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Comparison between ambulatory infusion mode and inpatient infusion mode from the perspective of quality of life among colorectal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
- Source :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Oct2010, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p508-516, 9p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Lee YM, Hung YK, Mo FKF, Ho WM. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2010; 16: 508-516 Comparison between ambulatory infusion mode and inpatient infusion mode from the perspective of quality of life among colorectal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy Folfox and Folfiri are active chemotherapy treatments used in advanced colorectal cancer. The total admission for these treatments has been significantly increasing in the study hospital. An ambulatory infusion programme was launched to address the problems of long waiting list and bed shortage. The study objective was to compare the quality of life between patients receiving the chemotherapy treatments in the ambulatory infusion group and the inpatient infusion group. The results showed that some demographic variables of education level, family role and employment status were determinants of the treatment mode. Patients in the ambulatory infusion group of social and global domains performed better than the inpatient group. However, the inpatient group had better quality of life of nauseated symptom at different stages. Some nursing educations should be reinforced to address the symptom management for patients receiving ambulatory infusion at home. The ambulatory infusion programme offered considerable quality of life benefits to colorectal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANALYSIS of variance
ANTINEOPLASTIC agents
CANCER chemotherapy
CANCER complications
CANCER patients
CHI-squared test
COLON tumors
COMPARATIVE studies
EMPLOYMENT
FATIGUE (Physiology)
RESEARCH methodology
NAUSEA
QUALITY of life
RECTUM tumors
STATISTICAL sampling
SCALE items
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
EDUCATIONAL attainment
FAMILY roles
DRUG administration
DRUG dosage
DRUG side effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13227114
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 53787110
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01876.x