Effects of Nursing Care Provided to the Relatives of Palliative Care Patients on Caregivers' Spiritual Well-Being and Hope: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Kurtgoz A., Koç Z.

OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING, cilt.88, sa.1, ss.318-332, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 88 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/00302228221124643
  • Dergi Adı: OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, ATLA Religion Database, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.318-332
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: family members, hope, nursing care, palliative care, spirituality, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, FAMILY CAREGIVERS, CANCER-PATIENTS, EXPERIENCE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of nursing care, based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring, given to the relatives of palliative care patients on caregivers' spiritual well-being and hope. This research was planned as a randomized controlled trial and conducted among 60 patient relatives (intervention group: 30, control group: 30) taking care of their patients in five palliative care units in Turkey. Data were collected via the Introductory Information Form on Patient Relatives, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Spiritual Well-Being Scale. Although administered nursing care caused a significant difference in the Beck Hopelessness Scale scores of the intervention group (U= 235.5, p = 0.001); no change was measured in scores from the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (U=385.0, p = 0.336). The findings of the study evidenced that nursing care based on Theory of Human Caring diminished the hopelessness levels of patient relatives while causing no effect on their spiritual well-being.