Symptom diary application of self-management in lymphoma patients undergoing chemotherapy

Abstract

Objective To investigate the effect of symptom diary on the self-management ability of lymphoma patients. Methods A convenient sampling method was adopted to select 57 cases of lymphoma patients who received chemotherapy from February to October 2018 as the study subjects. According to the order of admission, they were divided into the intervention group (n = 25) and the control group (n = 32). The control group received the lymphoma department chemotherapy nursing routine; The intervention group applied symptom diary intervention on the basis of routine nursing, and evaluated the self-management ability of patients in the two groups before the first cycle and after the sixth cycle of chemotherapy, respectively. Results There was no significant difference in the scores of self-management ability between the two groups before intervention (P>0.05). The self-management scores of the two groups were both improved before and after the intervention, and the intervention group was higher than the control group. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); after intervention, for total self-management ability and the four dimensions of daily life management, symptom management, medical staff communication, and information management. the intervention group scored (4.16±0.28), (4.31±0.44),(4.31 ± 0.44), (4.38 ± 0.48), (3.96 ± 0.60) points, significantly higher than the control group (3.85 ± 0.45), (3.96 ± 0.45), (3.96 ± 0.57), (3.64 ± 0.77), (3.26±0.68) points, the difference was statistically significant (t=2.235-4.175, P<0.05). Conclusion The application of symptom diary can effectively improve the self-management ability of patients with lymphoma during chemotherapy, stimulate the ability of patients to cope with disease, improve the quality of life of patients, and promote rapid recovery. Key words: Lymphoma; Symptom diary; Self-management