Feasibility of Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Psychosocial Palliative Care: Observational Cohort Study of Hospice Day Care and Social Support Groups.

Bradley, Natasha ORCID: 0000-0003-0768-9819, Dowrick, Christopher and Lloyd-Williams, Mari (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). 13258-.

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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 (<i>n</i> = 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 (<i>p</i> = 0.165) and loneliness (<i>p</i> = 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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Palliative Care, Feasibility Studies, Quality of Life, Social Support, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Middle Aged, Hospices, Female, Male, Day Care, Medical, Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2023 16:53
Last Modified:	04 Feb 2023 03:36
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph192013258
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013258
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3167930