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Background: Palliative care is specialized medical care for advanced cancer patients which
focus on improving quality of life and patients' satisfaction by reducing their pain. Aim of study:
Was to evaluate the effect of palliative care protocol on cancer patients' outcomes. Design: A
Quasi-Experimental research design was utilized to conduct the study. Setting: This study was
conducted at outpatient palliative care clinic and inpatient oncology unit in Benha University
Hospital and National Cancer Institute in Cairo. Subjects: Convenient sample of 100 adult cancer
patients of both sexes were recruited. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used to collect
data included; I: Patients' assessment questionnaire regarding to their demographic characteristics,
medical history and knowledge. II: Pain assessment. III: Patient's satisfaction. Results: There were
high statistically significant improvements in patients' knowledge on 2nd and 4th week post
palliative care protocol intervention about cancer and palliative care. Also, the pain intensity of the
studied patients reduced on 2nd and 4th week post palliative care protocol intervention with high
statistically significant differences in their behavior and satisfaction. Conclusion: Implementation
of palliative care protocol for cancer patients had improved their health outcomes with significant
improvement in their level of knowledge, satisfaction and pain. Recommendations: Applying
ongoing a palliative nursing intervention among cancer patients to help them manage pain and
reduce symptoms.
DOI
10.21608/jnsbu.2022.247693
Keywords
Key words: Cancer, Pain intensity, Palliative Care, Satisfaction
Authors
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Mohamed Sayed Ahmed
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Specialist Nurse in 57357 Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of
Nursing, Benha University, Egypt
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Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of
Nursing, Benha University, Egypt
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Mahmoud Abo El-fadl
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Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of
Nursing, Benha University, Egypt
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Scientific peer reviewed journal
Publication Title
Journal of Nursing Science Benha University
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MainTitle
Effect of Palliative Care Protocol on Cancer Patients' Outcomes