Effects of nursing intervention based on story theory on negative emotions and quality of life in cancer chemotherapy patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2018.04.003
- VernacularTitle:基于故事理论的护理干预对癌症化疗患者负性情绪及生命质量的影响
- Author:
Jing TIAN
1
;
Huaxia LIU
;
Ting SU
;
Zhenzhen DENG
Author Information
1. 泰山医学院护理学院
- Keywords:
Nursing care;
Neoplasms;
Emotions;
Quality of life;
Story theory
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2018;34(4):251-255
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To validate the effectiveness of nursing intervention on alleviating negative emotions and improving quality of cancer patients′ life based on story theory. Methods This study adopted the method of quasi-experimental research,100 patients with cancer chemotherapy were divided into the experimental group(50 cases),and the control group(50 cases).Based on conventional care,the experimental group received 3 weeks of nursing intervention based on story theory.The scores of mood and quality of life were collected in the 1st day and 23rd day after chemotherapy by using Profile of Mood States-Short Form(POMS-SF)and Quality of Life Questionnaire-core(QLQ-C30),thus evaluated the effect of intervention. Results The scores of POMS-SF in the 1st day and 23rd day after chemotherapy were (17.28±5.41),(35.84±12.35)points in the experimental group,and the difference was significant(t=7.54, P<0.05).The scores of QLQ-C30 in the 1st day and 23rd day after chemotherapy were(7.72±1.53),(8.17± 0.94) points in the control group, and the difference was significant(t =-4.07, P<0.05). There was no statistical difference in the scores of POMS-SF and QLQ-C30 between the 1st day and 23rd day after chemotherapy in the control group(P>0.05). Conclusions The nursing intervention based on story theory demonstrated significant improvement of negative emotions and quality of life, which is a quite practical psychological care for cancer chemotherapy patients.
