Effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on self-perceived burden and quality of life among gastric cancer patients with chemotherapy

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on self-perceived burden and quality of life among gastric cancer patients with chemotherapy. Methods From January 2018 to June 2018, we selected 80 gastric cancer inpatients of the First People's Hospital of Shangqiu as subjects by convenience sampling. All of the patients were divided into experimental group and control group with the random number table, 40 cases in each group. Control group received routine nursing. On this basis of routine nursing, experimental group carried out cognitive behavioral therapy during chemotherapy and follow-up after discharge. The Self-Perceived Burden Scale (SPBS) and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) were used to compare patients' self-perceived burden and quality of life respectively before and after intervention. Results Before intervention, there was no statistical difference in the scores of self-perceived burden and quality of life (P>0.05) . After intervention, the score of self-perceived burden (28.11±6.17) of patients in experimental group was lower than that in control group, and the score of quality of life (60.02±10.18) was higher than that in control group with statistical differences (t=-2.460, 2.328; P<0.05) . Conclusions Cognitive behavioral therapy can effectively reduce self-perceived burden and improve the quality of life among gastric cancer patients with chemotherapy which is worth to be spread in clinic. Key words: Stomach neoplasms; Chemotherapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Self-perceived burden; Quality of life