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- Title
Contributing and Relieving Factors of Suffering in Palliative Care Cancer Patients: A Descriptive Study.
- Authors
Tan, Seng Beng; Tan, Ting Ting; Tan, Maw Pin; Loo, Kim Kee; Lim, Poh Khuen; Ng, Chong Guan; Loh, Ee Chin; Lam, Chee Loong
- 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.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; 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)
- Publication
Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, 2022, Vol 85, Issue 3, p732
- ISSN
0030-2228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0030222820942642