ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the effects of cognitive intervention in an attribution study on psychological resilience and cancer-related fatigue in older adult patients with lung cancer.Methods:A total of 88 older adult patients with lung cancer who received treatment in Ningbo Ninth Hospital between January 2018 and January 2020 were included in this study. These patients were randomly divided into a study group ( n = 44) and a control group ( n = 44). The control group was given routine nursing intervention, and the study group was given cognitive intervention under an attribution study. All patients were treated for 6 consecutive months. After the intervention, the changes in psychological resilience and improvements in cancer-related fatigue symptoms compared with before intervention were observed. The Coping Style Questionnaire (CSQ) was applied to evaluate the change in coping styles after intervention relative to before intervention. Before and after intervention, patient compliance was compared between the two groups. Results:After 6 months of intervention, the scores of various dimensions of the Chinese version of Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) in the study group were (7.74 ± 1.36) points, (23.67 ± 1.94) points, and (41.28 ± 1.47) points, respectively, which were significantly higher than (6.92 ± 1.12) points, (12.45 ± 2.76) points, and (32.34 ± 1.69) points respectively in the control group ( t = 3.08, 22.06, 26.47, all P < 0.05). The scores of various dimensions of Piper Fatigue Scale-Revised (PFS) in the study group were (4.85 ± 1.15) points, (4.71 ± 1.05) points, (4.85 ± 1.05) points, (5.24 ± 1.05) points, respectively, which were significantly lower than (6.33 ± 1.25) points, (6.21 ± 1.52) points, (6.39 ± 1.17) points, (6.72 ± 1.23) points respectively in the control group ( t = 5.78, 5.38, 6.49, 6.07, all P < 0.05). The score of positive coping style in the study group was (28.51 ± 2.65) points, which was significantly higher than (24.84 ± 2.52) points in the control group ( t = 6.65, P < 0.05). The score of negative coping style was (12.39 ± 2.53) points, which was significantly lower than (14.81 ± 2.12) points in the control group ( t = 4.86, P < 0.05). The patient compliance with medication, review, diet, and physical exercise in the study group were 100.00%, 90.91%, 90.91%, and 81.82%, respectively, which were significantly higher than 81.81%, 68.18%, 75.00%, and 61.36%, respectively in the control group ( χ2 = 6.73, 6.98, 3.93, 4.52, all P < 0.05). Conclusion:Cognitive intervention in an attribution study can enhance psychological resilience, improve the symptoms of cancer-related fatigue, promote a positive change of coping style, and enhance treatment compliance in older adult patients with lung cancer.