College of Nursing Art and Science, University of Hyogo, 13-71 Kitaoujicho, Akashi City, Hyogo 673-0021, Japan.
Department of Nursing, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, 56 Okazawacho, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 240 8555, Japan.
Int Emerg Nurs. 2020 Sep;52:100872. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2020.100872. Epub 2020 Apr 18.
The aim of this study was to investigate the current status of bereavement follow-up in Japanese emergency departments.
This study employed a cross-sectional design and conducted a nationwide survey of all emergency departments in Japan. Self-reported questionnaires were sent to the nurse leaders of each emergency department.
Of 289 nurse leaders approached, 145 (50.2%) responded. Only 17.9% emergency departments provided bereavement follow-up strategies, and the most frequent strategy was referral to a specialist for psychological treatment. Most nurse leaders perceived that bereavement follow-up is necessary, and the greatest need of the bereaved as perceived by the nurse leaders was explanation of the patient's death. However, 60% of the nurse leaders perceived bereavement follow-up to be necessary but difficult, and the major challenges in bereavement follow-up were lack of time, knowledge, and skill.
In contemporary Japan, the prevalence of bereavement follow-up strategies offered by emergency departments was low, and although most nurse leaders perceived follow-up as necessary, it could not be provided because of limitations in human resources and staff training.
本研究旨在调查日本急救部门丧亲随访的现状。
本研究采用横断面设计，对日本所有急救部门进行了全国性调查。向每个急救部门的护士长发放了自填式问卷。
在接触的 289 名护士长中，有 145 名（50.2%）做出了回应。只有 17.9%的急救部门提供了丧亲随访策略，最常见的策略是转介给专家进行心理治疗。大多数护士长认为丧亲随访是必要的，而护士长认为丧亲者最需要的是对患者死亡的解释。然而，60%的护士长认为丧亲随访是必要的，但却很困难，丧亲随访的主要挑战是缺乏时间、知识和技能。
在当代日本，急救部门提供的丧亲随访策略的流行率较低，尽管大多数护士长认为随访是必要的，但由于人力资源和员工培训的限制，无法提供。
