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Yun Young Choi1, Sun Young Rha2, Sungkun Cho3
1College of Nursing and Brain Korea 21 FOUR Project, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
BMC Nursing
|December 2, 2022
Summary
This study will assess "Enhanced Supportive Care," a nurse-led early palliative care intervention, to improve quality of life and survival for advanced cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Palliative Care
- Nursing
Background:
- Current guidelines recommend early palliative care alongside cancer treatments to enhance patient quality of life and survival.
- This study protocol investigates the efficacy of "Enhanced Supportive Care," an early primary palliative care intervention delivered by nurses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of "Enhanced Supportive Care" on advanced cancer patients and their caregivers.
- To assess improvements in symptoms, coping, quality of life, depression, and self-efficacy.
Main Methods:
- A randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 360 advanced cancer patients undergoing first-line palliative chemotherapy in South Korea.
- Participants will be randomized to receive either "Enhanced Supportive Care" (five sessions of symptom management and coping counseling) or standard symptom monitoring.
- Primary endpoints include symptoms, coping, and quality of life at 3 months; secondary endpoints assess outcomes at 6 months, survival, and caregiver depression.
Main Results:
- N/A - This is a study protocol and results are not yet available.
Conclusions:
- This RCT will provide evidence on the effectiveness of "Enhanced Supportive Care" in improving patient outcomes, including symptoms, depression, coping, quality of life, and survival.
- The findings will inform the implementation of early primary palliative care by nurses, potentially enhancing care for newly diagnosed advanced cancer patients.
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