• Int J Palliat Nurs · Mar 2013

    Outcomes of a nurse-delivered psychosocial intervention for weight- and eating-related distress in family carers of patients with advanced cancer.

    • Jane B Hopkinson, Deborah R Fenlon, and Claire L Foster.
    • School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 0AB, Wales, UK. hopkinsonjb@cardiff.ac.uk
    • Int J Palliat Nurs. 2013 Mar 1;19(3):116, 118-23.

    BackgroundInternational expert consensus is that psychosocial intervention is likely to help advanced cancer patients and their family carers affected by weight loss and poor appetite.PurposeTo investigate the potential for a psychosocial intervention, the Macmillan Approach to Weight and Eating (MAWE), to mitigate weight- and eating-related distress in carers of patients with advanced cancer.MethodA controlled before and after study was conducted with carers of advanced cancer patients living in the community in the South of England in 2006-7. It used mixed methods to compare carers exposed to MAWE (n=12) with a control group (n=14).ResultsWeight- and eating-related distress improved in carers exposed to MAWE. Qualitative analysis found that MAWE may help carers by providing information, reassurance, and support for self-management.ConclusionThis preliminary study of MAWE suggests that it provides benefits as a supportive intervention. Further testing is warranted using a more robust experimental design.

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