Effect of palliative care health education on hope level of patients with liver cancer

Abstract

Objective To explore the application of palliative care health education in patients with liver cancer, observe its effect on patients’ hope level. Methods 145 patients with liver cancer were selected as the research objects, whose hope level was assessed by the Herth Hope Index on admission. And all patients were given palliative care health education during the hospitalization. The hope level was assessed again 1 month after discharge. Results The score of hope level of liver cancer patients was (31.889±3.609) points before the intervention, which was in the medium level; the hope level of liver cancer patients was (35.534±3.373) points after the intervention, which was improved compared with that before the intervention, with statistically significant difference (P<0.05). Conclusion Palliative care health education can improve the hope level of liver cancer patients, and nursing staff should strengthen the psychological spiritual support and care for cancer patients to improve the patients' hope level and quality of life. Key words: Palliative care; Health education; Liver cancer; Hope level