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Abstract
Cancer in the developing world is characterized by far more advanced
stages at diagnosis, fewer allocated resources for prevention & treatment, and
higher incidence than in countries with more developed health systems. So,
expansion of palliative care services to advanced cancer patients in developing
countries is urgently and badly needed. The study purpose was to examine the
effects of a palliative nursing intervention on clinical pathway among patients
with advanced cancer. Design: A quasi experimental design was utilized. Setting:
The study was carried out at Oncology Department of Menoufia University
Hospital at Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Instrument of the study: four
Instruments were used for data collection: structured interview questionnaire,
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G) version 4,
Edmonton Symptom Assessment system (revised version) (ESAS-r), and Center
for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale score (CES-D). Results: there was
statistically significant improvement in quality of life and decrease in symptoms
intensity & depression in studied group post palliative nursing intervention.
Conclusion: palliative nursing interventions for advanced cancer patients have
shown improvement in quality of life and decrease in symptoms intensity
&depression. Recommendation: Palliative nursing intervention should form an
important component and should be included routinely in the management of
patients with advanced cancer beside conventional therapy.