PALLIATIVE CARE NEEDS OF ADULT CANCER PATIENTS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS: A QUALITATIVE APPROACH

The aim of this study is to identify the palliative care needs of adult cancer patients from the perspective of patients and their family members. A qualitative and descriptive study design was used for this study. The snowball sampling technique was used to recruit the study participants. In all, 2...

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Published ini-Manager's journal on nursing Vol. 10; no. 2; p. 36
Main Authors SADAF, NOORUDDIN ZINDANI, RUBINA, BAROLIA, RAISA, GUL
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nagercoil iManager Publications 01.05.2020
Subjects
Adults
Cancer
Content analysis
Families & family life
Health psychology
Palliative care
Quality of life
Spirituality
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Summary:The aim of this study is to identify the palliative care needs of adult cancer patients from the perspective of patients and their family members. A qualitative and descriptive study design was used for this study. The snowball sampling technique was used to recruit the study participants. In all, 24 participants participated in this study. Four major categories emerged from the content analysis of the interviews with the participants: (1) physical needs; (2) psycho-social needs; (3) religious needs; and (4) financial needs. This study established the need of providing context-based palliative care services to the cancer patients.
ISSN:2231-4504
2249-0736
DOI:10.26634/jnur.10.2.16704