Influences of transitional care on early quality of life in esophageal cancer patients after surgery
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.14.015
- VernacularTitle:过渡期护理对食管癌患者术后早期生存质量的影响
- Author:
Li YAN
1
;
Zhenbing YOU
;
Wenze TIAN
;
Juan WANG
;
Ji HE
;
Yongjian SUN
;
Dafu XU
Author Information
1. 223300 南京医科大学附属淮安第一医院胸外科
- Keywords:
Esophageal neoplasms;
Quality of life;
Transitional care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2016;22(14):1983-1986
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the influences of transitional care on early quality of life in esophageal cancer patients after surgery.Methods A total of 1 95 patients with esophageal cancer were randomly divided into control group (98 cases,regular follow-up)and observation group (97 cases,transitional care)according to random number table.And then,the readmission rate of 2 months post discharge was compared in patients between two groups.Besides,quality of life of patients was evaluated with the quality of life questionnaire core 30 (QLQ-C30)at discharge and 2 months after intervention.Results The readmission rate of 2 months post-discharge of observation group and control group were 5.2%,16.3% with a significant difference (χ2 =6.332,P =0.01 2).There were no statistically significant differences in the scores of functional items and symptom items of QLQ-C30 (P >0.05).After the interventions,the scores of general health,emotional function and social function in observation group were higher than those in control group;the scores of fatigue, pain,insomnia,difficult breathing,loss of appetite in observation group were lower than those in control group;there were statistically significant differences between two groups (P <0.05).Conclusions Transitional care can provide positive guidance for living condition of patients with esophageal cancer,improve patients′living condition so as to improve patients′early quality of life.
