[Effect of hospice care on the quality of life and psychological state of aged mortal inpatients].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the influence of hospice care on the life quality and psychological state of aged mortal inpatients.


METHODS
Seventy-six aged patients were randomly divided into 2 groups (n=38). The research group was treated with hospice care, while the control group was treated with conventional nursing. Before and after more than one month of the interference, the quality of life, social support, satisfied degree, anxiety, and depression mood were investigated.


RESULTS
All the indexes, such as total scale of life quality, appetite, spirit, sleep, family comprehension and coordination, recognition of cancer, attitude to therapy, and facial expression of the mortal inpatients after the interference, were raised and higher than those of the controls (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Life satisfaction index and the total scale of social support and subjective support, utilization ratio of support were raised and higher than those of the controls (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The level of anxiety and depression was decreased and lower than the control (P<0.05 or P<0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Hospice care can raise the life quality, subjective support, utilization ratio of support and life satisfaction of aged mortal inpatients. It could decrease the negative mood, such as anxiety and depression and improve the psychological state.
Li
Yan-qun
YQ
Department of Gerontology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. liyanqun@xysm.net
Zhang
Meng-xi
MX
Fu
Gui-xiang
GX
Zhao
Li-hua
LH
Li
Wen-ying
WY
Li
Hui
H
Zhang
Chang-xi
CX
Fan
Yong
Y
Wang
Zhi-hong
ZH
Peng
Lei
L
D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000451:nursing; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires