Effects of structural psychological intervention on the patients with malnutrition after cardiac cancer operation

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-490X.2015.03.016

Abstract

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the effects of structural psychological intervention on the mentality and quality of life in patients with malnutrition after the cardiac cancer operation. Methods Fifty-six patients with malnutrition after the operation of cardiac cancer were randomly divided into intervention group and control group. The 28 patients in the control group received routine admission education and health education. The others in the intervention group received 3 structural psychological intervention in addition to routine admission education and health education. The mentality and quality of life with two group patients were investigated by using SCL-90 and QLQ-C30 questionare at the time of admission and 1 month later. Results There was significant difference in mental health status for patients with malnutrition compared with the norm assessed by SCL-90 (P<0.01). After intervention, the SCL-90 scores in intervention group (except hostility) were lower than that in the control group(P<0.01). The comparison between the two groups after 1 month showed there was statistically significant differences in physical function, emotional function, sociology function, general health status ,fatigue, nausea and vomiting, insomnia, appetite loss, constipation (P<0.01). Conclusion The structural psychological intervention is able to alleviate the mental symptoms and improve their quality of life in the patients with malnutrition after the cardiac operation.

Key words: cardiac cancer, malnutrition, structural psychological intervention, mental health status;quality of life

CLC Number:

R735.1

LI Jialin,LI Hefei. Effects of structural psychological intervention on the patients with malnutrition after cardiac cancer operation[J]. Medical Reserch and Education, 2015, 32(3): 69-74.

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