Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
- Volume 6 Issue 1
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- Pages.34-44
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- 2003
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- 2765-3072(pISSN)
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- 2765-3080(eISSN)
The Study on the Effects of Hospice Care on the Pain Management of the Terminal Cancer Patients
호스피스간호가 말기암환자의 통증에 미치는 효과에 관한 연구
Abstract
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effects of hospice care on pain management of the terminal cancer patients. Method : The subjects of the study were 37 terminal cancer patients hospitalized in the general hospital in JeonJu with the hospice care nit. The data were collected using the questionaire with interviews from July to Nov. in 2000. The severity and interference of pain were examined with the self reported survey based on the Korean version of Brief Pain Inventory (BPI-K). The data were analyzed with the mean, SDs, paired t-test. The hospice care to provide for three weeks. Results : 1) The mean scores of the worst pain for the last 24-hours measured with the pain severity of BPI-K were pre-intervention (6.35) and post (4.76). The pain interference of BPI-K in pre-intervention was enjoy (8.22), work (7.46), walk (7.08) and activity (7.08), while post was of enjoy (6.62), work (6.43), walk (6.11) and activity (5.78), respectively. 2) In pain severity, significant difference was found between the pre-intervention and post in all of followings. - worst pain for last 24 hours (t=4.085, P=.000) - least pain for last 24 hours (t=4.020, P=.000) - average pain for last 24 hours (t=4.254, P=.000) - pain right now (t=4.017, P=.000) 3) In pain interference, significant difference was found between the pre- intervention and the post in all of followings. - activity (t=3.137, P=.003) - mood (t=6.713, P=.000) - walk (t=2.027, P=.050) - work (t=2.132, P=.040) - relate (t=4.143, P=.000) - sleep (t=4.071, P=.000) - enjoy (t=3.881, P=.000) Conclusion : The terminal cancer patients who were offered hospice care had significantly lower hospice care pain and pain interference than those without hospice care. According to these results, hospice care can be regarded as an effective modality in relief of pain in the terminal ill-patients.
목적 : 본 연구는 호스피스 간호가 말기암환자의 통증정도에 미치는 효과를 파악하고 분석함으로써, 말기암환자의 안위를 도모하여 전인적이고 개별화된 간호를 제공하는데 도움을 주기 위하여 시도된 단일군 전후설계(one group pre-post test)이다. 방법 : 2000년 7월부터 11월까지 전주시에 소재하는 1개 종합병원의 호스피스에 의뢰되어 연구참여에 동의한 말기암환자 37명을 대상으로 하였다. 호스피스 간호는 1주일에