A Study of Sustainable End-of-Life Care in a Depopulating Society
Okuda, T.
Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 45(Suppl. 1): 77-80
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684 PMID: 29650882 Document Number: 695795
In facing a society characterized by a decreasing population, I think that sustainability of end-of-life medical care needs to prevent death in isolation, offer optimal allocation of medical care providers, and ensure the centralization of urban functions. How do leading practitioners who actually practice advanced medical care view my hypotheses ?My survey showed that my hypotheses turned out to be unsupported, but on the other hand, it also indicated the concerns and resolve of leading medical practitioners and their views on venturing into unknown domains.