Curative effect of community-home hospice care for terminal cancer patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2013.11.017
- VernacularTitle:晚期癌症患者社区居家临终关怀服务效果观察
- Author:
Xuhai SUN
;
Qi LU
;
Lin JIN
;
Yan ZHANG
;
Yun CUI
;
Zhengzheng HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hospice care;
Community health services
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2013;12(11):904-905
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
A total of 48 terminal cancer patients of Desheng Community were selected for developing life care,psychological support,pain relief and observations.As a result,the main symptoms of terminal cancer patients were alleviated.The average pain scores decreased from 5.6 ± 2.7 to 3.0 ± 2.4,average anxiety scores 14.2 ±6.8 to 6.3 ±3.0 and average depression scores 15.2 ±8.2 to 8.4 ±5.0.There were significant differences according to t-test (P < 0.01).