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National medical care system may impede fostering of true specialization of radiation oncologists:study based on structure survey in japan
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https://repo.qst.go.jp/records/4671843b4e499-2c67-4ab6-a743-c30518e35dca
Item type | 学術雑誌論文 / Journal Article(1) | |||||
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公開日 | 2014-02-17 | |||||
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タイトル | National medical care system may impede fostering of true specialization of radiation oncologists:study based on structure survey in japan | |||||
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言語 | eng | |||||
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資源タイプ識別子 | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 | |||||
資源タイプ | journal article | |||||
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アクセス権 | metadata only access | |||||
アクセス権URI | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb | |||||
著者 |
Numasaki, Hodaka
× Numasaki, Hodaka× Shibuya, Hitoshi× Nishio, Masamichi× Ikeda, Hiroshi× Sekiguchi, Kenji× Kamikonya, Norihiko× Koizumi, Masahiko× Tago, Masao× Ando, Yutaka× et.al× 関口 建次× 小泉 雅彦× 安藤 裕 |
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内容記述タイプ | Abstract | |||||
内容記述 | PURPOSE: To evaluate the actual work environment of radiation oncologists (ROs) in Japan in terms of working pattern, patient load, and quality of cancer care based on the relative time spent on patient care. METHODS AND MATERIALS: In 2008, the Japanese Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology produced a questionnaire for a national structure survey of radiation oncology in 2007. Data for full-time ROs were crosschecked with data for part-time ROs by using their identification data. Data of 954 ROs were analyzed. The relative practice index for patients was calculated as the relative value of care time per patient on the basis of Japanese Blue Book guidelines (200 patients per RO). RESULTS: The working patterns of RO varied widely among facility categories. ROs working mainly at university hospitals treated 189.2 patients per year on average, with those working in university hospitals and their affiliated facilities treating 249.1 and those working in university hospitals only treating 144.0 patients per year on average. The corresponding data were 256.6 for cancer centers and 176.6 for other facilities. Geographically, the mean annual number of patients per RO per quarter was significantly associated with population size, varying from 143.1 to 203.4 (p < 0.0001). There were also significant differences in the average practice index for patients by ROs working mainly in university hospitals between those in main and affiliated facilities (1.07 vs 0.71: p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: ROs working in university hospitals and their affiliated facilities treated more patients than the other ROs. In terms of patient care time only, the quality of cancer care in affiliated facilities might be worse than that in university hospitals. Under the current national medical system, working patterns of ROs of academic facilities in Japan appear to be problematic for fostering true specialization of radiation oncologists. |
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書誌情報 |
International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 巻 82, 号 1, p. e111-e117, 発行日 2011-01 |
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収録物識別子 | 0360-3016 | |||||
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関連識別子 | 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.01.029 |