Changes in cancer patients' and caregivers' disease perceptions while receiving early palliative care: a qualitative and quantitative analysis
CONCLUSION: Overall, participants perceived EPC to be beneficial. Our findings suggest that emotional and cognitive processes centered on communication underlie the benefits experienced by participants on EPC.IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: By qualitative and quantitative analyses of the emotional and cognitive perceptions of cancer patients/caregivers about their experiences before and during EPC interventions, this study may help physicians/nurses to focus on the perception of the disease by patients/caregivers and the benefits of EPC, as a standard practice. The analysis of the type of words used by patients/caregivers provides a proxy for their psychological condition and support in tailoring an EPC intervention, based on individual needs. This study highlights that a relationship between the EPC team and patients/caregivers may rise as a therapeutic tool, allowing an increasing awareness and progressive acceptance of the idea of death.PMID:34510624 | DOI:10.1002/onco.13974
Source: The Oncologist - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Eleonora Borelli Sarah Bigi Leonardo Potenza Sonia Eliardo Fabrizio Artioli Claudia Mucciarini Luca Cottafavi Katia Cagossi Giorgia Razzini Massimiliano Cruciani Alessandra Pietramaggiori Valeria Fantuzzi Laura Lombardo Umberto Ferrari Vittorio Ganfi Faus Source Type: research
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