Application of continuous care of medical treatment and maintenance combination in elderly patients with lung cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.30.026
- VernacularTitle:医养结合延续性护理在老年肺癌患者中的应用
- Author:
Sheqin YANG
1
;
Jiaqi DONG
;
Jianmei DONG
Author Information
1. 河南省新乡市中心医院中西医结合科 453000
- Keywords:
Lung neoplasms;
Aged;
Lifestyle;
Medical teatment and maintenance combination;
Continuous care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2019;25(30):3959-3963
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective? To explore the roles of continuous care of medical treatment and maintenance combination in transforming the lifestyles in elderly patients with lung cancer. Methods? Totally 182 elderly patients who were discharged from the Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Xinxiang Central Hospital and received continuous care in communities from January 2017 to November 2018 were selected and divided into experimental (n=91) and control (n=91) groups according to the random number table. Patients in the control group received conventional continuous care after discharge, while patients in the experimental group received continuous care of medical treatment and maintenance combination. The Exercise of Self-Care Agency (ESCA) and Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP Ⅱ) were employed to compare the self-care agency and lifestyle between the two groups before and after intervention. Results? After intervention, the total ESCA score and scores of its various dimensions in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group;the scores of HPLPⅡ various dimensions in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, and there were statistically significant differences between the two groups (P＜ 0.05). Conclusions? The continuous care combining medical treatment and endowment can improve the self-care agency and help to transform the lifestyle of elderly patients with lung cancer.
