Publication: Effectiveness of home-based palliative care programmes for older people and their family caregivers in Thailand
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Issued Date
2023-11-01
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ISSN
13576321
eISSN
2052286X
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85178386608
Pubmed ID
38039127
Journal Title
International Journal of Palliative Nursing
Volume
29
Issue
11
Start Page
518
End Page
526
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Palliative Nursing Vol.29 No.11 (2023) , 518-526
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Supaporn K., Isaramalai S.A., Chuchuen U., Manee P. Effectiveness of home-based palliative care programmes for older people and their family caregivers in Thailand. International Journal of Palliative Nursing Vol.29 No.11 (2023) , 518-526. 526. doi:10.12968/ijpn.2023.29.11.518 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/20257
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Abstract
Background: People in Thailand receiving palliative care at home can have complex needs and this means that the family caregiver can have a high burden of care. Aim: To assess the impact of a nursing care activities for a home-based palliative care programme (NHBPC) on the care burden among family caregivers and the care quality in older people at the palliative care stage. Methods: This quasi-experimental repeated measure study was used to investigate the effects of the nursing care activities for a NHBPC programme. Results: The mean caregiving burden and care quality scores in the experimental and control groups at post-test and 2-weeks follow-up showed significant differences (p<.05). In addition, improvement was not seen in the control group. Conclusion: The NHBPC programme significantly improved caregiving burden and quality of care in Thai older people and their family caregiver. This confirms that the NHBPC programme plays a crucial role in helping them to improve quality of life.