4 results match your criteria: "Sapporo Sato Hospital[Affiliation]"
Experiences of the older spousal caregivers of patients with cancer during palliative chemotherapy: a qualitative descriptive study.
BMC Palliat Care
November 2023
Department of Nursing, Sapporo Sato Hospital, 4-10-15, Fushiko 2, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
Background: Several studies have characterized the experiences of family members caring for patients undergoing chemotherapy; however, information about the experiences of older spousal caregivers with intensive caregiving burdens is unclear. Recently, more older patients have been diagnosed with cancer due to the aging population worldwide. Therefore, this study evaluated the patterns in the experiences of older spousal caregivers of patients undergoing palliative chemotherapy for advanced cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPsychotic Features Among Patients in the Prodromal Stage of Dementia with Lewy Bodies During Longitudinal Observation.
J Alzheimers Dis
December 2021
Sapporo Sato Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Background: Many cases of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) present with various psychotic features, including hallucinations, depression, catatonia, and delusions before the onset of cognitive impairment. However, the characteristic features of these psychotic symptoms in prodromal DLB have not been sufficiently described.
Objective: To clarify and describe the psychotic features of prodromal DLB before overt cognitive impairment.
Peer Support Formation and the Promotion of Recovery Among People Using Psychiatric Day Care in Japan.
Community Ment Health J
January 2022
Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, South-1, West-17 Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
The present study aimed to clarify the process of peer support formation and the promotion of recovery in people using psychiatric day care. From January to March 2014, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 participants with mental illness living in the community in Japan. The qualitative data were analyzed using a modified grounded theory approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCharacteristics of initial symptoms and symptoms at diagnosis in probable dementia with Lewy body disease: incidence of symptoms and gender differences.
Psychogeriatrics
September 2020
Department of Psychiatry, Sapporo Sato Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze the initial symptoms of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) in a large cohort of 234 participants, focusing on gender differences in symptoms presented at diagnosis.
- Initial symptoms reported included cognitive impairment (41.9%) and psychiatric symptoms (42.3%), with women experiencing more auditory hallucinations while men showed higher rates of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD).
- The findings highlight significant gender discrepancies in both initial and subsequent DLB symptoms, suggesting that men generally experience more physical symptoms while women are more prone to psychiatric symptoms.