Role of palliative care in improving the symptoms of dyspnea and negative emotions in patients with lung cancer
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2015.06.012
- VernacularTitle:舒缓护理对肺癌患者呼吸困难症状和负性情绪的影响
- Author:
Linan ZHANG
;
Juan ZHOU
;
Jizi LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
lung cancer;
dyspnea;
depression;
anxiety;
palliative care
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2015;(6):40-43
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of palliative care on dyspnea and negative emotions in patients with lung cancer. Methods According to admission sequence, 100 lung cancer patients with dyspnea received palliative care both for 2 weeks. The differences of dyspnea and negative emotions before and after intervention were observed. Result After the intervention, the degree of dyspnea and negative emotions were significantly lower than that before (P<0.05). Conclusion The palliative care not only makes lung cancer patients physiologically and psychologically happy , but also lowers the level of anxiety and negative emotions , relieves dyspnea, and thus improves the quality of life.
