The effect of palliative care intervention program on the quality of life among Jordanian caregivers of cancer patients

Home Health Care Serv Q. 2019 Oct-Dec;38(4):286-296. doi: 10.1080/01621424.2019.1661325. Epub 2019 Sep 13.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of palliative care intervention on the quality of life among Jordanian caregivers of cancer patients. Repeated measures design was used in this study. Data were collected from 137 Jordanian caregivers of cancer patients utilizing a self-administered questionnaire. An intervention program called SHARE was implemented to the experimental groups and its effectiveness in improving the overall quality of life for caregivers of cancer patients was evaluated using repeated measure ANOVA test. The results showed a statistically significant effect on the quality of life domains. For workshop experimental group (F = 26.822, p < .001) and for home visit experimental group (F = 10.236, p = .003).

Keywords: Cancer patients; SHARE program; caregivers; quality of life.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Caregivers / psychology*
  • Female
  • Home Care Services*
  • Home Health Aides / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Jordan
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / nursing*
  • Neoplasms / psychology*
  • Palliative Care / psychology*
  • Quality of Life / psychology*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires