Effect of psychological intervention on the mental state of related donors for allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation(HSCT)

Abstract

Objective To explore the impact of psychological intervention on the mental state of related donors for allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation(HSCT). Methods 64 donors for HSCT were randomly divided into intervention and control groups (32 cases for each group). Routine preoperative health education was given to the donors in the control group and psychological intervention was adopted in the intervention group on the basis of routine health education. Zung self-rating depression scale (SDS) and self-rating anxiety scale (SAS)were used to mark the scores of the mental state of donors in both groups and heart rate, blood pressure of the donors were recorded and analyzed before and after intervention. Results Compared with those before intervention, there were no statistically significant differences in blood pressure and heart rate of the donors in the intervention group (P ＞ 0. 05); the differences were statistically significant in the comparison of blood pressure and heart rate of the donors between the two groups (P ＜ 0. 05). The scores of depression and anxiety decreased compared with those before intervention in the intervention group (P ＜ 0. 05), and the differences in the comparison of the scores were statistically significant between the two groups (P ＜ 0. 05). Conclusions Psychological intervention is the key to reduce anxiety and depression and stabilize blood pressure and heart rate of the related donors for allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation. Key words: Depression; Anxiety; Related donors for allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation; Psychological intervention