Application of telephone transitional nursing after discharge from hospital in patients with lymphedema after breast cancer surgery
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20200804-04726
- VernacularTitle:出院后电话延续护理在乳腺癌术后淋巴水肿患者中的应用
- Author:
Yongqin GE
1
;
Qin QIAN
;
Qiaoping YU
;
Ya LYU
;
Xia CHEN
;
Lili ZHAN
Author Information
1. 江苏省无锡市妇幼保健院妇科 214001
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Lymphedema;
Transitional nursing;
Quality of life;
Effectiveness
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2020;26(29):4104-4107
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore effects of telephone transitional nursing after discharge from hospital on treatment effectiveness and quality of life of patients with lymphedema after breast cancer surgery.Methods:According to the convenient sampling method, a total of 85 patients with lymphedema after breast cancer surgery who were admitted to Department of Gynecology in Wuxi Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital from October 2017 to October 2019 were selected as research objects. According to the double-blind principle, the selected objects were divided into the study group ( n=43) and the control group ( n=42) . After discharge from hospital, patients in the study group were given telephone follow-up while patients in the control group were given routine follow-up. The effects of different methods on the quality of life and treatment effectiveness of patients with lymphedema after breast cancer surgery were compared. Results:After the follow-up, the difference in circumference of upper limbs of the study group was lower than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01) . The anterior flexion and abduction of the shoulder joint of the study group were higher than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.01) . The total effective rate of treatment in the study group was higher than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . After follow-up, except for role-physical, the quality of life scores in the study group were higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The application of telephone transitional nursing after discharge from hospital in patients with lymphedema after breast cancer surgery can extend the nursing service, promote the recovery of shoulder joint function, ensure the effectiveness of treatment and improve the quality of life of patients, which is suitable for clinical promotion and application.
