Table 3 Frequency of palliative outcomes of two groups in percentage terms
Questions | Time of study | Control group | Intervention Group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always% | Seldom% | Middle% | Intense% | Very intense% | Always% | Seldom% | Middle% | Intense% | Very intense% | ||
1. Have you had pain in the past 3 days? | Before | 0 | 3.3 | 56 | 33.9 | 6.8 | 0 | 3.9 | 55.2 | 33.8 | 7.1 |
After | 0 | 3.4 | 54.2 | 33.9 | 8.5 | 0 | 5.9 | 61.8 | 28.6 | 3.7 | |
2. Have you had symptoms such as nausea, cough or constipation in the past 3 days? | Before | 0 | 3.4 | 55.9 | 32.2 | 8.5 | 0 | 1.8 | 55.4 | 33.9 | 8.9 |
After | 0 | 3.4 | 55.9 | 32.2 | 8.5 | 0 | 7.2 | 64.3 | 23.2 | 5.3 | |
3. Have you felt anxious or worried about your illness or treatment in the past 3 days? | Before | 0 | 0 | 67.8 | 22 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 60.7 | 28.6 | 10.7 |
After | 0 | 0 | 67.8 | 22 | 10.2 | 0 | 8.9 | 83.9 | 5.4 | 1.8 | |
4. During the last 3 days, have any of your family members or friends become anxious or worried about you? | Before | 0 | 0 | 67.8 | 20.3 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 30.4 | 12.5 |
After | 0 | 0 | 66.1 | 20.3 | 13.6 | 0 | 8.9 | 71.4 | 16.1 | 3.6 | |
5. In the past 3 days, how much information has been provided to you, your family, or friends? | Before | 6.8 | 6.8 | 55.9 | 23.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 58.9 | 19.6 | 7.1 |
After | 6.8 | 6.8 | 57.6 | 22 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 48.2 | 41.1 | 1.8 | 0 | |
6. During the last 3 days, have you been able to share your feelings with your family or friends? | Before | 15.3 | 32.3 | 44.1 | 8.3 | 0 | 12.5 | 30.4 | 46.4 | 8.9 | 1.8 |
After | 13.6 | 32.2 | 45.8 | 8.5 | 0 | 16.1 | 46.4 | 32.1 | 5.4 | 0 | |
7. Have you felt depressed in the past 3 days? | Before | 0 | 10.2 | 59.3 | 25.4 | 5.1 | 0 | 7.1 | 58.9 | 28.6 | 5.4 |
After | 3.4 | 11.9 | 59.3 | 20.3 | 5.1 | 14.3 | 46.4 | 39.3 | 0 | 0 | |
8. Have you felt good about yourself as a person in the past 3 days? | Before | 0 | 10.2 | 61 | 23.7 | 5.1 | 0 | 14.3 | 60.7 | 25 | 0 |
After | 0 | 10.2 | 61 | 23.7 | 5.1 | 16.1 | 33.9 | 46.4 | 3.6 | 0 | |
9. During the past 3 days, how much time did you spend on medical procedures, such as waiting for commuting or repeating experiments? | Before | 23.7 | 0 | 52.6 | 0 | 23.7 | 25 | 0 | 48.2 | 0 | 26.8 |
After | 23.7 | 0 | 52.5 | 0 | 23.7 | 25 | 0 | 51.8 | 0 | 23.2 | |
10. During the last 3 days, have the issues including financial or personal problems caused by your illness been dealt with? | Before | 25.4 | 0 | 49.2 | 0 | 25.4 | 23.2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 26.8 |
After | 25.4 | 0 | 49.2 | 0 | 25.4 | 23.2 | 0 | 55.4 | 0 | 21.4 | |