Abstract
Objective To study the effect of external-used anodyne in the nursing for terminal cancer patients.Methods Totals of 103 patients who suffered from terminal cancer were randomly divided into the control group with 49 cases and the experimental group with 54 cases.The control group received routine nursing while the experimental group received external-used anodyne in addition.Treatment effect and satisfaction were assessed by questionnaires on the 8th day.Results Pain relief rate was 61.2％ in the control group and 85.2％in the experimental group,and the difference was statistically significant (x2 =7.63,P ＜ 0.01).Nursing satisfaction rate was 74.5％ in the control group and 90.7％ in the experimental group,and the difference was also statistically significant (x2 =9.03,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions External-used anodyne is easy to use and has reliable treatment effect with good compliance of patients,which can relieve their pain and improve their satisfaction. Key words: External-used Chinese medicine; Cancer; Pain; Nursing; Anodyne
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