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TL;DR
The intervention group showed significantly lower anxiety and depression scores, higher social support, and a better quality of life after the intervention.
BMC Palliative Care · 6 authors, 2 centres
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The intervention group showed significantly lower anxiety and depression scores, higher social support, and a better quality of life after the intervention.
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 84 terminal cancer patients, dividing them equally into an intervention group receiving care from a multidisciplinary collaborative team using a palliative care model and a control group receiving routine nursing. After intervention, the intervention group demonstrated significantly lower Self-rating Anxiety Scale (43.7 ± 7.4 vs. 54.2 ± 9.3) and Self-rating Depression Scale (38.4 ± 6.5 vs. 53.1 ± 8.4) scores compared to the control group. The intervention group also reported significantly higher total social support, including subjective, objective, and utilisation scores (P < 0.05). The overall quality of life score was significantly higher in the intervention group (79.5 ± 4.5 vs. 73.2 ± 3.6, P < 0.05), as were the scores for each functional scale. The authors note limitations include a small sample size, lack of blinding, and the need for further research on the model's generalizability and application effects.