Effects of peer education on treatment among patients using 131I with thyroid cancer after surgery / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of peer education on treatment among patients using 131I with thyroid cancer after surgery.Methods A total of 80 patients using 131I therapy after surgery of thyroid can cerhospitalized from June 2014 to May 2016 were enrolled and randomly divided into two groups.The control group were given routine health care including hospitalized treatment,education,and follow-up examination after discharge from hospital,while the experimental group were given peer education,and the intervention was provided from admission to one month after discharge.Distress level,complication rates and knowledge mastering were compared between two groups.Results The differences of distress level,complication rates and knowledge mastering between two groups were statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion Patients using 131I with thyroid cancer after surgery suffer from significant distress.Peer education can greatly reduce patients' distress,complications after 131I treatment,and improve mastering knowledge.