Effect of positive psychological implication on psychological status of breast cancer patients undergone operation

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effect of positive psychological implication on psychological status of breast cancer patients undergone operation. Methods A total of 156 cases of breast cancer patients undergone radical resection and admitted to Gaochun People's Hospital from January 2014 to December 2016 were selected as the research objects, and divided into the observation group and the control group using the random number table method with 78 cases in each group. Patients in the control group were performed routine nursing intervention, and based on this, patients in the observation group were also performed positive psychological implication. After 3 months of follow-up visit, the degree of anxiety and depression, coping style, life quality and other indexes of patients between the two groups were compared. Results There were respectively 3 cases of patients lost to follow-up in the two groups. The scores of Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) after intervention in the observation group were respectively 40.12±3.56 and 37.25±4.12, and significantly lower than 52.45±4.21 and 48.32±6.14 in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t=19.287,12.965, P<0.05); the scores of self-accusation and avoidance were respectively 0.34±0.07 and 0.32±0.08, and significantly lower than 0.41±0.07 and 0.40±0.07 in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t=6.124, 6.518, P<0.05); the scores of seeking help and solving problem were respectively 0.47±0.07 and 0.75±0.16, and significantly higher than 0.42±0.06 and 0.67±0.14 in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t=4.073, 3.259, P<0.05); the scores of physical function, role function, emotional function, cognitive function, social function and quality of life were respectively 71.46±7.30, 58.36±5.41, 72.35±5.58, 70.38±7.36, 51.42±5.45 and 50.61±5.53, and significantly higher than 62.47±6.86, 54.73±5.29, 63.57±5.46, 65.91±5.83, 43.82±4.76 and 45.54±5.30 in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (t=4.123-9.740, P<0.05). Conclusions Positive psychological implication can help to relieve the negative emotions, improve the coping style and enhance the quality of life of breast cancer patients undergone operation. Key words: Radical mastectomy; Psychological implication; Mental state