Effects of the Heart to Heart Card Game for Patients with Advanced Cancer Receiving Home-Based Palliative Care: A Clinical Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: The Heart to Heart Card Game improves psychological health outcomes in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer, but effectiveness studies for patients at home are rare. This randomized controlled study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Heart to Heart Card Game on patients with advanced cancer receiving home-based palliative care. Sixty-six participants were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 34) and control group (n = 32). The quality of life, dignity, and psychological distress were considered as outcomes, which were assessed pre-intervention and six weeks after the intervention. There was a statistical difference in the quality of life (global health statues) between the intervention group and the control group after intervention (z

SUBMITTER: Du J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9140332 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature