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Providing a nurse-led complex nursing INtervention FOcused on quality of life assessment on advanced cancer patients: The INFO-QoL pilot trial
- Source :
- European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society. 52
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- PURPOSE Unmet needs for advanced-disease cancer patients are fatigue, pain, and emotional support. Little information is available about the feasibility of interventions focused on patient-reported outcome measurement developed according to the Medical Research Council (MRC) Framework in advanced-disease cancer patients. We aimed to pilot a nurse-led complex intervention focused on QoL assessment in advanced-disease cancer patients. METHODS The INFO-QoL study was based on an exploratory, nonequivalent comparison group, pre-test-post-test design. Study sites received either the INFO-QoL intervention or usual care. Adult advanced-disease cancer patients admitted to hospice inpatient units that gave their informed consent were included in the study. Subjects were 187 patients and their families and 19 healthcare professionals. We evaluated feasibility, acceptability, and patients' outcomes using the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale. RESULTS Nineteen healthcare professionals were included. The mean competence score increased significantly over time (p
- Subjects :
- Advance care planning
Adult
Palliative care
Psychological intervention
Pilot Projects
Nurse's Role
Competence (law)
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Complex interventions
Nursing
Quality of life
Informed consent
Hospice and palliative care nursing
Implementation science
Patient reported outcome measures
Humans
Palliative Care
Neoplasms
Quality of Life
Medicine
030504 nursing
Oncology (nursing)
business.industry
Experimental Unit
General Medicine
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Anxiety
medicine.symptom
0305 other medical science
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15322122
- Volume :
- 52
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....caa41b3cd9b241a42a5623647170dac9