Effect of doctor-nurse integration health education on prevention of upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery
10.7619/jcmp.201712022
- VernacularTitle:医护一体化健康教育对乳腺癌术后上肢水肿的防控效果
- Author:
Weifeng WANG
1
;
Shi CHEN
;
Qiong SUN
;
Shiqun WANG
Author Information
1. 安徽省第二人民医院 外科
- Keywords:
doctor-nurse integration mode;
health education;
breast cancer;
upper limb edema
- From:
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice
2017;21(12):73-76
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore effect of a doctor-nurse integration health education in prevention of the upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery.Methods A total of 82 patients with breast cancer were divided into two groups, the 40 patients from June to November 2015 in control group received conventional health education while the 42 patients from December 2015 to May 2016 in observation group received doctor-nurse integration health education.Morbidity of the upper limb edema morbidity after 3 weeks of surgery were calculated, the upper limb circumferences for edema patients were measured after 6 weeks of surgery.Results There were 9 patients in observation group with upper limb edema while 21 patients in control group at 3 weeks after surgery.The incidence of upper limb edema in observation group was significantly lower than that in control group (P<0.05).At 6 weeks after surgery, the circumference difference of upper limb was lower than that in observation group (P<0.05).Conclusion The doctor-nurse integration health education has good effect for the controlling and relieving of breast cancer-related edema.
