https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/545045
標題: | Effects of the hospital-based palliative care team on the care for cancer patients: An evaluation study | 作者: | Kao C.-Y. WEN-YU HU TAI-YUAN CHIU Chen C.-Y. |
關鍵字: | Cancer patients; Hospital-based palliative care team; Palliative care | 公開日期: | 2014 | 卷: | 51 | 期: | 2 | 起(迄)頁: | 226-235 | 來源出版物: | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 摘要: | Background: The hospital-based palliative care team model has been implemented in most Western countries, but this model is new in Taiwan and there is little research to evaluate its outcomes. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the hospital-based palliative care team on the care for cancer patients. Design: The design was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design. Setting: A medical center, National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan. Participants: Cancer patients were excluded after the hospital-based palliative care team visited if they were unable to give informed consent, were not well enough to finish the baseline assessment, were likely to die within 24. h or would be discharged within 24. h, or could not communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese. A sample of 60 patients who consulted the hospital-based palliative care team was recruited. Methods: Patients recruited to the study were divided to receive the usual care only (control group, n=. 30) or the usual care plus visits from the hospital-based palliative care team (intervention group, n=. 30). Data were collected using questionnaires including the Symptom Distress Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and Social Support Scale at the initial assessment and one week later. Results: Comparison between groups revealed that the degree change for edema, fatigue, dry mouth, abdominal distention, and spiritual well-being in the intervention group showed significant improvement compared to the control group (. p<. 0.05). However, there was no difference between groups on measures of anxiety, depression and feeling of social support. Within group analysis showed patients' pain score, dyspnea, and dysphagia improved in both groups (. p<. 0.05). In addition, the average degree of constipation and insomnia in the control group declined from baseline (. p<. 0.05), while the degree of edema, fatigue, dry mouth, appetite loss, abdominal distention, and dizziness decreased significantly in the intervention group (. p<. 0.05). Conclusion: The findings indicated the hospital-based palliative care team can improve the care for patients in relation to symptom management and spiritual well-being. The hospital-based palliative care team is a good care model for patients and worth implementing in clinical practice in Taiwan. The results also provide a general understanding about how the hospital-based palliative care team works in Taiwanese culture. ? 2013 Elsevier Ltd. |
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ISSN: | 0020-7489 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.05.008 | SDG/關鍵字: | adult; aged; article; Cancer patients; evaluation study; female; Hospital-based palliative care team; human; male; middle aged; neoplasm; organization and management; palliative therapy; patient care; public hospital; Taiwan; Cancer patients; Hospital-based palliative care team; Palliative care; Adult; Aged; Female; Hospitals, Public; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms; Palliative Care; Patient Care Team; Taiwan |
顯示於: | 醫學系 |
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