Effect of nursing intervention on quality of life and the adverse effects of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with radiotherapy

VernacularTitle:护理干预对鼻咽癌放疗患者不良反应及生活质量的影响
Author: Mei-Fen ZHI ¹ ; Li-Ju JIN ; Xiao-Lan ZHENG ; Yi-Yang YANG
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1. 广东医学院附属医院
Keywords: Nursing intervention; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiotherapy; Quality of life; Adverse effect
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2010;16(9):1027-1029
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of nursing intervention on quality of life and adverse effects of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with radiotherapy. Methods A total of 52 patients were randomly divided into two groups. The control group (26patients) received routine nursing, while the experimental group (26 patients) received nursing intervention by nurses. The effect were evaluated from two aspects: the quality of life and the rate of adverse effect. Results The quality of life in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group, while adverse effects were on the contrary. Conclusions Nursing intervention as an effective nursing model can improve the quality of life and decrease adverse effects of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.