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Contributing and Relieving Factors of Suffering in Palliative Care Cancer Patients: A Descriptive Study.
- Source :
- Omega: Journal of Death & Dying; Aug2022, Vol. 85 Issue 3, p732-752, 21p, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- To palliate suffering, understanding the circumstances leading to suffering and its amelioration could be helpful. Our study aimed to explore contributing and relieving factors of suffering in palliative care. Adult palliative care stage III or IV cancer in-patients were recruited from University of Malaya Medical Centre. Participants recorded their overall suffering score from 0 to 10 three times daily, followed by descriptions of their contributing and relieving factors. Factors of suffering were thematically analysed with NVIVO. Descriptive data were analysed with SPSS. 108 patients participated. The most common contributing factor of suffering was health factor (96.3%), followed by healthcare factor (78.7%), psychological factor (63.0%) and community factor (20.4%). The most common relieving factor was health factor (88.9%), followed by psychological factor (78.7%), community factor (75.9%) and healthcare factor (70.4%). Self-reported assessment of suffering offers a rapid approach to detect bothering issues that require immediate attention and further in-depth exploration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CANCER patient psychology
ACADEMIC medical centers
SOCIAL support
RESEARCH methodology
SELF-evaluation
HEALTH status indicators
COMMUNITIES
TUMOR classification
PATIENTS' attitudes
HEALTH attitudes
INTERPERSONAL relations
QUALITY of life
SUFFERING
THEMATIC analysis
DATA analysis software
PALLIATIVE treatment
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
SPIRITUAL care (Medical care)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00302228
- Volume :
- 85
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Omega: Journal of Death & Dying
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157954929
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222820942642