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The Effect of Nursing Management of Patients Undergoing Interventional Therapy for Liver Cancer Compared with Standard Care on Patient-Reported Outcomes
To investigate the efficacy of individualized symptom management based on patients’ self-reports during interventional therapy (IT) for liver cancer.
Methods:
Patients with liver cancer who recieved IT from April to August 2019 were assigned to either the intervention (n=70) or control group (n=70). The control group received routine nursing care and the intervention group received a nursing management program. The severity of specific symptoms, as measured by the Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS), and satisfaction with nursing care, were analyzed.
Results:
Compared to the control group, patients given individualized management experienced significantly less severe pain, nausea, anxiety, and fatigue (p < .05). The scores for KPS and satisfaction with care were both significantly improved in the intervention group than in the control group (p < .05).
Conclusion:
This high-quality nursing management program predicated on patients’ self-reports is worthy of clinical application and popular adoption.
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