Inclusion of Social Work in Comprehensive Palliative Care to Address Psychosocial Needs of Advanced Cancer Patients in Vietnam.
J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care
; 20(2): 147-160, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
The need for psychosocial care among patients with serious illnesses and available social work services continues to be great, especially in low- and middle-income countries. To evaluate the specific needs of Vietnamese cancer patients' quality of life (QOL), prevalence and severity of symptoms including depression and anxiety, and caregiver burden were assessed. Data on QOL, mood, caregiver burden, and other parameters were collected through face-to-face and phone- interviews. The QOL assessed by European Quality of Life scale version 5D (EQ5D) was poor but consistent with other studies of cancer patients. Assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and depression Scale (HADS), borderline or severe anxiety and depression were prevalent. Caregiver burden was high for one third of study participants. These results confirm the need among cancer patients for psycho-social support services that currently are rarely available in Vietnam. In light of this need, a comprehensive palliative care (CPC) service, including social work, was created to improve the quality of life (QOL) of Vietnamese cancer patients.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ansiedad
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Cuidados Paliativos
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Calidad de Vida
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Servicio Social
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Cuidadores
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Depresión
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Tailandia