Management of Oncology Patients inIntensive Care Unit An
Nazeeh El Sayd Barakat;
Abstract
People are diagnosed with cancer sooner nowadays; thanks to
increased awareness and improvements in cancer screenings.
Patients are able to live longer due to cancer treatment regimens;
however, they suffer the consequences of living with cancer and
therapy-related symptoms. Symptom management is challenging
for both patients and family caregivers. Therefore, family
members must be integrated in the patient’s care plan. It's
important to determine what types of interventions available that
involve family members of cancer patients with the management
of cancer and therapy-related symptoms. The following
interventions are designed for the family caregivers or both the
patient and caregiver to aide with symptom management: pain
intervention program, massage therapy, telephone intervention,
self-efficacy improvement, coping enhancement and a
multidimensional intervention. A positive effect was noted in all
the studies, but several had no significance in the patient
intervention group but did in the caregiver intervention group.
However, studies indicated decreased symptom intensity for
various symptoms, decreased symptom distress for both the
patient and caregiver, increased self-efficacy of the family
member, and increased satisfaction with certain interventions.
Further research should be conducted on both existing
interventions to better determine their effect and on family
symptom management of cancer patients as they need support
from healthcare professionals as well.
Summary Management of oncology patient in ICU
82
In patients with cancer who require ICU admission, the
survival rate has improved. Beside refinements in the selection
criteria of patients for ICU admission, advances in hematology
and oncology as well as enhancements in ICU management have
contributed to this improved survival.
In this changing context, clinicians' beliefs regarding the
results of ICU management of patients with cancer must be
appraised. Also, admission policies must be broadened and
closely evaluated to avoid depriving patients who may benefit
increased awareness and improvements in cancer screenings.
Patients are able to live longer due to cancer treatment regimens;
however, they suffer the consequences of living with cancer and
therapy-related symptoms. Symptom management is challenging
for both patients and family caregivers. Therefore, family
members must be integrated in the patient’s care plan. It's
important to determine what types of interventions available that
involve family members of cancer patients with the management
of cancer and therapy-related symptoms. The following
interventions are designed for the family caregivers or both the
patient and caregiver to aide with symptom management: pain
intervention program, massage therapy, telephone intervention,
self-efficacy improvement, coping enhancement and a
multidimensional intervention. A positive effect was noted in all
the studies, but several had no significance in the patient
intervention group but did in the caregiver intervention group.
However, studies indicated decreased symptom intensity for
various symptoms, decreased symptom distress for both the
patient and caregiver, increased self-efficacy of the family
member, and increased satisfaction with certain interventions.
Further research should be conducted on both existing
interventions to better determine their effect and on family
symptom management of cancer patients as they need support
from healthcare professionals as well.
Summary Management of oncology patient in ICU
82
In patients with cancer who require ICU admission, the
survival rate has improved. Beside refinements in the selection
criteria of patients for ICU admission, advances in hematology
and oncology as well as enhancements in ICU management have
contributed to this improved survival.
In this changing context, clinicians' beliefs regarding the
results of ICU management of patients with cancer must be
appraised. Also, admission policies must be broadened and
closely evaluated to avoid depriving patients who may benefit
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| Title | Management of Oncology Patients inIntensive Care Unit An | Other Titles | علاج مرضي الأورام في وحدة الرعاية المركزة | Authors | Nazeeh El Sayd Barakat | Issue Date | 2014 |
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