Yoshiyasu Ito

Decision aids for life-sustaining treatment, including withholding or withdrawal and end-of-life care in emergency and intensive care settings: a scoping review protocol

Michihiro Tsubaki, 齊藤小粋, Hanako Kanayasu, Ryoko Ikari et autres

INTRODUCTION: Decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment and end-of-life care are among the most ethically complex and emotionally challenging decisions encountered in emergency departments and intensive care units. Such decisions frequently involve uncertainty regarding prognosis, limited time for deliberation and situations in which patients …

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Identification of unmet information needs among families of critically ill patients and their association with postintensive care syndrome-family: A single-centre cross-sectional study

Yoshiyasu Ito, Masatomo Suzuki, Takuro Hamaguchi, Yasushi Otaka et autres

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Prevalence of depressive disorder and clinically relevant depressive symptoms among family caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol (Preprint)

Kohei Kajiwara, Yoshiyasu Ito, Michihiro Tsubaki, Makoto Yamanaka et autres

BACKGROUND Family caregivers provide much of the day-to-day care and support to people living with dementia. In this population, depression is common, yet prevalence estimates vary widely. This variation partly reflects inconsistent use of the term depression to describe distinct outcomes: depressive …

Prevalence of depressive disorder and clinically relevant depressive symptoms among family caregivers of people with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Kohei Kajiwara, Yoshiyasu Ito, Michihiro Tsubaki, Makoto Yamanaka et autres

This project is a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol that will examine the prevalence of depressive disorder and clinically relevant depressive symptoms among adult family caregivers of people with dementia. Although depression is commonly reported among family caregivers, prevalence estimates vary widely …

Psychological responses of family members following the death of adult patients in emergency departments and intensive care units: a scoping review protocol

Kimiko Mizukami, Yoshiyasu Ito, Michio Miyasaka

This scoping review aims to map and describe the types and extent of evidence on psychological responses and related experiences among family members and bereaved relatives of adult patients who died in emergency and critical care settings. The review will include studies …

Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy–related pain: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Masamitsu Kobayashi, Jun Kako, Hideaki Sakuramoto, Takahiro Kakeda et autres

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Psychotherapeutic Techniques for Dyspnea in Cancer and Chronic Illness: Systematic Review

Jun Kako, Kohei Kajiwara, Masamitsu Kobayashi, Yoshiyasu Ito et autres

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From the classroom to the community: Disaster nursing fieldwork by nursing students in a Japanese community

Yoshiyasu Ito, Hironobu IKEHARA, Kayoko YAMAZAKI

In 2025, 54 undergraduate nursing students at Tsuruga Nursing University participated in a two-day disaster nursing fieldwork project in a residential area of Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture. Working with local residents and the city’s Crisis Management Office, the students conducted community walks …

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Shared Decision-Making With a Surrogate for Life-Sustaining Treatment of Critically Ill Patients: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Yoshiyasu Ito, Mika Moriyama, Akemi Nasu, Keiko Kamitani et autres

Background: Shared decision-making (SDM) is a collaborative process that integrates patients' values and preferences into health care decisions. In intensive care units, patients who are critically ill often lack the capacity to make decisions, necessitating surrogates to make complex choices regarding life-sustaining …

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Clinical Nurses' Attitudes and Self‐Reported Practices of Family Nursing in Japan Following COVID ‐19 Visitation Restrictions: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Makoto TSUKUDA, Junko Honda, Keisuke Nojima, Yoshiyasu Ito et autres

AIM: To examine clinical nurses' attitudes towards and self-reported experiences of family nursing in Japan following the relaxation of COVID-19 visitation restrictions. Particular attention is paid to early career nurses whose formative training occurred during visitation bans. The study focused on nurses' …

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Shared Decision-Making with a Surrogate for Life-Sustaining Treatment of Critically Ill Patients: A Scoping Review Protocol (Preprint)

Yoshiyasu Ito, Mika Moriyama, Akemi Nasu, Keiko Kamitani et autres

BACKGROUND Shared decision-making (SDM) is a collaborative process that incorporates patients’ values and preferences into healthcare decisions. In ICUs, critically ill patients often lack decision-making capacity, requiring surrogates to make complex choices regarding life-sustaining treatment (LST). While SDM is essential in supporting …

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Cancer caregiving burden trajectory over time: perceived versus objectively measured burden

Kohei Kajiwara, Jun Kako, Masamitsu Kobayashi, Yoshiyasu Ito et autres

To the Editor: In their recent study, Siminoff et al.1 found an association between subjective and objective burdens, both within and between caregivers of cancer patients. Here, we present points pertaining to this study for further discussion. The authors indicated that there …

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