Abstract
Objective To explore the application effects of pressure brake pants on patients with liver cancer after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) . Methods The study recruited 50 liver cancer patients who were admitted to Lianyungang No.2 people's hospital from May 2015 to May 2016 to receive TACE. The participants were randomly divided into the intervention group (n=25) and the control group (n=25). Based on the routine nursing care, patients in the intervention group also had to wear the pressure brake pants. The general comfort questionnaire (GCQ) was applied to assess the comfort level. Comparing the comfort and satisfaction between the two groups. Results The intervention group had higher GCQ score six hours after the operation compared with the control group (P<0.05). Besides, patients of the intervention group were much more satisfied with the nursing care compared with the patients in control group (92% vs. 64%, P<0.05) . Conclusions The pressure brake pants can effectively improve patients' comfort level and prevent the incidence of pressure sores. Moreover, they are good for privacy protection and high quality of nursing care. Key words: Nursing care; Interventional therapy; Comfort
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