Effects of nursing intervention based on forgetting curve theory on disease knowledge and self-management ability in primary liver cancer patients

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of nursing intervention based on forgetting curve theory on disease knowledge and self-management ability in primary liver cancer patients. Methods From January 2017 to January 2019, we selected 159 primary liver cancer patients at Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital Medical University by convenience sampling. All patients were divided into control group (n=75) and experimental group (n=84) with the method of digital grasping. Patients of control group received routine nursing by responsible nurses. Experimental group carried out forgetting curve-based nursing according to different intervention time, 1, 2, 4, 7 and 15 days after being admitted. Knowledge and self-management ability of patients between two groups was evaluated with the Primary Liver Cancer Knowledge Questionnaire and the Self-Management Scale before, 30 days and 3 months after intervention. Results Before intervention, there was no statistical difference in the score of the primary liver cancer knowledge questionnaire of patients between two groups (t=0.496, P>0.05) . A total of 30 days and 3 months after intervention, the scores of the Primary Liver Cancer Knowledge Questionnaire of patients in experimental group were higher than those in control group with statistical differences (t=-8.366, -6.201; P 0.05) . A total of 30 days and 3 months after intervention, the scores of the Self-Management Scale of patients in experimental group were higher than those in control group with statistical differences (t=-6.203, -9.278; P<0.01) . Conclusions Nursing intervention based on forgetting curve theory can improve the disease knowledge and self-efficacy of primary liver cancer patients which is conducive to patients' long-term memory of health knowledge. Key words: Liver neoplasms; Forgetting curve; Nursing intervention; Self-management