Quality of Life in the Hospice Patient

Author

Sidney S. Brush, Grand Valley State University

Date Approved

1999

Graduate Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Nursing (M.S.N.)

Degree Program

College of Nursing

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if terminally ill patients experience a change in perceived quality of life between admission to a hospice program and after having been in the hospice program for three weeks.

A repeated measures design with a convenience sample was used The sample consisted of 56 subjects who completed the Missoula-Vitas Quality of Life Index (MVQOLI). Twenty completed the second MVQOLL Data were obtained from the scores of this self-assessment tool. Data analysis included a comparison of the relationship of the first and repeated scores. No significant differences were found between the MVQOLI scores from Time 1 to Time 2.

The individual dimensions of Quality of Life (Symptom, Functional, Interpersonal, Well-Being, and Transcendence) were analyzed using the paired T-test, Chi-square and the Wilcoxon matched-pairs test A statistically significant improvement was demonstrated in the individual dimension of Transcendence.

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ScholarWorks Citation

Brush, Sidney S., "Quality of Life in the Hospice Patient" (1999). Masters Theses. 506.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/506