matsuoka, Aiko
AU - Kojima, Kazuhiro
AU - Yahiro, Sachiko
AU - Oki, Mami
AU - Okita, Yusuke
AU - Yokota, Shota
AU - Nakano, Jiro
AU - Sugihara, Shinsuke
AU - Sato, Hiroshi
AU - Kawakami, Juichi
AU - Kagaya, Hitoshi
AU - Tanuma, Akira
AU - Sekine, Ryuichi
AU - Mori, Keita
AU - Zenda, Sadamoto
AU - Kawai, Akira
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/7/1
Y1 - 2021/7/1
N2 - Objective: This survey was conducted to clarify the current status of inpatient cancer rehabilitation provided by designated cancer hospitals in Japan. Methods: A survey questionnaire was sent to 427 designated cancer hospitals in Japan. Information was sought regarding whether inpatient cancer rehabilitation was provided by the center, and if so, whether respondents regarded such provision as satisfactory. Results: Responses were obtained from 235/427 surveyed institutions (55.0%). Cancer rehabilitation was provided in inpatient settings by 97.4%. Two-thirds of respondents (67.7%) regarded inpatient cancer rehabilitation provision as still inadequate. The primary reasons claimed for this inadequacy were a lack of human resources, a lack of rehabilitation professionals with the requisite knowledge/skills and patients who would benefit from cancer rehabilitation present but not prescribed. The total number of rehabilitation staff was identified as associated factor of inadequate inpatient cancer rehabilitation in multivariate analysis (odds ratio = 0.979, 95% confidence interval = 0.96 1.00, P = 0.009). Conclusions: In order to provide adequate cancer rehabilitation, a sufficient supply of rehabilitation staff, education and recognition of the need for cancer rehabilitation within oncology units are necessary.
AB - Objective: This survey was conducted to clarify the current status of inpatient cancer rehabilitation provided by designated cancer hospitals in Japan. Methods: A survey questionnaire was sent to 427 designated cancer hospitals in Japan. Information was sought regarding whether inpatient cancer rehabilitation was provided by the center, and if so, whether respondents regarded such provision as satisfactory. Results: Responses were obtained from 235/427 surveyed institutions (55.0%). Cancer rehabilitation was provided in inpatient settings by 97.4%. Two-thirds of respondents (67.7%) regarded inpatient cancer rehabilitation provision as still inadequate. The primary reasons claimed for this inadequacy were a lack of human resources, a lack of rehabilitation professionals with the requisite knowledge/skills and patients who would benefit from cancer rehabilitation present but not prescribed. The total number of rehabilitation staff was identified as associated factor of inadequate inpatient cancer rehabilitation in multivariate analysis (odds ratio = 0.979, 95% confidence interval = 0.96 1.00, P = 0.009). Conclusions: In order to provide adequate cancer rehabilitation, a sufficient supply of rehabilitation staff, education and recognition of the need for cancer rehabilitation within oncology units are necessary.
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U2 - 10.1093/jjco/hyab070
DO - 10.1093/jjco/hyab070
M3 - Article
C2 - 33989400
AN - SCOPUS:85110423346
SN - 0368-2811
VL - 51
SP - 1094
EP - 1099
JO - Japanese journal of clinical oncology
JF - Japanese journal of clinical oncology
IS - 7
ER -
