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Feasibility of patient reported outcome measures in psychosocial palliative care: Observational cohort study of hospice day care and social support groups

Bradley, Natasha; Dowrick, Christopher; Lloyd-Williams, Mari

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Natasha Bradley

Christopher Dowrick

Mari Lloyd-Williams



Abstract

Palliative care patients can be at risk of social isolation or loneliness. Interventions that can provide effective social support, and particularly emotional support, could facilitate healthy coping that bolsters quality of life and reduces depression in palliative care patients. This is an observational cohort study which recruited thirty patients (n = 30) from the day services of four independent hospices in England. Participants completed patient reported outcome measures in perceived social support, loneliness, and depression, at up to three time points. Age range was 56–91 years, males and females were equally represented, and the sample was 93% white British. In participants that provided two or more timepoints, perceived social support increased, and loneliness and depression decreased. Largest changes with the least variation between participants was in emotional support (p = 0.165) and loneliness (p = 0.104). These results suggest that the psychosocial patient reported outcome measures used (MOS-SS, UCLA, BEDS) could be sensitive to change aligned with the goals of this intervention in palliative care. Participants in this study were observed to derive psychosocial benefit from attending the hospice day service.

Citation

Bradley, N., Dowrick, C., & Lloyd-Williams, M. (2022). Feasibility of patient reported outcome measures in psychosocial palliative care: Observational cohort study of hospice day care and social support groups. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), Article 13258. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013258

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 13, 2022
Online Publication Date Oct 14, 2022
Publication Date Oct 14, 2022
Deposit Date Oct 20, 2022
Publicly Available Date Oct 20, 2022
Journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Print ISSN 1661-7827
Electronic ISSN 1660-4601
Publisher MDPI
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 19
Issue 20
Article Number 13258
DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013258
Keywords Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; palliative care; hospice day care; social support; patient reported outcome measures
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10097764
Publisher URL https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/20/13258

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