Effect of comprehensive nursing intervention on oral comfort in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients undergoing radiotherapy
10.3760/j.issn.1674-2907.2014.01.017
- VernacularTitle:综合护理干预对鼻咽癌放疗患者口腔舒适度的影响
- Author:
Lichan ZHU
1
;
Shuping XIE
;
Weiyang LI
Author Information
1. 310022 杭州，浙江省肿瘤医院放疗科19病区
- Keywords:
Nasopharyngeal neoplasms;
Radiotherapy;
Comprehensive nursing intervention;
Comfort
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2014;20(1):44-47
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of comprehensive nursing intervention on oral comfort in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients undergoing radiotherapy .Methods Ninety-eight patients undergoing radiotherapy from December 2011 to June 2012 were chosen , and the control group including 50 patients who had undergone radiotherapy 30 times on the sixth week received the routing nursing interventions;95 patients undergoing radiotherapy from July 2012 to December 2012 were chosen , and the observation group including 50 patients who had undergone radiotherapy 30 times on the sixth week received the comprehensive nursing interventions .The self rating symptoms including dry mouth , sore throat , taste change and oral comfort level were compared in two groups .Results The cases of grade 0,Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,Ⅳradioactive oral mucositis in patients were respectively 7,15,20,8,0 cases in the observation group , and were respectively 1,6,29,13,1 cases in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (Z=-2.872, P<0.05).The difference was found in the level of oral comfort in two groups (P<0.01).Conclusions Comprehensive nursing intervention can reduce the symptoms including dry mouth , sore throat, taste change in the patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy , decrease the incidence of radioactive oral mucositis , and improve the level of oral comfort in patients .
