Construction of a "4M" death education intervention program for advanced cancer caregivers based on the theory of knowledge, belief and practice / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To construct a death education intervention program for advanced cancer caregivers to improve the reference for death education for advanced cancer caregivers.Methods:Content analysis, semi-structured interview, Delphi expert consultation method were used to develop a preliminary death education program based on the theory of knowledge, belief, and behavior. From April to May 2022, fifteen experts from palliative care, life and death education, oncology nursing, psychological nursing and other related fields were selected for two rounds of expert consultation, and the contents of the program were revised and improved through preliminary experiments.Results:After two rounds of expert consultation, the results showed that the expert opinions tend to be unanimous. The authoritative coefficient of experts was 0.87, and the Kendall coordination coefficients of feasibility, validity and scientificity of the two rounds of consultation were 0.181, 0.303, 0.363 and 0.249, 0.355, 0.366, respectively (both P<0.05). The preliminary experiments revised and improved the intervention frequency and content, and finally formed a death education intervention program for advanced cancer caregivers which included four-stage progressive death themes made an appointment with death, made a discussion on death, made an embrace with death and made friends with death. Conclusions:The process of constructing a death education program for advanced cancer caregivers is scientific, and the content is feasible, valid, and scientific. In addition, it is of great significance to promote death education in palliative care.