Clinical Focus ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (12): 1106-1110.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2024.12.008

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Effects of family-centered advance care planning on ACP readiness and quality of life in patients with advanced cancer

Wang Hongqian1, Fang Xuewen2()   

  1. 1. School of Nursing,Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine,Kunming 650032,China
    2. Department of Nursing,the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province,Kunming 650032,China
  • Received:2023-10-07 Online:2024-12-20 Published:2025-01-10
  • Contact: Fang Xuewen,Email: 2367877250@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To analyze the effects of family-centered advance care planning (ACP) on ACP readiness and quality of life in advanced cancer patients. Methods A total of 82 patients with advanced cancer admitted to the oncology department of a top-three hospital in Yunnan Province were randomly divided into control group ( n=42) and intervention group ( n=40). The control group received routine clinical nursing measures for cancer patients, and the intervention group received family-centered ACP plus routine nursing care. ACP readiness and quality of life before and 1 week and 1 month after intervention between groups were analyzed. Results After intervention, there were significant differences in the ACP readiness and quality of life between the two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Family-centered ACP can effectively improve the ACP readiness and improve the quality of life of advanced cancer patients.

Key words: neoplasms, advance care planning, readiness, quality of life

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