Effect of an Educational Palliative Nursing Interventions on Selected Outcomes among Patients Having Advanced Cancer | ||
| Menoufia Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 2, November 2020, Pages 1-12 PDF (771.83 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/menj.2020.151529 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Raghdaa Hamid Farahat1; Wafaa H. Abdullah2; Naser Abd El-Bary3; Seham Abd Elalem4 | ||
| 1Clinical instructor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. | ||
| 2Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University. | ||
| 3Professor of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University. | ||
| 4Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Palliative care is an approach to improve the quality of life for patients and their families through the prevention and relief of suffering Purpose: to determine the effect of an educational palliative nursing interventions on selected outcomes among patients having advanced cancer. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized (pre and posttest). Setting: The study was carried out at the oncology department of Menoufia University Hospital at Menoufia governorate. Sample: A purposive sample of 107 adults advanced cancer patients were selected for this study. Instruments: Three instruments were used. First instrument was a structured interview questionnaire about social characteristics. Second instrument was alikert scale for functional assessment of cancer. Instrument three was center for epidemiological studies depression scale. Results: there was a highly statistically significant decrease in the total mean score of depression symptoms and an improvement in theoverall quality of life domains mean score 48.64±11.52 Vs 54.38±12.79 and 62.14±17.51. Conclusion: Patients who had advanced cancer had improved quality of life and reduced level of depression after they received the educational palliative nursing intervention on posttest and follow up. Recommendation: palliative nursing interventions should be included routinely in the management of patients with advanced cancer besides conventional therapy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Palliative nursing interventions; Selected outcomes; Advanced cancer | ||
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