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Effects of palliative nursing care based on knowledge, attitude and practices theory on advanced gastric cancer patients |
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| Creator | Yiqiong Yin |
| Title | Effects of palliative nursing care based on knowledge, attitude and practices theory on advanced gastric cancer patients |
| Contributor | Wulan Mai |
| Publisher | Maejo University |
| Publication Year | 2567 |
| Journal Title | Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology |
| Journal Vol. | 18 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 235 |
| Keyword | gastric cancer, chemotherapy, knowledge, attitude and practices theory, palliative nursing care |
| Website title | Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology |
| ISSN | 1905-7873 |
| Abstract | We aim to observe the nutrition condition and pain level in advanced gastric cancer patients who receive chemotherapy, and to assess the influence of palliative nursing care based on knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) theory on them. Eighty patients were enrolled and classified into two groups, with 40 cases in each group. In addition to chemotherapy, routine nursing was given in the control group, whereas the observation group received KAP theory-based palliative nursing care. Intervention was performed for 3 months. The results indicate that the levels of prealbumin, haemoglobin and body mass index in both groups were higher after intervention than those before intervention, especially in the observation group (p<0.05). The patient-generated subjective global assessment and visual analogue scale scores in the two groups after intervention were lower than those before intervention, and they were markedly lower in the observation group (p<0.05). As compared to those before intervention, the two groups had lower self-rating depression scale and self-rating anxiety scale scores after intervention, and the two scores were noticeably lower in the observation group (p<0.05). Both groups had higher scores of physical function, social function, cognitive function, emotional function, role function and general health after intervention compared to those before intervention, particularly in the observation group (p<0.05). Thus, KAP theory-based palliative nursing care can effectively ameliorate the nutritional status, reduce the pain level, improve the negative emotions, and enhance the living quality of patients with advanced gastric cancer. |
