Meaning of death among care workers of geriatric institutions in a death-avoidant culture: Qualitative descriptive analyses of in-depth interviews by Buddhist priests.

Objective: Care workers' views of clients' death have not been explored in Japan because of a cultural tendency to avoid talking openly about death. However, given the arising problems in end-of-life care settings, such as abuse and burnout, understanding care workers' views regarding death is essential for designing effective interventions. We had two main research questions: Do care workers in Japan have their own ideas about death after working in the landscape of dying and death? Do these ideas influence care workers' professional lives?

Methods: We recruited interviewees based on a quantitative survey of care workers at 10 geriatric institutions in Tokyo.

[Conflicts in the end-of-life care: Interviews with care staff by Buddhist priests and researchers].

Aim: Interprofessional communication and collaboration is essential for a better end-of-life and death, where individual dying people are respected and their satisfaction is the goal. The aim of this study is to explore 1) ethical conflicts viewed by care staff of geriatric institutions, 2) their views about geriatric medicine, and 3) their views about religion in the context of institutional end-of-life care.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted by Buddhist priests and researchers with nine care workers who worked in nursing homes or long-stay geriatric hospitals.

A positive attitude towards provision of end-of-life care may protect against burnout: Burnout and religion in a super-aging society.

Aim: The aim of our study was to investigate factors associated with burnout of nurses and care workers in nursing homes and geriatric hospitals in Japan. The use of Buddhist priests, the major religion in Japan, was also explored.

Methods: Questionnaires for nurses and care workers were sent to 10 care facilities.