TY - JOUR
T1 - Self care and end of life care in advanced cancer
T2 - literature review
AU - Johnston, Bridget
AU - McGill, Maria
AU - Milligan, Stuart
AU - McElroy, Dorothy
AU - Foster, Claire
AU - Kearney, Nora
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Background Self care is a key feature of health care policy in the UK. It has been suggested that self care by patients with cancer improves quality of life, symptom management, and patient satisfaction. However, little is known about self care and end of life care. Objectives This review sets out to find out what is known about how people experiencing end of life care manage their illness themselves, in the advanced stages of their disease. Methods A systematic review was conducted; searching key databases; extracting relevant literature, using RefMan, NVIVO; grading, analysing, and appraising the literature. Results Eighteen articles were included in the review. Themes identified were; interventions for end of life care; self care behaviours used by patients; factors that prevent patients to self care. Conclusion The nurses’ role in supporting self care for people with advanced cancer is important. The review identifies various ways nurses can empower patients to self care related to oncology
AB - Background Self care is a key feature of health care policy in the UK. It has been suggested that self care by patients with cancer improves quality of life, symptom management, and patient satisfaction. However, little is known about self care and end of life care. Objectives This review sets out to find out what is known about how people experiencing end of life care manage their illness themselves, in the advanced stages of their disease. Methods A systematic review was conducted; searching key databases; extracting relevant literature, using RefMan, NVIVO; grading, analysing, and appraising the literature. Results Eighteen articles were included in the review. Themes identified were; interventions for end of life care; self care behaviours used by patients; factors that prevent patients to self care. Conclusion The nurses’ role in supporting self care for people with advanced cancer is important. The review identifies various ways nurses can empower patients to self care related to oncology
KW - Cancer
KW - Palliative care
KW - Self care
KW - Terminally ill
KW - Literature review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70450284617&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.04.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 19501021
SN - 1532-2122
VL - 13
SP - 386
EP - 398
JO - European Journal of Oncology Nursing
JF - European Journal of Oncology Nursing
IS - 5
ER -
