Effect of Palliative Care Awareness on Burden of Family Caregivers for Elderly Patients with Cancer | ||
| Menoufia Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 9, Issue 4, October 2024, Pages 437-451 PDF (564.67 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/menj.2024.456632 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fatma Shafik Mahdy Aita1; Entsar Abdelaleem Abdelsalam2; Ashraf Elsaid Ahmed3; Esmat Elsayed Ibrahim4 | ||
| 1Clinical Instructor at Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Prof of Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| 3Assist. Prof of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Assist. Prof. of Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Background: Family caregivers face a significant burden while caring for elderly patients with cancer, which can be decreased by increasing awareness about palliative care. Purpose: To determine the effect of palliative care awareness on the level of burden for caregivers providing care for elderly patients with cancer. Design: A quasi-experimental one-group pre-post-test design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at the Oncology Department of Menoufia University Hospital, Egypt. Sample: A convenience sample of 96 caregivers who were caring for elderly patients with cancer was selected. Instruments: three instruments were used (structured interviewing questionnaire, palliative care knowledge scale (PaCKS), burden scale for family caregivers (BSFC)). Results: There was a highly statistically significant increase in the mean of total knowledge score about palliative care in post-intervention 1 (11.10 ± 1.96) and post-intervention 2 (9.93 ± 0.55) than pre-intervention (3.75 ± 1.50). There was a statistically significant reduction in the mean of total burden score from 56.94 ± 18.42 pre-intervention to 31.88 ± 16.66 post-intervention. Conclusion: Increasing awareness about palliative care was effective and crucial in decreasing the burden of family caregivers for elderly patients with cancer, and there was a significant increase in the mean of total knowledge score about palliative care. Recommendations: Palliative nursing intervention should be an important component in the management of elderly patients with cancer, besides conventional therapy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Cancer; Caregiver burden; Elderly patients; Palliative care awareness | ||
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