ArticleJournal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association2011
Predictors of Quality of Life in Elderly Hospice Patients with Cancer.
Article in Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Differences in end-of-life care patterns between types of hospice used for cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Using an adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system for prediction of successful aging: a comparison with common machine learning algorithms.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Article
- Fatigue-related symptom clusters and functional status of older adults in hospice.Palliative & supportive care · 2023Article
- Hospice Care Experiences Among Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Article
- The Association between ADL Ability and Quality of Life among People with Advanced Cancer.Occupational therapy international · 2019Article
- The experience of caring for patients at the end-of-life stage in non-palliative care settings: a qualitative study.BMC palliative care · 2018Article
- Relationship with God, Loneliness, Anger and Symptom Distress in Patients with Cancer Who are Near the End of Life.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association · 2014Article
- Trajectory of overall health from self-report and factors contributing to health declines among cancer survivors.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2014Article
- Differences in the symptom experience of older oncology outpatients.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2014Article
- Symptoms Experienced by Heart Failure Patients in Hospice Care.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association · 2013Article
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- The Physical Health of Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer and the Psychological Health of their Family Caregivers When Newly Enrolled in Hospice.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationArticle
- Indian Society for Study of Pain, Cancer Pain Special Interest Group Guidelines on Palliative Care Aspects in Cancer Pain Management.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
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Abstract
purposeWhile quality of life is the focus of care in hospices, limited research has been conducted on the quality of life of cancer patients in hospice home care. The purpose of this study was to explore the predictors of quality of life of older adults who are receiving hospice care in their homes.
methodsA secondary analysis of data from a larger study was conducted using linear regression and including the following predictor variables: age, functional status, number of symptoms endorsed, overall symptom distress, pain intensity, and depressive symptoms. The outcome variable was quality of life.
resultsThe sample consisted of 533 adults with an average age of 78.1 years (SD=7.4). A regression model that included symptom distress, number of symptoms, depression, and functional status accounted for 46% of the variance in quality of life. Pain, age, and caregiver depression did not contribute to predicting quality of life and therefore were not included in the final model. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Because both physical symptoms and depression are predictors of quality of life, a continued focus is needed on these factors by those providing care to older adults with cancer near the end of life.
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