Effects of combining traditional Chinese and western medicine nursing on hope levels and treatment adherence in patients with leukemia
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2015.28.012
- VernacularTitle:中西医结合护理方式对白血病患者希望水平和治疗依从性的影响
- Author:
Yun ZHI
1
;
Xiaomin XU
;
Linmin ZHANG
;
Jun XIE
;
Linjie XU
Author Information
1. 214023,南京医科大学附属无锡市人民医院血液科
- Keywords:
Leukemia;
Combining traditional Chinese and western medicine;
Hope level;
Compliance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2015;21(28):3392-3395
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of combining traditional Chinese and western medicine nursing for leukemia patients′ hope levels and treatment adherence. Methods To select 90 leukemia paitents from January 2012 to July 2014 in our hospital for treatment, the patients were randomly divided into experimental group and control group by random number table. The patients of experimental group received combining traditional Chinese and western medicine nursing, while the patients of control groups underwent routine nursing methods. We compared the hope level, treatment adherence between two groups and quality of life before and after treatment in two groups. Results After treatment in the experimental group, patients′hope levels presented better than the patients of control group in positive attitudes towards reality and future, positive behavior and keeping close relationship with others (Z =4. 563, 2. 951, 2. 366;P <0. 05). The patients′compliance of experimental group was better than that of the control group (Z =3. 035,P <0. 05). Before treatment, the difference of quality of life had no statistical significance between two groups (P>0. 05), but after treatment, each dimensions of quality of life in the experimental group was higher than that of the control group (P<0. 05). Conclusions Combining traditional Chinese and western medicine nursing not only can improve patients′hope level and treatment adherence, but also can contribute patients′quality of life.
