RT journal article
T1 Cancer Patients’ Satisfaction with In-Home Palliative Care and Its Impact on Disease Symptoms
A1 Valero Cantero, Inmaculada
A1 Casals Vázquez, Cristina
A1 Espinar Toledo, Milagrosa
A1 Barón López, Francisco Javier
A1 Martínez Valero, Francisco Javier
A1 Vázquez-Sánchez, María Ángeles
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 medical oncology
K1 quality of life
K1 patient satisfaction
K1 symptom assessment
K1 palliative care
K1 home care services
K1 community health nursing
AB The aim of the study was to determine whether the satisfaction of cancer patients with in-home palliative care is associated with the impact of disease symptoms and with self-perceived quality of life. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study, conducted in the primary health care sector in six clinical management units, where 72 patients were recruited over a period of six months. The severity of symptoms was determined by the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS). Quality of life was evaluated with the EORTC QLQ-C30 (version 3) questionnaire, and patients’ satisfaction with the care received was evaluated by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8). The patients’ satisfaction with the health care received was represented by an average score of 6, on a scale of 1–10; thus, there is room for improvement in patient satisfaction. Moreover, it was found that more intense symptoms and lower quality of life are associated with lower satisfaction with health care received (p = 0.001). Similarly, when symptoms are more severe, the quality of life is lower (p < 0.001). The identification of fatigue, reduced well-being, pain, drowsiness, and depression as the symptoms experienced with the highest intensity by our patients provides valuable information for health care providers in developing individualized symptom management plans for patients with advanced cancer.
SN 2227-9032
YR 2023
FD 2023-04-29
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31644
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31644
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026