Development of Home-Based Palliative Care Assessment Tool Preliminary Study
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2023
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KASU Journal of Health Professions
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Background:One of theways to ensure optimumcare of patientswith terminal
illnessesatHome-ModelofPalliativeCaresettings inNigeriais toensure theuseof
accurateandsystematicergonomichomeassessment tool that takesintoconsideration
the holistic factors inPalliative care practice, theCulture andSpiritual beliefs of
Nigerians. Aim: This studywas designed to develop, an ergonomic home-based
palliativecareassessmenttoolforthemanagementofpatientswithterminalillnessesin
Nigeria.Material andMethod: 30 participants in this studywere patientswith
terminal illnessesrecruitedfromthehomemodelofpain/palliativecarecentreof the
University of IlorinTeachingHospital. Constructs that were relevant assessment
indicatorsfortheHome-Basedpalliativecareassessmenttoolforpatientswithterminal
illnesseswere identifiedfroma reviewofpublishedliterature. Atotalof120items
wereidentifiedfromtheliteraturesearch.Results:Thefinal toolconsistedof55items
divided into 7major domains (social class assessment, Assessment of level of
consciousness,currentactivitiesofdailylivingassessment,patient insight intoillness,
spiritual assessment, homeassessment andbereavement support). Conclusion:This
studydevelopedahome-basedpalliativecareassessmenttoolforpatientswithterminal
illnessesinahome-basedmodelofpain/palliativecarewhichwillbeusefulclinically
inahome-basedmodelofpalliativecareinNigeria.
Keywords: Terminal Illness, Holistic Factors, Home-Based Patients, Home-Based
PalliativeCareAssessmentTool
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Terminal Illness, Holistic Factors, Home-Based Patients, Home-Based PalliativeCareAssessmentTool