Integrating Personalized Psychological Support With Death Education in Nursing Interventions for Elderly Terminal Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Study on Life and Death Perception
Retrospective study shows enhanced quality of life in elderly terminal cancer patients with integrated care, suggesting its importance in palliative settings.
Key Points
The combined care group significantly improved perceptions of grief and distress, and reduced fear of death, enhancing overall emotional well-being.
Results indicated better quality of life metrics, with physical, emotional, and social functions showing notable improvements post-intervention.
Retrospective cohort analysis considered 251 advanced cancer patients, effectively matching groups to measure intervention impacts on life perceptions.
The findings imply that integrating death education into nursing care can significantly benefit terminal cancer patients, meriting further implementation in palliative care.