Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research were to compare the length of stay in hospital of patients with metastatic spine and quality of care as perceived by nurses after using case management model with palliative care in Spinal unit Siriraj hospital. The research subject composed of 10 nurses who worked in Spinal unit and 10 patients who had diagnose of metastatic spine , case selected using matched with variable for disease, age, gender and level of activity of patients receiving palliative care (palliative performance scale). The research instrument were consisted of training project of case management model with palliative care, clinical pathway, manual for metastatic spine patient, observation form of nursing practice, length of stay in hospital record and questionnaire for quality of nursing care, tested for content validity by the five experts, the validity were 0.90 and reliability coefficient Cronbach alpha were 0.87. Data were analyzed by using standard deviation, statistical parametric Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon matched -pairs signed-ranks test. The results of this study revealed that 1. The length of stay in hospital of patients with metastatic spine after using a case management model for patients with palliative care was less than criteria as usual care. The level of statistical significance. 05. 2. Quality as perceived by nurse after using a case management model for patients with palliative care was better than criteria as usual care. The level of statistical significance. 05.