Efficacy of the “Cuidadores PaliActivos” (“PaliActive Caregivers”) intervention in caregivers for patients with cancer on palliative care
Section: Investigation projects
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Arias-Rojas M, Carreño-Moreno S, Arredondo Holgín E. Eficacia de la intervención “Cuidadores PaliActivos” en personas cuidadoras de pacientes con cáncer en cuidados paliativos. Metas Enferm jul/ago 2022; 25(6):71-6. Doi: https://doi.org/10.35667/MetasEnf.2022. 25.1003081954
Authors
Mauricio Arias-Rojas1, Sonia Carreño-Moreno2, Edith Arredondo Holgín3
Position
1Doctor en Enfermería. Facultad de Enfermería. Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín (Colombia) 2Doctora en Enfermería. Facultad de Enfermería. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá (Colombia) 3Magíster en Enfermería. Facultad de Enfermería. Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín (Colombia)
Contact address
Mauricio Arias-Rojas. Facultad de Enfermería. Universidad de Antioquia. Calle 64, nº 53-09. Medellín (Colombia).
Contact email: emauricio.arias@udea.edu.co
Abstract
Objective: to determine the effect of the educational Nursing intervention “Cuidadores PaliActivos” (“PaliActive Caregivers”) on the improvement of quality of life, role adoption and perception of social support among caregiver relatives of patients with cancer on palliative care in a high-complexity hospital from Medellín, Colombia.
Method: a project for a controlled and randomized clinical trial to be conducted during 2022. The study will include adult persons who are caregivers for patients with cancer on palliative care with over three months of life expectancy (sample size n= 151). There will be 1:1 randomization. The experimental arm will receive two individual sessions with educational booklet and mobile application for support (15 and 75 minutes approximately). The control arm will receive group education (2 hours) and individual meeting (25 minutes). Sociodemographic variables will be measured, as well as quality of life, role adoption and perception of social support, before the intervention, at one week and at two months. Intra and inter-arm comparisons will be conducted.
Conclusions: it is expected that the efficacy of the “Cuidadores PaliActivos” (“PaliActive Caregivers”) Nursing intervention will be demonstrated in the variables studied; and thus, a tool will be provided that can be useful to improve the care of caregivers.
Keywords:
quality of life; caregivers; Neoplasia; social support; nursing; palliative care; clinical trial protocol
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