Enhance the wellbeing of patients in palliative care
Le, Nguyen; Tran, Vy (2021)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021113022661
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021113022661
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This study is aimed to find out what kind of non-pharmacological methods can be found to enhance the wellbeing of patients in palliative care. Generally, pharmacological methods are often applied to treat the symptoms of the patients in palliative care. However, non-pharmacological methods can contribute to the treatment process as well. A literature review was used to present the effectiveness of these methods in palliative care.
The literature was conducted by using reliable databases such as SeAMK FINNA, EBSCO and Google Scholar. The inclusion criteria of this thesis included scientific articles, full-text articles with clearly defined scope, severity and relevance. Thirteen selected articles were to answer the research questions.
Key findings showed that relaxing music, soft massage and aromatherapy interventions could reduce pain in a variety of patients ranging from pediatric to elderly patients. Moreover, these methods could increase the patient’s quality of life by decreasing anxiety and improving sleep quality. Distress symptoms in family caregivers could decrease when received massage.
Although the thirteen articles showed the evidence of benefits of the 3 non-pharmacological interventions, these studies still held some limitations, for example, small sample size, the patient’s bias, unclear characteristics of the interventions. The thesis suggested further studies should be conducted to provide the best combination for patients in palliative care.
The literature was conducted by using reliable databases such as SeAMK FINNA, EBSCO and Google Scholar. The inclusion criteria of this thesis included scientific articles, full-text articles with clearly defined scope, severity and relevance. Thirteen selected articles were to answer the research questions.
Key findings showed that relaxing music, soft massage and aromatherapy interventions could reduce pain in a variety of patients ranging from pediatric to elderly patients. Moreover, these methods could increase the patient’s quality of life by decreasing anxiety and improving sleep quality. Distress symptoms in family caregivers could decrease when received massage.
Although the thirteen articles showed the evidence of benefits of the 3 non-pharmacological interventions, these studies still held some limitations, for example, small sample size, the patient’s bias, unclear characteristics of the interventions. The thesis suggested further studies should be conducted to provide the best combination for patients in palliative care.