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- Title
Multi-professional-delivered enhanced supportive care improves quality of life for patients with incurable cancer.
- Authors
Monnery, Daniel; Benson, Sinead; Griffiths, Ann; Cadwallader, Claire; Hampton-Matthews, Julian; Coackley, Alison; Cooper, Malcolm; Watson, Amanda
- Abstract
Background: Enhanced supportive care (ESC) promotes the earlier implementation of supportive care within cancer care. While earlier supportive care has been demonstrated to improve patient outcomes, the model of delivery is variable. The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has developed a multi-professional delivered model with clinical nurse specialists providing ongoing patient review and care. Method: A retrospective single-system design was used to assess longitudinal changes in Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale (IPOS) scores as indicators of quality of life. For other outcomes, a retrospective case control analysis was undertaken. Results: Statistically significant improvements in all IPOS scores were observed for patients attending ESC. Compared to controls, quantitative outcomes included prolonged survival and reduced chemotherapy-related mortality. Multi-professional delivered ESC successfully improves quality of life and outcomes.
- Subjects
TUMOR prognosis; CANCER patients; CHI-squared test; HEALTH care teams; MEDICAL care; NONPARAMETRIC statistics; NURSE practitioners; NURSING specialties; PATIENTS; QUALITY of life; STATISTICAL sampling; T-test (Statistics); TUMORS; HOSPICE nurses; PILOT projects; HUMAN services programs; RETROSPECTIVE studies; CASE-control method; EVALUATION of human services programs; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test
- Publication
International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2018, Vol 24, Issue 10, p510
- ISSN
1357-6321
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/ijpn.2018.24.10.510