Effect of comprehensive nursing intervention on treatment compliance of cancer patients with chronic pain

Abstract

Objective To study the effect of comprehensive nursing intervention on treatment compliance of cancer patients with chronic pain.Methods Ninety-three chosen patients were divided into the control group (n =46) and the experimental group (n =47) according to their admission time.Both groups received routine nursing while the experimental group received comprehensive nursing intervention in addition.Treatment compliance and quality of life were compared between two groups.Results After nursing intervention,treatment compliance was obviously better in the experimental group than in the control group,with statistically significant difference (x2 =7.55,1.13,4.47,7.99,5.66,2.09 ; P ＜ 0.05).Quality of life was also better in the experimental group than in the control group.The score of nausea and vomiting,pain and overall health was respectively (23.88 ± 8.82),(35.89 ± 8.53),(65.32 ± 8.24) in the experimental group and (27.64 ± 8.54),(38.81 ± 8.57),(62.29 ± 7.56)in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant (t =-1.92,-2.04,1.70,respectively; P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Comprehensive nursing intervention can help improving the treatment compliance of cancer patients with chronic pain and enhance their life quality obviously. Key words: Cancer; Pain; Nursing intervention; Treatment compliance