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Saying good-bye or final conversations between terminally ill inpatients and family members in the last weeks of life: a nationwide survey of bereaved families

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-026-10417-3

Published Online: 2026-02-11

Published Print: 2026-03

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Authors

Otani, Hiroyuki

Morita, Tatsuya

Aoyama, Maho

Tsuneto, Satoru

Mori, Masanori

Miyashita, Mitsunori
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP25K13982)

the Japan Hospice and Palliative Care Evaluation 5 (J-HOPE 5) Study
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Article History

Received: 23 November 2025

Accepted: 30 January 2026

First Online: 11 February 2026

Declarations

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: Ethical and scientific validity was confirmed by the institutional review board of Tohoku University, and the study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

: The institutional review board/ethics committee determined that informed consent was not required.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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