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Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life in Palliative Home Healthcare Elderly Patients

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  • P. Gonghom

    (Golden Jubilee Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand)

  • K. Tantivitayatan

    (Golden Jubilee Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand)

  • S. Siriwattanakul

    (Golden Jubilee Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand)

  • M. Rattasompattikul

    (Golden Jubilee Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand)

Abstract

Quality of Life (QoL) is so essential in palliative care, especially for non-communicable, terminal patients, that it needs a valid and reliable instrument. The QoL for Late-Stage Dementia (QUALID) could be applied to this patient group with our study on the Thai translated version to have Cronbachs alpha 0.627. The Home Health Care Division, Golden Jubilee Medical Center, then has on-going research with the primary objective of its efficiency on 21 palliative adult patients at home during 2018-19. The median age was 83 years old (63-95), female: male 1.1:1, baseline QUALID assessment rate 100% with median 25 (13-41). The subsequent scores were 27.5 and 19, guiding physical, mental, and spiritual care, while the family satisfaction scored at the good to the best level. More than 80% of the patients passed away during the study. This interim report describes QUALID as a model of Item Response Theory (IRT), which supports that the translated QUALID was acceptably valid and reliable in guiding palliative terminal care at home.

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  • P. Gonghom & K. Tantivitayatan & S. Siriwattanakul & M. Rattasompattikul, 2020. "Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life in Palliative Home Healthcare Elderly Patients," International Journal of Health and Medical Sciences, Mohammad A. H. Khan, vol. 6(1), pages 6-11.
    • Handle: RePEc:apa:ijhmss:2019:p:6-11
    DOI: 10.20469/ijhms.6.30002-1
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