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- Title
Assessment of a Structured Self-Management Support Intervention by Nurses for Patients With Incurable Cancer.
- Authors
de Veer, Anke J. E.; Slev, Vina N.; Pasman, H. Roeline; Verdonck-de Leeuw, Irma M.; Francke, Anneke L.; van Uden-Kraan, Cornelia F.
- Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To gain an understanding of the perceptions of patients with incurable cancer regarding a new nurse-led self-management support intervention with an integrated eHealth application (Oncokompas) and its potential effectiveness. SAMPLE & SETTING: 36 patients receiving support in the home setting. METHODS & VARIABLES: A pre- and post-test mixed-methods design was used with a period of 12 weeks between the tests and qualitative interviews. Outcome measures were the perceived application of the intervention, patient satisfaction, patient activation, and quality of life. RESULTS: 85% of patients were satisfied with the assessment of their needs and the advice received. They valued nurses' expertise and the assistance provided in their homes. Twenty-five percent of the patients used Oncokompas. However, no statistically significant changes in patient activation and quality of life were found. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: This intervention can be used for encouraging self-management by patients with incurable cancer. Additional refinement and tailoring is desirable. Offering the intervention as early in the palliative phase as possible is recommended.
- Subjects
CANCER patients; MEDICAL care; NURSES; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; SELF-management (Psychology); STATISTICAL hypothesis testing; TELEMEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL roles; SOCIAL support; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; TREATMENT effectiveness; DATA analysis software; PATIENTS' attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Oncology Nursing Forum, 2020, Vol 47, Issue 3, p305
- ISSN
0190-535X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1188/20.ONF.305-317