Application of individualized health education on limb function recovery in patients with intracranial tumor

Abstract

Objective To explore the value of individualized health education in early rehabilitation therapy after surgery in patients with intracranial tumor and its effects on patients' limb function recovery. Methods Totally 88 patients with intracranial tumor treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University from June 2015 to November 2017 were selected by cross-sectional sampling and divided into the treatment group (n=44) and the control group (n=44) according to the random number table. All the patients received surgery. Patients in the control group received conventional nursing intervention, while patients in the treatment group received individualized health education. Short Form 36 Questionnaire (SF-36) and Simplified Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Motor Recovery (SFMA) were used to evaluate the quality of life and limb function recovery of the two groups after nursing care. Results The quality of life score of the treatment group was (90.47±5.67) , better than that of the control group, which was (79.84±4.77) , and there was statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05) after nursing care. The limb function score of the treatment group was (89.68±5.77) , better than that of the control group, which was (80.10±4.02) , and there was statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05) after nursing care. Conclusions Individualized health education provided as early as possible for patients with intracranial tumor is of great significance in improving patients' quality of life and limb function recovery, which is worth promoting in clinical practice. Key words: Intracranial neoplasms; Quality of life; Individualized health education; Limb function