Impact of bundle of nutritional interventions on esophageal cancer patients of life quality and nutrition status with concurrent radio-chemotherapy

Abstract

Objective To discuss the impact of bundles of nutritional nursing interventions on nutritional status and quality of life of esophageal cancer patients who underwent concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Methods We selected eighty esophageal cancer patients admitted to our department for concurrent radio-chemotherapy during July 2012 to June 2014. We divided them into experimental and control group according to random number table, and each of forty cases. After a course of treatment, hemoglobin (Hb), serum albumin (ALB), serum pre-albumin (PA), total lymphocyte count (TLC)and the score of QLQ-C3.0 were compared between two groups. Results When patients admitted hospital, there were no statistical differences in index of the patients between two groups (P>0.05). After one course of treatment, the data of Hb(110.0±6.1) g/L, ALB(30.8±5.4)g/L, PA(181.6±58.4)mg/L, TLC(2.8±0.4)×109/L, score of whole healthy status (55.6±10.2) in the experimental group which were higher than those in the control group (t=2.484 2, 3.272 2, 3.255 5, 9.877 7, 5.527 5, respectively; P<0.05). Conclusions Bundle of nutrition interventions can significantly improve the nutritional status and the quality of life of esophageal cancer patients who underwent concurrent radio-chemotherapy, and it is worthy to promote. Key words: Esophageal cancer; Radiotherapy; Chemotherapy; Quality of life; Bundle of nutritional intervention