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  1. Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Prevalence and Associated Factors at the End of Life

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, June 2024, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    JUN HAMANO

  2. Advance Care Planning in Primary Care

    Article • April 2024, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    JUN HAMANO

  3. Impacts of fluid retention on prognostic abilities of cachexia diagnostic criteria in cancer patients with refractory cachexia

    Article • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, April 2024, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  4. Fluid retention and weight loss in refractory cancer cachexia

    Article • BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, February 2024, BMJ

    JUN HAMANO

  5. Phase of Illness at the time of being referred to the hospital palliative care team and changes after the intervention

    Article • Progress in Palliative Care, February 2024, Taylor & Francis

    JUN HAMANO

  6. Need for Improvement in Death Pronouncements in Palliative Care Units

    Article • Palliative Medicine Reports, December 2023, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    JUN HAMANO

  7. Low serum creatinine as a prognostic marker in advanced cancer

    Article • BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, October 2023, BMJ

    JUN HAMANO

  8. The effect of palliative care team intervention and symptom improvement using patient-reported outcomes: a multicenter prospective observational study

    Article • Supportive Care in Cancer, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    JUN HAMANO

  9. Work environmental factors associated with compassion satisfaction and end-of-life care quality among nurses in general wards, palliative care units, and home care settings: A cross-sectional survey

    Article • International Journal of Nursing Studies, July 2023, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  10. Malignancy-related ascites in palliative care units: prognostic factor analysis

    Article • BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, April 2023, BMJ

    JUN HAMANO

  11. Comparison of survival times of advanced cancer patients with palliative care at home and in hospital

    Article • PLOS One, April 2023, PLOS

    JUN HAMANO

  12. Prediction of Survival in Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Narrative Review and Future Research Priorities

    Article • The Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, March 2023, Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care

    JUN HAMANO

  13. Comparison of Symptom Severity and Progression in Advanced Cancer Patients Among Different Care Settings: A Secondary Analysis

    Article • Palliative Medicine Reports, March 2023, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    JUN HAMANO

  14. Prognostic awareness in Japanese patients with advanced cancer: a follow-up cohort study

    Article • Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    JUN HAMANO

  15. Unresolved Palliative Care Needs of Elderly Non-Cancer Patients at Home: A Multicenter Prospective Study

    Article • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  16. Current situation and support need for non-cancer patients’ admission to inpatient hospices/palliative care units in Japan: a nationwide multicenter survey

    Article • Annals of Palliative Medicine, January 2023, AME Publishing Company

    JUN HAMANO

  17. Preference of Japanese cancer patients for being informed about their prognosis

    Article • Annals of Palliative Medicine, November 2022, AME Publishing Company

    JUN HAMANO

  18. Rationale and design of a multicenter, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the effects of naldemedine on opioid-induced constipation for patients with cancer pain: A study protocol

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, October 2022, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  19. Are Prognostic Scores Better Than Clinician Judgment? A Prospective Study Using Three Models

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, October 2022, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  20. Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool into Japanese: A Preliminary Report

    Article • Palliative Medicine Reports, August 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    JUN HAMANO

  21. Changes in home visit utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicenter cross-sectional web-based survey

    Article • BMC Research Notes, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    JUN HAMANO

  22. Association of a home-based nursing service during chemotherapy with the transfer to home care immediately after the last chemotherapy treatment in patients with advanced cancer

    Article • Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, June 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    JUN HAMANO

  23. Adherence to Personal Protective Equipment Use in Home-Care Service Agencies During COVID-19 in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Survey

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, June 2022, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  24. Exploration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of home health care workers in Japan: a multicenter cross-sectional web-based survey

    Article • BMC Primary Care, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    JUN HAMANO

  25. Effects of Antibiotics on Respiratory Symptoms in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients With Pneumonia: A Multicenter Cohort Study

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, March 2022, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  26. Does Urinary Catheterization Affect the Quality of Death in Patients with Advanced Cancer? A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, February 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    JUN HAMANO

  27. Mortality risks of body mass index and energy intake trajectories in institutionalized elderly people: a retrospective cohort study

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    JUN HAMANO

  28. The Association of Family Functioning With Possible Major Depressive Disorders and Complicated Grief Among Bereaved Family Members of Patients With Cancer: Results From the J-HOPE4 Study, a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Follow-Up Survey in Japan

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, December 2021, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  29. Evaluation of changes in prescription among Japanese elderly patients before and after transition to home care

    Article • Journal of General and Family Medicine, November 2021, Wiley

    JUN HAMANO

  30. Prediction Models for Impending Death Using Physical Signs and Vital Signs in Noncancer Patients: A Prospective Longitudinal Observational Study

    Article • Palliative Medicine Reports, October 2021, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    JUN HAMANO, Kazushi Maruo

  31. Development of a Scoring System to Determine Proportional Appropriateness of Continuous Deep Sedation: A Concept-of-Proof Study

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, September 2021, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    JUN HAMANO

  32. Effects of an Indomethacin Oral Spray on Pain Due to Oral Mucositis in Cancer Patients Treated With Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial (JORTC-PAL04)

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, September 2021, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  33. Are family relationships associated with family conflict in advanced cancer patients?

    Article • Psycho-Oncology, August 2021, Wiley

    JUN HAMANO

  34. “The surprise questions” using variable time frames in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer

    Article • Palliative & Supportive Care, June 2021, Cambridge University Press

    JUN HAMANO

  35. Effects of enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition on survival in patients with advanced cancer cachexia: Analysis of a multicenter prospective cohort study

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, March 2021, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  36. Differences among institutions in the prevalence of and indications for urinary catheterization of advanced cancer patients at palliative care units: A multicenter prospective cohort study (EASED)

    Article • Palliative Medicine, January 2021, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  37. Comparison of the prevalence and associated factors of hyperactive delirium in advanced cancer patients between inpatient palliative care and palliative home care

    Article • Cancer Medicine, December 2020, Wiley

    JUN HAMANO

  38. Determinants of Physicians' Attitudes Toward the Management of Infectious Diseases in Terminally Ill Patients With Cancer

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, December 2020, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  39. HOme-based Longitudinal Investigation of the multidiSciplinary Team Integrated Care (HOLISTIC): protocol of a prospective nationwide cohort study

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    JUN HAMANO

  40. Development of medication regimen complexity index: Japanese version and application in elderly patients

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    JUN HAMANO

  41. Prevalence of Extrapyramidal Symptoms in Cancer Patients Referred to Palliative Care: A Multicenter Observational Study (JORTC PAL12)

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, September 2020, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  42. The association of family functioning and psychological distress in the bereaved families of patients with advanced cancer: a nationwide survey of bereaved family members

    Article • Psycho-Oncology, September 2020, Wiley

    JUN HAMANO

  43. The Principles of Revised Clinical Guidelines about Palliative Sedation Therapy of the Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, September 2020, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    JUN HAMANO

  44. Variations in vital signs at the end of life in non-cancer patients: a retrospective study

    Article • Annals of Palliative Medicine, September 2020, AME Publishing Company

    JUN HAMANO

  45. Doctors’ professional identity and socialisation from medical students to staff doctors in Japan: narrative analysis in qualitative research from a family physician perspective

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2020, BMJ

    JUN HAMANO

  46. Diversity of physicians' attitudes toward the management of infectious diseases in terminally ill patients with cancer

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, July 2020, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  47. End-of-life care preferences of the general public and recommendations of healthcare providers: a nationwide survey in Japan

    Article • BMC Palliative Care, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    JUN HAMANO

  48. Frequency of discussing and documenting advance care planning in primary care: secondary analysis of a multicenter cross-sectional observational study

    Article • BMC Palliative Care, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    JUN HAMANO

  49. Changes in Body Mass Index, Energy Intake, and Fluid Intake over 60 Months Premortem as Prognostic Factors in Frail Elderly: A Post-Death Longitudinal Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2020, MDPI AG

    JUN HAMANO

  50. Survival time after marked reduction in oral intake in terminally ill noncancer patients: A retrospective study

    Article • Journal of General and Family Medicine, December 2019, Wiley

    JUN HAMANO

  51. Attitudes and Other Factors Influencing End-of-Life Discussion by Physicians, Nurses, and Care Staff: A Nationwide Survey in Japan

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, September 2019, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  52. The Effects of Adding Reassurance Statements: Cancer Patients' Preferences for Phrases in End-of-Life Discussions

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, June 2019, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  53. Associated factors for discussing advance directives with family physicians by noncancer outpatients in Japan

    Article • Journal of General and Family Medicine, February 2019, Wiley

    JUN HAMANO

  54. Adding a Wider Range and “Hope for the Best, and Prepare for the Worst” Statement: Preferences of Patients with Cancer for Prognostic Communication

    Article • The Oncologist, February 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    JUN HAMANO

  55. Prevalence and Characteristics of Patients Being at Risk of Deteriorating and Dying in Primary Care

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, February 2019, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  56. Current Engagement in Advance Care Planning in Japan and Its Associated Factors

    Article • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  57. A combination of routine laboratory findings and vital signs can predict survival of advanced cancer patients without physician evaluation: a fractional polynomial model

    Article • European Journal of Cancer, December 2018, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  58. Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in primary care patients with hypertension

    Article • Journal of General and Family Medicine, October 2018, Wiley

    JUN HAMANO

  59. Talking About Palliative Sedation With the Family: Informed Consent vs. Assent and a Better Framework for Explaining Potential Risks

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, September 2018, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  60. Identified Palliative Care Approach Needs with SPICT in Family Practice: A Preliminary Observational Study

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, July 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    JUN HAMANO

  61. A Nationwide Survey About Palliative Sedation Involving Japanese Palliative Care Specialists: Intentions and Key Factors Used to Determine Sedation as Proportionally Appropriate

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, March 2018, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  62. Which Physicians' Behaviors on Death Pronouncement Affect Family-Perceived Physician Compassion? A Randomized, Scripted, Video-Vignette Study

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, February 2018, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  63. The distress and benefit to bereaved family members of participating in a post-bereavement survey

    Article • Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, December 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    JUN HAMANO

  64. Psychological and psychiatric symptoms of terminally ill patients with cancer and their family caregivers in the home-care setting: A nation-wide survey from the perspective of bereaved family members in Japan

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, December 2017, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  65. Trust in Physicians, Continuity and Coordination of Care, and Quality of Death in Patients with Advanced Cancer

    Article • Journal of Palliative Medicine, November 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    JUN HAMANO

  66. Prevalence and predictors of conflict in the families of patients with advanced cancer: A nationwide survey of bereaved family members

    Article • Psycho-Oncology, September 2017, Wiley

    JUN HAMANO

  67. Authors reply: delta HR/BT as a possible predictor of severity or mortality, not a predictor of bacterial infection

    Article • Postgraduate Medicine, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    JUN HAMANO

  68. Development the Care Evaluation Scale Version 2.0: a modified version of a measure for bereaved family members to evaluate the structure and process of palliative care for cancer patient

    Article • BMC Palliative Care, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    JUN HAMANO

  69. Changes in vital signs as predictors of bacterial infection in home care: a multi-center prospective cohort study

    Article • Postgraduate Medicine, November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    JUN HAMANO

  70. Prognostic predictors required for end-of-life discussions

    Article • Annals of Oncology, November 2016, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  71. Evaluating ADL changes does not improve PPI accuracy

    Article • Palliative Medicine, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  72. Multicenter cohort study on the survival time of cancer patients dying at home or in a hospital: Does place matter?

    Article • Cancer, March 2016, Wiley

    JUN HAMANO

  73. Validation of the Simplified Palliative Prognostic Index Using a Single Item From the Communication Capacity Scale

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, October 2015, Elsevier

    JUN HAMANO

  74. Surprise Questions for Survival Prediction in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • The Oncologist, June 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    JUN HAMANO

  75. A comparison of estimated drug costs of potentially inappropriate medications between older patients receiving nurse home visit services and patients receiving pharmacist home visit services: a cross-sectional and propensity score analysis

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    JUN HAMANO

  76. Inappropriate Prescribing Among Elderly Home Care Patients in Japan

    Article • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, January 2014, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  77. Risk Factors and Specific Prescriptions Related to Inappropriate Prescribing among Japanese Elderly Home Care Patients

    Article • General Medicine, January 2014, Wiley

    JUN HAMANO

  78. Palliative Care Physicians’ Practices and Attitudes Regarding Advance Care Planning in Palliative Care Units in Japan

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, October 2013, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  79. Prospective Clarification of the Utility of the Palliative Prognostic Index for Patients With Advanced Cancer in the Home Care Setting

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, September 2013, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  80. Advance Directives and Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders Among Patients With Terminal Cancer in Palliative Care Units in Japan

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, October 2012, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  81. Specialized Palliative Care Services in Japan

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, September 2012, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO

  82. Usefulness of Palliative Prognostic Index for Patient With Advanced Cancer in Home Care Setting

    Article • American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, June 2012, SAGE Publications

    JUN HAMANO