Effect of diversified health education on the knowledge, belief and practice and rehabilitation of respiratory function training in patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical mastectomy

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effect of diversified health education on the Knowledge, Belief and Practice and rehabilitation of respiratory function training in patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical mastectomy. Methods A total of 85 patients with thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer from January 2016 to December 2017 were enrolled. The patients were divided into treatment group (January 2016 to December 2016, 43 cases) and control group (January 2017 to December 2017, 42 cases). The control group was given respiratory function training under the guidance of routine health education, while the treatment group was given respiratory function training under the guidance of diversified health education. After 3 months of follow-up, the levels of KBP, lung function, and complications of respiratory function training were compared between the two groups. Results The Knowledge, Belief and Practice scores of respiratory function training in the treatment group were 13.12±1.24, 17.65±2.12 and 17.12±2.24, which were significantly higher than those in the control group (10.65±1.16, 15.32±1.62, 15.23±1.60), and the differences were statistically significant (t=9.479, 5.684, 4.467, P<0.05); the first second of forced expiration (FEV1) accounted for the predicted value (FEV1%), forced vital capacity (FVC%), and FEV1/FVC were (78.32±6.45)%, (65.78±4.35)%, (73.12±5.25), significantly higher than the control group (71.26±7.45)%, (58.70±5.65)%, (65.65±6.12), and the differences were statistically significant (t=4.674, 6.483, 6.045, P <0.05); the 6.98%(3/43) of complications such as atelectasis, pulmonary infection, and pleural effusion were significantly lower than 28.57% (10/42) in the control group (χ2=6.818, P<0.05). Conclusions Diversified health education can improve the level of KBP and behavior of respiratory function training in patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer, improve lung function and reduce postoperative complications. Key words: Thoracoscopy; Radical resection of lung cancer; Diversified health education; Respiratory function training; Knowledge, belief and practice