Abstract

This study examined the changes in comfort when adding ritualized chanting to the palliative care of cancer patients at the end of life. The method was a randomized control trial (RCT) performed with 60 cancer patients. Comfort was measured using the End of Life Planning Questionnaire (EOLPQ) with 30 participants in each group [ritualized chanting with palliative care (RCPC) and palliative care alone (PCA)] at baseline (T1), at a 3-week (T2) and the 6-week (T3) time frame. Comfort data were analyzed using two (groups) X three (time) repeated measures MANOVA. There were no significant statistical differences between the groups at baseline. Between-group differences indicated that comfort experienced by participants with the addition of ritualized chanting to palliative care significantly increased (p < .001) over time. The addition of ritualized chanting to the palliative care for cancer patients at the end of life can create changes in their comfort.

摘要

这项研究检查了在癌症患者临终姑息治疗中加入仪式化的诵经时舒适度的变化。该方法是对 60 名癌症患者进行的随机对照试验 (RCT)。在基线 (T1)、3 周 (T2) 时，使用临终计划问卷 (EOLPQ) 测量每组 30 名参与者的舒适度 [姑息治疗 (RCPC) 和单独姑息治疗 (PCA)]以及 6 周 (T3) 的时间框架。使用两个（组）×三个（时间）重复测量MANOVA分析舒适度数据。基线时各组之间没有显着的统计学差异。组间差异表明，在姑息治疗中加入仪式化的诵经，参与者体验到的舒适感显着增加（p< .001) 随着时间的推移。在癌症患者临终时的姑息治疗中加入仪式化的诵经可以改变他们的舒适度。