Application of Psychological Nursing Intervention to Patients with Leukemia Chemotherapy

Abstract

Background: In leukemia chemotherapy, leukemia is considered one of the most important diseases in medical field. Also, nursing intervention has been shown to be one of key factors as it can improve the mood of depression and anxiety of patients. Objective: To assess application of psychological nursing intervention to patients with leukemia chemotherapy. Methods: This study is a horizontal comparative, that we assess the application of psychological nursing intervention to patients with leukemia chemotherapy by comparison of mental status of patients and their satisfaction. we collected valid data from 138 patients with leukemia chemotherapy. We randomly assigned patients to two groups: the control group received conventional nursing intervention, and the intervention group received psychological nursing intervention on the basis of conventional nursing intervention. Besides, the data were collected from medical records of patient and some questionnaire, the questionnaire contrasted Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-rating depression scale (SDS) and satisfaction assessment questionnaire. Result: In patient characteristics, there were no significant differences in age, gender and course factors between the two groups [38.69±15.21 vs 40.90±11.87, 26 (66.7%) vs 37 (94.9%), 5.25±5.01 vs 6.05±5.26, p > 0.05]. Additionally, the intervention group had lower assessments of SDS and SAS compare with control group, it means that intervention group had better mental health after carrying out nursing intervention (41.5±8.82 vs 53.4±10.44, 49.65+9.45 vs 40.25+5.11). base on satisfaction assessment, intervention group had 97.1% of satisfaction rate, it was significant differences for satisfaction rate of control group (97.1% vs 85.5%, p < 0.05). Conclusion: psychological nursing intervention had better effect in improvement of mental health in treatment of the patients with leukemia chemotherapy.