- Title
- A pilot randomized, controlled trial of the effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention on family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer
- Creator
- Leow, Mabel; Chan, Sally; Chan, Moon Fai
- Relation
- Oncology Nursing Forum Vol. 42, Issue 2, p. E63-E72
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1188/15.ONF.E63-E72
- Publisher
- Oncology Nursing Society
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducational intervention, the Caring for the Caregiver Programme (CCP). Design: A pilot randomized, controlled trial, two-group pretest, and repeated post-tests. Setting: Four home hospice organizations and an outpatient clinic in Singapore. Sample: 80 caregivers were randomized into experimental and standard care groups. Methods: Outcomes were measured at baseline, week 4, and week 8 after the intervention. The standard care group received routine home hospice care, and the intervention group received the CCP in addition to routine care. Main Research Variables: Quality of life (QOL), social support, stress and depression, self-efficacy in selfcare, closeness with the patient, rewards, and knowledge. Findings: Compared to the standard care group, the intervention group reported significantly higher QOL, social support satisfaction and number of supported people, closeness with the patient, selfefficacy in self-care, rewards of caregiving, and knowledge, and lower stress and depression. Conclusions: The CCP had positive effects on family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer. Implications for Nursing: A psychoeducational intervention potentially could help caregivers cope with the demands of caregiving.
- Subject
- famile caregivers; home hospice care; psycho-educational intervention; palliative care
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1322746
- Identifier
- uon:24644
- Identifier
- ISSN:0190-535X
- Language
- eng
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