Empowerment Program on Empowerment Perception and Caring Activities in End- Stage Cancer Patients

Abstract

Background: Cancer is a major public health problem. End stage cancer patients commonly suffer from their terrible illnesses which lead to the worst control of mind, body and social relationship due to the complicated problems of the diseases. A key issue in patient care is proactive care planning, which requires caregivers to be adequately prepared according to defined criteria, along with diverse nursing practices that affect service quality.
Objective: The subjects effects of empowerment program on empowerment perception and caring activities in end- stage cancer patients.
Methods: This research was designed as a two - groups repeated measure experimental research and aimed to examine the effects of empowerment program on power perception and caregiving practice among family caregivers in end- stage cancer patients. Simple of 44 cases were diagnosed by doctors as having late-stage cancer, received palliative treat me.
Results: Caregivers of end-stage cancer patients in the experimental group had an average score of their perception of empowerment. The experiment was completed immediately for 95.2 percent, and 1 month after the experiment was completed for 96.0 percent. it was higher than that of caregivers of late-stage cancer patients in the control group, And higher than before the experiment with statistical significance at the 0.05 level and patient caregivers Late-stage cancer in the canal group had an average score of perception of empowerment immediately after the experiment was completed. Not different from 1 month after the experiment was completed 0.05. And caregivers of end-stage cancer patients in the experimental group had an average score of patient care practices. Late stage cancer in the control group and was significantly higher than before the experiment at the 0.05 level, and caregivers of late-stage cancer patients in the experimental group had an average score of care performance after the experiment. Immediate completion was no different from 1 month after the experiment was completed.
Conclusions: Empowerment and perception of power and the performance of care activities by caregivers terminal cancer patient It is a process that helps strengthen the abilities and develop the potential of caregivers in end- stage cancer patients.