Impact of individualized intervention on the psychological status of patients with localized small cell lung cancer complicated with pleural effusion

Abstract

ABSTRACT To explore the intervention effects of individualized measures on the psychological status of patients with localized small cell lung cancer complicated with pleural effusion (LSCLC-PE). A total of 79 LSCLC patients were selected for comparing the source of psychological control and psychological distress between the patients with combined (group LSCLC-PE, n = 38) and non-combined pleural effusion (group LSCLC, n = 41). LSCLC-PE patients were randomly sub-divided into the control group (CON, for conventional intervention) and the observation group (OBS, for individualized intervention) for evaluating the intervention effects between these two subgroups using the SCL-90 scale. The PHLC score, psychological pain score, and sources of psychological pain (proportion of dyspnea, etc.) in group LSCLC-PE were higher than group LSCLC, but the IHLC and CHLC scores were lower; after intervention, the somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and total average score in subgroup OBS were statistically lower than subgroup CON. LSCLC-PE patients have poor psychological status, and intervention can improve their psychological status.