Influence of comfort care on life quality of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore influence of comfort care on life quality of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods Hospitalized breast cancer patients(80 eases) after modified radical mastectomy were selected by convenience sampling method.They were randomly divided into the intervention group and the control group.The control group received conventional care.The intervention group was given comfort care based upon conventional care.The quality of life questionnaire-core 30 (QLQ-C30) by European organization for research and treatment of eancer(EORTC),hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and self-designed questionnaire of satisfaction degree with nursing job were adopted for evaluation of the two groups. Results There was no significant difference in the life quality of patients between two groups before intervention (P＞0.05),but statistical difference was seen after intervention (P＜0.05).The incidence rate of depression and anxiety after the intervention in the intervention group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P＜0.05) and the satisfaction degree with nursing job was significantly higher (P＜0.05). Conclusions Comfort nursing intervention can improve the quality of nursing service,reduce anxiety and depression,improve the life quality of patients.