Effect of psychological intervention on anxiety and depression in intracranial neoplasms patients after gamma knife radiosurgery

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of psychological intervention on anxiety and depression in intracranial neoplasms patients after gamma knife （γ-knife ） radiosurgery .Methods One hundred and sixty intracranial neoplasms patients after γ-knife radiosurgery were chosen and randomly divided into the control group and the observation group , each with 80 cases.The control group received the routine nursing , and the observation group received the psychological intervention on the basis of the routine nursing .The patients were surveyed by the self-rating anxiety scale （ SAS） , self-rating depression scale （ SDS） before and after the γ-knife radiosurgery , and the effect was compared between two groups .Results The cases of patients with moderate and severe depression before the intervention were all 19 cases in two groups , and the cases after the intervention were 17 cases in the control group , and were 10 cases in the observation group , and the difference was statistically significant （Z=3.422,P〈0.01）.The cases of patients with moderate and severe anxiety before the intervention were all 32 cases in two groups , and the cases after the intervention were 31 cases in the control group, and were 4 cases in the observation group , and the difference was statistically significant （ Z=3.702, P〈0.01）.Conclusions Systematic psychological intervention is helpful to relieve the anxiety and depression in the intracranial neoplasms patients after γ-knife radiosurgery , and enhance the confidence and courage of treatment in patients so as to ensure the smooth completion of γ-knife radiosurgery . Key words: Intracranial neoplasms; Gamma knife radiosurgery; Negative psychology; Psychological intervention