Influence of transitional care program involving group activities on self-efficacy in cervical cancer patients

Abstract

Objective To study the effect of transitional care program involving group activities on self-efficacy in patients with cervical cancer. Methods A total of 34 cases from October 2013 to March 2014 in our hospital diagnosed with cervical cancer in parallel comprehensive treatment were selected as the observation group patients, and 34 cases from January to June in 2013 in our hospital diagnosed with cervical cancer in parallel comprehensive treatment were selected as control group. The control group was given routine nursing, while the observation group was given the transitional care program involving group activities. The general self-efficacy table (GSES) and the EORTC QLQ-C30 were compared between the two groups. Results The scores of self-efficacy before intervention were (30.41±5.54) in the observation group and (30.22±6.14) in the control group, which had no significant difference (t=0.241, P>0.05). The scores of self-efficacy after intervention were (46.24±5.33) in the observation group, which was significantly higher than (33.35±8.45) in the control group (t=14.145, P 0.05). The rest 12 domain of the observation group were significantly better than those in the control group (t=3.957, -8.747, -7.654, 4.215, 14.864, 4.156, -39.169, 3.759, 2.996, 2.878, 3.344, 14.621, respectively; P<0.05). Conclusions The transitional care program involving group activities can improve the self-efficacy of cervical cancer patients, enhance patients self-management level and the ability to adhere to health behaviors, and improve the quality of life of the patients. Key words: Cervicla cance; Quality of life; Self-efficacy; Group activity; Transitional care