Evaluation on Effect of Comprehensive Psychological Nursing Intervention for Modified Radical Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

[Objectives]To probe into the nursing effects of comprehensive psychological nursing intervention for modified radical mastectomy in breast cancer patients. [Methods]160 breast cancer patients were randomly divided into Group A, control group B, experimental group(n=80). Group A was conventional y nursed as required, while to Group B, a supplement of comprehensive psychological nursing intervention was added, which concerned with pre-surgery cognition, emotion and attitude. [Results] Group B showed a notable improvement in their anxiety state after the nursing intervention, compared with Group A(P<0.05). In addition, the rate of satisfaction was far increased, and the average number of hospitalizing days was sharply decreased compared with Group A(P<0.05).[Conclusions]Comprehensive psychological nursing intervention for modified radical mastectomy in breast cancer patients can ease the pre-surgery anxiety, decrease the average number of hospitalizing days and increase the rate of hospitalizing satisfaction. It is proved to be an effective nursing intervention.