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The effect of a nurse led telephone supportive care programme on patients’ quality of life, received information and health care contacts after oesophageal cancer surgery—A six month RCT-follow-up study by Marlene Malmström; Bodil Ivarsson; Rosemarie Klefsgård; Kerstin Persson; Ulf Jakobsson; Jan Johansson is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background: Following oesophagectomy, a major surgical procedure, it is known that patients suffer from severely reduced quality of life and have an unmet need for postoperative support. still, there is a lack of research testing interventions aiming to enhance the patients' life situation after this surgical procedure. ## Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a nurse led telephone supportive care programme on quality of life (qol), received information and the number of healthcare contacts compared to conventional care following oesophageal resection for cancer. ## Method: The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial (rct) aiming to test the effect of a nurse led telephone supportive care program compared to conventional care. patient assessments were conducted at discharge, 2 weeks, 2, 4 and 6 months after discharge and comprised evaluation of qol, received information and the number of health care contacts. statistical testing were conducted with repeated measurements analysis of variance to test if there were differences between the groups during follow-up. ## Result: The results show that the intervention group was significantly more satisfied w
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- Author
- Marlene Malmström; Bodil Ivarsson; Rosemarie Klefsgård; Kerstin Persson; Ulf Jakobsson; Jan Johansson
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Health Professions (Health Sciences)