Assessing needs of family members of inpatients with advanced cancer
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Observational Study
PubMed
26777463
DOI
10.1111/ecc.12441
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- end of life, family members, needs, palliative care, support,
- MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Hospitalization MeSH
- Inpatients psychology MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Neoplasms psychology MeSH
- Needs Assessment MeSH
- Personal Satisfaction MeSH
- Palliative Care psychology MeSH
- Cross-Sectional Studies MeSH
- Family psychology MeSH
- Aged, 80 and over MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Aged, 80 and over MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Observational Study MeSH
To provide high-quality and effective cancer care, problems and unmet needs of family members during their relatives' hospitalisation have to be identified as well. The aims were to determine how needs of family members of patients with terminal cancer are met and to analyse factors that influence them. The needs were assessed with the Family Inventory of Needs. Each item (n = 20) represents one need of family members, for which the importance and satisfaction are rated. The study comprised 270 family members of hospitalised advanced cancer patients staying in the University Hospital Ostrava who were receiving palliative care. The family members preferred sufficient basic information and patient comfort. The unmet needs were support of hope (73%) and provision of information (65%). The unmet needs were more frequently identified by women, individuals with lower education, younger persons, unemployed, patients' children and family members of patients with generally unfavourable health status (P < 0.05). There was a correlation between lower quality of life and higher numbers of unmet needs. Targeted interventions aimed at meeting important needs of the family members may improve their quality of life.
Clinic of Oncology University Hospital Ostrava Ostrava Czech Republic
Department of Imaging Methods University of Ostrava Ostrava Czech Republic
Department of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava Ostrava Czech Republic
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