Patient-centred care and quality of life and hope among Japanese patients receiving home medical care: a multicentre, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patient-reported outcomes reflecting quality of life (QOL) and hope are essential targets for in-home medical care. This study examined the association between the quality of patient-centred care and both QOL and hope.

Design

Multicentre, cross-sectional study.

Setting

Twenty-nine home care clinics in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Nara Prefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.

Participants

200 patients receiving home medical care.

Exposure

Patient-centredness was measured using the Japanese version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool-Short Form (JPCAT-SF).

Outcome measures

The primary outcome measures were QOL, assessed using the QOL-Home Care (QOL-HC) scale, and hope, measured using the Health-Related Hope (HR-Hope) scale. Mixed-effe

SUBMITTER: Iida H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749788 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature