Original Article Maho Aoyama Corresponding Author mahot-wmh@med.tohoku.ac.jp orcid.org/0000-0002-6094-0788 Department of Palliative Nursing, Health Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2‐1 Seiryo‐machi, Aoba‐ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980‐8575 Japan Correspondence: Maho Aoyama, R.N., Ph.D. Department of Palliative Nursing, Health Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2‐1 Seiryo‐machi, Aoba‐ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980‐8575, Japan. Tel/Fax: +81‐22‐717‐7924.