PMID- 34017559
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20210523
IS  - 1943-8141 (Print)
IS  - 1943-8141 (Electronic)
IS  - 1943-8141 (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 4
DP  - 2021
TI  - Effect of palliative care on the anxiety, depression and sleep quality in primary 
      caregivers of elderly patients with terminal cancer.
PG  - 3738-3744
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of palliative care on the psychological 
      well-being and sleep quality of the primary caregivers of elderly patients with 
      terminal cancer. METHODS: In this prospective study, a total of 102 elderly 
      patients with terminal cancer and their primary caregivers were randomly divided 
      into a study group and a control group of 51 patients each by a random number 
      table. The control group was given routine end-of-life care and the study group 
      was given palliative care. In this study, we compared adverse mood, sleep 
      quality, psychological stress and satisfaction with care among primary caregivers 
      before and after the intervention, as well as changes in patients' quality of 
      life. RESULTS: The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), the Hamilton Depression Scale 
      (HAMD), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and RSS scores of the primary 
      caregiver were significantly lower in both groups after the intervention, and 
      significantly lower in the study group (all P<0.05). The Generic Quality of Life 
      Inventory-74 (GQOLI-74) scores were significantly higher in both groups after the 
      intervention, and significantly higher in the study group (all P<0.05). In 
      addition, the primary caregiver's satisfaction with care was significantly higher 
      in the study group than that in the control group (96.08% vs. 82.35%, P<0.05). 
      CONCLUSION: Palliative care for patients with terminal cancer can be effective in 
      alleviating the poor psychological well-being of the primary caregivers, 
      improving their sleep quality as well as improving nursing satisfaction and 
      patients' quality of life.
CI  - AJTR Copyright (c) 2021.
FAU - Xu, Mei
AU  - Xu M
AD  - Department of Surgery, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical 
      University Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
FAU - Zhou, Wei
AU  - Zhou W
AD  - Department of Surgery, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical 
      University Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
FAU - Yang, Lin
AU  - Yang L
AD  - Department of Surgery, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical 
      University Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
FAU - Liu, Guoyan
AU  - Liu G
AD  - Department of Surgery, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical 
      University Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
FAU - Chen, Lishan
AU  - Chen L
AD  - Department of Surgery, Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical 
      University Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210415
PL  - United States
TA  - Am J Transl Res
JT  - American journal of translational research
JID - 101493030
PMC - PMC8129337
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Terminal patient
OT  - palliative care
OT  - poor psychology
OT  - primary caregiver
OT  - sleep quality
COIS- None.
EDAT- 2021/05/22 06:00
MHDA- 2021/05/22 06:01
PMCR- 2021/04/15
CRDT- 2021/05/21 06:32
PHST- 2020/11/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/12/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/05/21 06:32 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/05/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/05/22 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2021/04/15 00:00 [pmc-release]
PST - epublish
SO  - Am J Transl Res. 2021 Apr 15;13(4):3738-3744. eCollection 2021.