Volume 29, Issue 3
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.911
Effect of Continuous Nursing Care on Self-Care Ability, Quality of Life, And Nursing Compliance of Elderly Patients with Laryngeal Cancer Undergoing Laryngectomy
Abstract
Aim: This study aims to explore the application of continuous nursing care in elderly patients with laryngeal cancer (LC) undergoing surgery.
Methods: We randomly assigned 101 LC patients undergoing laryngectomy in our hospital from May 2014 to December 2019 to receive conventional nursing care (the regular group, n=49) or continuous nursing care (the research group, n=52). The outcomes of care interventions in the two groups were recorded.
Results: The rate of good nutrition was higher in the research group than in the regular group (P < 0.05). After care, the sleep quality and psychological resilience of patients markedly improved in both groups. Compared to the regular group, the research group had lower scores of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), higher scores of the ConnerDavidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), lower scores of negative emotions, higher scores of self-care ability, higher scores of the Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30), a higher nursing compliance rate, and a higher satisfaction rate (all P < 0.05).
Conclusion: Continuous nursing care can markedly enhance the self-care ability, nursing compliance, and postoperative quality of life of elderly LC patients undergoing laryngectomy.
Keywords
Continuing nursing care, laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer, self-care ability, quality of life