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A J Davis

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Long-term care for the elderly in Japan.

This article, using data from the first author's research, presents selected issues in long-term care (LTC) of the elderly in Japan. A brief discussion of historical and cultural factors frame the current realities of LTC. These realities include the vast numbers of elderly people in Japan, changing definitions of the relationship of the individual to the group, and enactment of the new Care Insurance Law for the Elderly to be implemented in the year 2000. Some of the work underway for this implementation is detailed.

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End-of-life ethical issues in Japan.

This article discusses the end-of-life ethical issues of disclosure of information to the terminally ill patient, informed consent, and overtreatment for the elderly people of Japan. These issues are placed within the cultural context of Japan, which is discussing and developing ways to deal with them. The ethical problems that nurses confront when they work clinically with elderly patients also are outlined. No consensus has been reached about the ethics of health care in Japan.

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Chinese mothers' reactions to their child's chronic illness.

Improvements in health status in the People's Republic of China have led to a shift in the burden of illness from acute, communicable disease to long-term illness, particularly in urban areas. The Chinese family's response to chronic illness is influenced by many factors, including the traditional cultural value of family responsibility as well as economic determinants. Through direct interviews with 75 women, we sought to understand the financial, social, emotional, and physical effects of caring for a chronically ill child on a Chinese mother's life and caregiving ability and to identify the sources of support available to her.

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Role, function, and decision making in community mental health.

In this study, opinions of 44 nurses who worked in urban community mental health settings were solicited in interviews that covered their role, functions, and part in the decision-making process. Most were found to have a limited view of their role and functions, one that was based more on their duties than on the possibilities in the field. Nurses with at least a baccalaureate degree and head nurses and clinical specialists believed they had a part in the decision-making process.

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