Table 5 Nurses’ perceived benefits of an early palliative care Integration
Items | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
1. “Early palliative care reduces psychological distress” | 3.83 (0.99) |
2. “Early palliative care improves quality of life” | 3.71 (1.02) |
3. “Early palliative care enhances patients’ prognostic understanding” | 3.54 (1.00) |
4. “Early palliative care enhances patients’ coping strategies and provides additional psychological support” | 3.40 (1.08) |
5. “Early palliative care improves symptom control” | 3.50 (1.01) |
6. “Early palliative care reduces spiritual distress” | 3.56 (0.99) |
7. “Early palliative care reduces emotional distress” | 3.59 (1.04) |
8. “Early palliative care reduces financial distress” | 3.41 (1.03) |
Overall Mean | 3.57 (1.02) |