Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine emotional nursing combined with guided education training on patients with lung cancer after operation

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine emotional nursing combined with guided education training on patients with lung cancer after operation. Methods A total of 136 patients with lung cancer after operation from January 2012 to December 2013 were selected and randomly divided into observation group and control group. A total of 68 cases in the control group were given conventional postoperative nursing care while 68 cases in the observation group were given Traditional Chinese Medicine emotional nursing combined with guided education training. Lung function index, walking test in 6 minutes, self-rating of Borg scale, the scores of the Chinese version of EORTC-QLQ-C30 scales were compared between two groups in 6 months after operation. Results Three months after operation, the lung function was (2.95±0.57)L, walking test in 6 mins was (486.2±46.8)m, overall score of EORTC-QLQ-C30 was (67.07±14.82) in the observation group, higher than those of the control group (t=3.027, 3.101, 2.215; P<0.05); the self rating degree of Borg scale in the observation group was (3.15±0.82) compared with (4.04±1.33) in the control group (t=4.697, P<0.05). Conclusions Traditional Chinese Medicine emotional nursing combined with guided educational training contribute to the postoperative respiratory and motor function rehabilitation of patients with lung cancer. It can improve their mental state and the overall quality of life, and be worthy of clinical application. Key words: Lung cancer; Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing; Rehabilitation; Guided education