Since 1970, many hemophilia centers have been opened in the United States and Western Europe. In these centers, nurse coordinators (NCs) play an important role as key persons in improving the QOL of hemophiliacs with a variety of problems. On the other hand, NCs have not been stationed in most Japanese hemophilia centers, although many doctors and nurses in charge of hemophilia care desire that NCs participate in hemophilia treatment. Therefore, a survey of hemophiliacs and their families was conducted to clarify the role of the nurse in Japanese hemophilia care. The results obtained from the analysis of responses concerning 393 patients indicated that about two thirds of the respondents had never consulted with nurses in regard to their disease. Although the total number of items of care and support which were offered by nurses to the patients was 739, the total number of these items which were expected to be offered from nurses to the patients was 1078. These results indicate that the introduction of NCs is necessary for hemophilia care in Japan.
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