KMID : 0856920100130020089
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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care 2010 Volume.13 No. 2 p.89 ~ p.97
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Needs of Hospice Care and Quality of Life for Cancer Patients
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Suh In-Sun
Shin Mi-Hwa Hong Se-Hwa
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between the needs for hospice care and quality of life in cancer patients.
Methods: Data were collected from 127 cancer patients hospitalized at a university hospital in Chonbuk between October, 2006 to March, 2007. Two instruments were used: cancer patients¡¯ need for hospice care, developed by Kang and Kim and quality of life developed by Tae et al.
Results: The mean scores were 3.11 out of 4 for hospice care needs, and 5.25 out of 10 for quality of life. The correlation between needs for hospice care and quality of life was moderate and negative (r=-0.395, P<0.01). Among the four groups of needs, physical need was the most strongly correlated with quality of lifer (r=-0.388, P<0.01). The need for hospice care was significantly different according to participants¡¯ religion (t=6.02, P<0.05), and duration of disease (F=3.45, P< 0.05). Quality of life was significantly different according to participants¡¯ monthly income (F=3.38, P<0.05). cancer stage (F=8.10, P<0.01) and chemotherapy (t=6.09, P=0.015).
Conclusion: The results suggested that the cancer patients¡¯ hospice care needs should be answered in order to improve their quality of life. While doing so, participants¡¯ characteristic need should also be considered.
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KEYWORD
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Neoplasms, Patients, Hospice care, Quality of life
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