Abstract

Objective To explore structured psychological intervention in improving lung cancer patients’ preoperative self-efficacy.Methods Totals of 60 patients with lung cancer were randomly divided into the study group and the control group .The control group was given conventional nursing care .The study group was given structured psychological nursing intervention , including psychological support , health education , stress treatment and coping technique .Before and after 5 days of the intervention , patients ’ self-efficacy was compared.Results The General Self Efficacy Scale ( GSES) scores before and 5 days after intervention were (26.25 ±4.05) and (36.23 ±4.54) in the study group, and (26.18 ±6.21) and (30.05 ±5.05) in the control group .And the structured psychological intervention can significantly improve the preoperative self -efficacy level of patients with lung cancer (t=4.98,P〈0.05).Conclusions The structured psychological intervention can enhance preoperative patients ’ self-efficacy, and can effectively help patients cope with disease and surgery. Key words: Lung neoplasms; Structured psychological intervention; Self-efficacy

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